Market Advisor - High Growth Trade

Job Title: Market Adviser - High Growth Market

Salary: £47,620 - £53,310 per annum inclusive of all allowances

Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week

Basis: Full-Time, Permanent

Workplace category: Hybrid

28 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required have also been included. Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance

Attachments: Job Information Pack

Join Our Team: Trade & Investment Market Advisers

Are you ready to drive global trade and investment? We're expanding our team and looking for a passionate individual to join us as Trade & Investment Market Advisers for the High Growth Markets. This is your chance to make a significant impact on the UK's financial and professional services sector.

About the role:

We are recruiting for our High Growth Markets team, covering our priority markets:

• High Growth Markets: India, China, Gulf, Indonesia/ASEAN

What you'll be doing:

• Develop and implement strategies: Create and execute market strategies and country plans to drive trade and investment outcomes.
• Engage and collaborate: Work with UK and international stakeholders, including government bodies and financial services companies, to identify and develop commercial opportunities.
• Lead trade missions: Plan and deliver inward and outward trade missions internationally, ensuring strategic outcomes and strong stakeholder relationships.
• Provide expertise: Offer market and sector knowledge, policy advice, and briefings for senior members and officers.
• Promote UK services: Enhance the reputation and performance of the UK's financial and professional services sector in key international markets.

Who we're looking for:

You’ll be a confident communicator and relationship-builder with an understanding and interest in international trade and investment and/or Financial Professional Services (FPS). You may have experience in government, consultancy, international FPS business, or a sector body—and you’re excited by the opportunity to work at the intersection of policy, markets, and strategy.

Why join us

• Drive growth: Facilitate two-way trade and investment, leading to job creation and economic growth in the UK.
• Strategic influence: Shape and influence trade strategies, ensuring alignment with industry and government priorities.
• Global reach: Engage with high-profile markets, making a significant impact on global trade and investment dynamics.

If you're passionate about trade and investment and have the skills to drive outcomes in key international markets, we want to hear from you. Join us and be part of a team that's making a difference on a global scale.

Closing date: 12 Noon on Tuesday 26th August 2025

Provisional Interview date: W/C 8th September 2025

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.