Commercial Advisor to the Royal Danish Embassy in Bogota, Colombia The Royal Embassy of Denmark in Bogota, Colombia is looking for a new college to join the Embassy’s Commercial Department in a position as Commercial Advisor. The Advisor’s role will be to promote and develop business opportunities for Danish companies in Colombia. The Commercial Department provides advisory services to Danish companies on a consultancy basis. The Commercial Advisor will have annual targets, and performance will be measured on a number of parameters related to the quality of the service and number of consultancy hours generated annually. The position will include several administrative tasks. Main job responsibilities:     Add value for Danish companies through close cooperation and strategic advisory services. Liaise with potential Colombian business partners and government authorities. Prepare market analyses and distributor searches. Organize promotional events.  Assist in the daily administrative tasks of the Embassy Professional and personal qualifications: You have a strong interest in developing business opportunities for Danish companies interested in the Colombian market. Furthermore, you  have a relevant post-graduate degree,  possess experience from a similar position in the private or public sector,  have commercial knowledge of the Colombian market and / or a strong business network in Denmark.  are dynamic, solution and quality oriented, extrovert and a good team player,  are fluent in oral and written English and Spanish (and preferably also in Danish) We offer:  An international work environment.  Great possibilities for developing sector specific competences.  Recurrent business travels to Denmark.  37 hour work week, 5 weeks of vacation.  Salary based on qualifications (local employment) May 2015 The Trade Council is a customer-oriented trade and investment promotion organisation, part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The Trade Council creates results for companies through individual approaches based on the specific needs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark considers diversity in the workplace a strength and invites all interested candidates to apply for the position regardless of age, sex, religion or ethnicity. Our new Commercial Advisor will take up the position as soon as possible. Please submit a motivation letter and CV in English, Spanish or Danish to the Embassy of Denmark in Colombia ([email protected] - marked Application Commercial Advisor) no later than 19th of June, 2015. Selected candidates will be asked for interviews before during June and July. Employment is subject to a security clearance by the Danish authorities. Royal Danish Embassy, Bogota, Colombia Phone +57 (1) 746 8016 E-mail: [email protected] 2015 May