Trade Policy Adviser Montreal

Position: Trade Policy Adviser  Montreal
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Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose of job

The UK Mission in Canada is recruiting a Trade Policy Officer to support the growth and resilience of the UK-Canada economic and trade relationship and lead on the UK’s trade policy initiatives and relationships across Canada’s provinces. The postholder will contribute to the delivery of the UK’s industrial, trade and economic security priorities, supporting increased two way trade and investment, resilient supply chains, and closer policy cooperation between the UK and Canada.

This is a dynamic role at a significant moment for global trade and economic security. Canada is actively seeking to diversify its trade relationships, strengthen domestic resilience and address internal barriers to trade. The UK and Canada are close partners on growth, economic security, trusted supply chains and future facing industries, and work closely together in multilateral and plurilateral fora.
This role will have a strong provincial focus. Your task will be to investigate and analyse provincial trade barriers and their implications for UK market access in Canada.

The portfolio may vary in focus according to the role’s location. We expect the role-holder to:

Lead across Canada on building the UK’s understanding of certain key economic issues. These are likely to include internal trade barriers, Indigenous relations and provincial-level trade policy measures.

Coordinate delivery of the UK-Canada joint workplan on economic security. Scope, initiate and progress local initiatives and partnerships that materially contribute to the UK’s trade and economic policy goals across provinces, working closely with UK Consul Generals. Support the rest of the Economics and Trade team in coordinating programme funding for initiatives and partnerships across Canada.

Drive and advance the team’s provincial engagement strategy, and advance trade policy relationships with the provincial Governments, economic think tanks and relevant industry groups, including regular travel.

Build and maintain a network of business contacts across relevant provinces, particularly among UK businesses operating here, to gain insight into how Government actors can best support market access.

The role will evolve in response to ministerial and departmental priorities. The postholder will manage their own policy portfolio while working closely with colleagues across the UK Mission in Canada, and with teams in London, including the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and partner departments.

Roles and responsibilities

The Trade Policy Officer will:

Proactively work with UK businesses and DBT colleagues to identify barriers to trade and investment across Canada, including those with economic security implications, and support efforts to address them through policy engagement and advocacy.

Support the implementation and effective use of UK trade agreements, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), with particular focus on provincial implementation issues that affect market access, regulatory alignment and supply chains.

Support UK-Canada cooperation on economic security priorities, including supply chain resilience and strategically important sectors, through research, analysis and stakeholder engagement.

Build and maintain strong…