Vacancy announcement Commercial Coordinator

The Embassy of Finland in Brazil is recruiting a Commercial Coordinator to join our dynamic team from March 1, 2025 or as agreed. The Coordinator will have an important advisory and coordinating role to support a wide range of Finnish government objectives including trade promotion and Finland brand promotion and communications. The Commercial Coordinator will work at the Embassy in Brasília.

Main Duties / Responsibilities 

•    Team Finland 
o    Monitoring and reporting on the development of Brazil’s regulatory environment, and its trade industrial and innovation policies,
o    Conducting market analyses and preparing analytical reports on business opportunities for Finnish companies,
o    Liaising and building networks with relevant institutional and enterprise actors both in Brazil and in Finland and facilitating contacts and cooperation between them,
o    Planning and organizing business promotion events and delegation visits,
o    Preparing background materials and presentations.

•    Country image and communications
o    Planning and implementing of country brand promotion and communications as well as country image projects nationwide, 
o    Developing social media, presentations and other materials, 
o    Planning and organizing public diplomacy events and visits,
o    Strengthening connections between Finnish and Brazilian stakeholders.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience needed 
•    A solid understanding of Brazilian policies, decision-making, and business environment
•    Confidence and experience to build and engage an effective network of contacts with both public and private sector entities including existing good networks 
•    Strong communication skills (written and oral) English and Portuguese
•    Strong IT skills with advanced knowledge of MS Office and different social media platforms
•    Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a related field e.g. Business or Communications;
•    Minimum 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience;
•    Highly self-motivated and proactive, a flexible client-oriented attitude, and able to work independently as well as in a team 
•    Resiliency under pressure and the ability to deliver quickly with a high standard

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience needed
•    Understanding of current affairs/political environment/foreign policy
•    Previous experience from an embassy or international organization / company 
•    Experience from the private sector
•    Basic graphic designing skills; photography, videography and editing skills; social media and digital media content production;
•    Knowledge of project management
•    Knowledge of the Finnish language

The appointment is subject to professional background check, security clearance and the successful completion of a probationary period. Staff recruited locally by the Finnish Embassy in Brazil are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Brazilian employment law and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland guidance for Country Based Staff. Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Brazil. The Embassy of Finland in Brazil complies with the data protection policies of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Read more about our data protection here: https://um.fi/dataprotection(Ligar a outro website.) 

Position to be filled from March 1, 2025 or as agreed. 

APPLICATION (Cover letter, CV and three references) TO BE SENT BY EMAIL TO: [email protected] by February 17, 2025 with a reference: “Commercial Coordinator”