Multilingual Development Consultant

Job Location: London

Salary/Additional Information: up to £35,000 depending on experience + annual bonus

Reference: KH 39/08

Company:
Our client is a specialised management consultancy

Role:
Multilingual Development Consultant with German, French or Spanish

Or client is seeking to recruit a multilingual (French, German or Spanish) economic development consultant to join their FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) team and deliver services to our clients.

The FDI team is in charge of promoting cities, regions or countries to UK-based companies looking to expand their business internationally. We are aiming to attract these companies to the cities, regions and countries they represent in the UK, so speaking German, French or Spanish fluently will be very useful.

Profile:

Requirements:
English to mother tongue standard is essential, written and spoken to be at ease to write report in English
Fluency in German, French or Spanish would be an advantage
Bsc, BA or above in marketing, economics, business/management or related subjects
The candidate should have some understanding of international business and economy
Very good previous experience (ideally in international sales & marketing)
The candidate needs to be very at ease on the phone and needs to like contact with people as a significant part of the job is spent speaking to directors of companies on the phone assessing their international strategy and promoting our clients services (these are cold calls, although we are not selling anything but getting information from the companies and offering them free assistance)
S/He must have a good attention to details
S/He must be able to summarise information obtained on the phone or by desk research in a clear way
S/He must have experience of desk and internet research and be able to analyse the information obtained
The candidate needs to be able to work on his/her own

Nice to have:

Previous experience in consultancy services, international sales & marketing or FDI
Previous experience in dealing with clients

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