His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for South Asia & Deputy High Commissioner
Location Mumbai

Salary £125,000+Allowances

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) helps UK businesses to export and secures inward and outward investment. Their work is of crucial importance in leading the UK's strategy as an independent trading nation. Their aim is to grow UK exports every year until over a trillion pounds of goods and services are sold annually to the world by 2030.

DBT require an exceptional leader who will report to the High Commissioner to India and be accountable to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade. The successful candidate will lead the UK's trade and investment agenda across South Asia, helping deliver the Government's growth priorities in one of the UK's most key markets. In particular you will:

Unlock commercial opportunities arising from the UK-India Free Trade Agreement.
Lead a high-performing international team of approximately 170 colleagues across South Asia.
Drive exports, investment and market access across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal,



Maldives and Bhutan.
Build influential relationships with ministers, senior officials, ambassadors and business leaders.
As Deputy High Commissioner Mumbai, lead the India Network's second-largest post, alongside pan-India responsibility for the Growth pillar of the UK-India partnership. You will be one of the India Network's three most senior leaders, with responsibility for representation, stakeholder engagement and leadership of DBT and FCDO teams across India.

Key responsibilities:

Provide visible, inspiring, strategic and operational leadership to a team of circa 170 staff and the wider HMG India network, building high performing, expert, engaged and inclusive teams;
Develop and deliver an ambitious strategic plan for the region to ensure that British businesses and the UK economy gain maximum benefit.
Lead regional policy initiatives to improve business operating environment by addres

📌 His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for South Asia (Mumbai)
🏢 Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
📍 Mumbai