Advisor, International Business Advisory Services - Ottawa, Canada - EDC

EDC

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Ottawa, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Posting Date:
Mar 12, 2024, 9:21:09 AM

Primary Location:
Ontario-Ottawa

Job Type:
Permanent

Schedule:
Full-time

Export Development Canada (EDC) is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian businesses make an impact at home and abroad.

EDC offers financial products and knowledge to help Canadian businesses confidently enter new markets, reduce financial risk, and grow their business.

When you join our team, you'll be helping Canadian businesses learn the endless possibilities that open to them through export and help bring their vision, passion, and innovation to the world.

Your knowledge and expertise will support more than 25,000 Canadian businesses and their customers in as many as 200 markets worldwide.

You'll work amongst the best and brightest in an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters professional development and success.

And you'll know that you're making an impact every day - for businesses, for Canada and for the people you work with.

Are you ready to make an impact? Join EDC, recognized as a Top 100 and Top Family-Friendly Employer, as we take on the risk so Canadian businesses can take on the world.

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Overview

EDC is a crown corporation whose mandate is to be Canada's leader in international trade, building a better and stronger economic future for all Canadians.

If playing an integral role in enabling this vision excites you, this job is for you

The International Business Advisory ("IBA") team is a customer facing team that is a critical contributor to enabling EDC's medium segment growth strategy.

The team consists of a diverse set of professionals with expertise in the areas of international market intelligence, market entry, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation.

Our mission is to make trade easier for our customers to help accelerate their growth into new markets. IBA's core service is to provide customized advisory and research services specific to a company's needs and growth aspirations.

We offer these services through two practice groups:
Markets and Strategy, and Regulatory Market Access.

In addition, team members contribute to improving and streamlining services and collaborating with key internal or external stakeholders as required.

Role & Key Responsibilities
The IBA Team is looking for an International Business Advisor to work directly with our customers. As an Advisor, you will be exposed to some of Canada's fastest growing companies each presenting unique growth ambitions. As such, you are responsible for creating value for our customers through 1) interpreting and understanding a customers' international growth ambitions; 2) identifying and assessing opportunities as well as potential gaps or roadblocks; 3) scoping exercises to build out our mandate with customers; 4) engaging in research, writing and analysis, 5) synthesizing and sharing findings in a way that is clear, relevant, and actionable 6) ensuring that customer expectations are met to the highest standards.

Reporting to the Director of the IBA team, you will need to possess experience and expertise in one or both of the following knowledge domains:

Regulatory Market Access:
international tax, trade agreements, customs compliance, and product compliance;

Screening Criteria

Undergraduate level degree in International Business Administration, Law, Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or other relevant discipline
Minimum of 5 years of experience in _Regulatory market access: _international tax, international law, customs compliance, productlevel or compliance
International business experience (either directly or in an advisory capacity)
Knowledge of the export ecosystem including resources and service providers (government and private sector) that are available to assist companies with export related challenges.
Bilingual (English and French) spoken and written; proficiency in other key international languages an asset

Assets

Consulting or advisory experience with midsized businesses (e.g. Revenues $10 to $300M)
JD/LLB, MBA, CPA type designation
Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation
Experience working within a professional service setting preferably in the management consulting, market research, tax, or legal, customs, supply chain, regulatory or product testing/compliance industry
Experience specific to sectors such as agrifood, advanced manufacturing and technology, or clean technology

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