Main responsibilities

• Reply to trade and business requests from Belgian (Flemish) companies
• Provide business/sourcing opportunities to Belgian (Flemish) companies
• Organize tailored B to B meetings for visiting Belgian (Flemish) companies
• Actively search for potential investors in Flanders
• Prepare individual prospection trips
• Organize trade missions and host official delegations visiting Myanmar
• Establish an economic network in Myanmar
• Stay up-to-date on economic developments in the country
• Manage the office
• Regularly report to the HQs in Brussels

Profile

• Proven local economic network
• Master degree or higher
• Minimum 4 years relevant professional experience  in an international and commercial environment
• Knowledge of international business and local actors involved in international business
• Excellent language skills:  English & Burmese,  Dutch an advantage (of which at least two thoroughly)
• This position involves extensive travelling in the country and an annual visit to Belgium

Interested candidates can send their resumes (in English) to: luc.fabry@fitagency.com, Tel: 65 9651 8119

Application deadline: Sunday, October 23 2016

Only candidates allowed to enter the selection process will be contacted.

Parkside One, 271-273 Bagayar Street Sanchaung Township Yangon c/o Eurocham Myanmar

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Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) is the Trade and Investment Promotion Agency of the Government of Flanders, the Dutch-speaking, Northern and most dynamic region of Belgium.  FIT is promoting sustainable business, in the interest of both Flanders-based companies and overseas companies. FIT provides free market information, business matching and networking opportunities to Flanders based companies and is the agency taking care of Myanmar companies who want to invest in the Flanders region of Belgium.

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More information on our agency can be found at:

www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com

Information on the Flanders region of Belgium can be found at:

www.flanders.be

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