Job Posting – Heads of Strategic Industries (Trade & Investment) (DEU25.429), Berlin, Munich

Job Posting – Heads of Strategic Industries (Trade & Investment) (DEU25.429), Berlin, Munich

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Do you enjoy working at the intersection of government, industry, and innovation—whether in Financial Services, Professional and Business Services, Clean Energy, or Life Sciences? Can you see the big picture, tackle complex challenges, and influence outcomes in fast-moving environments?

If so, we invite you to explore our senior leadership opportunities in Berlin and Munich with the UKs Department for Business & Trade (DBT) in Germany.

To deliver the UKs recently announced modern Industrial Strategy in Germany, we are recruiting a number of new roles including four senior positions - Heads of Strategic Industries (Trade and Investment) – across our Clean Energy, Life Sciences, and Financial and Professional Business Services sectors, to shape, drive, and deliver sector specific initiatives at the core of this plan.

Who are we?

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a ministerial department of the UK Government, and its number one objective is to promote growth. The DBT Germany team is one of the largest teams in the DBT Europe Region (around 230 staff) and works closely with colleagues across departments to accelerate economic growth by improving market access for business and boosting exports and investment. In Germany, DBT is made up of sector-focused teams, with cross-cutting support from PMO, the Strategic Communications Team, and the Trade Policy and Market Access team.

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Main purpose of roles:

The UKs Department for Business & Trade (DBT) in Germany is recruiting four senior leaders to join our team, each with a focus on one of the following areas from the UKs Industrial Strategy.

Head of Financial & Professional Business Services Exports (PBS) – (Berlin) - Lead the development and delivery of FPBS for DBT in Germany, focusing on supporting UK commercial export opportunities and managing the International Markets team. Drive strategic initiatives, foster industry networks, and support UK SMEs in high-volume exporting services.

Head of Clean Energy Industries – Investment (Berlin) - Lead efforts to attract high-value clean energy investment into the UK, building investor pipelines and shaping strategy in renewables, hydrogen, grid, and storage.