Director, Trade and Investment - Vietnam

• Note this is not QLD Public Sector employment, this is locally engaged employment in VIETNAM**
  
  
  

TIQ is Queensland's global business agency, taking Queensland to the world and bringing investment to Queensland. We have an exciting opportunity available for someone locally, living and working in Vietnam to lead trade and investment across the market.

• Note this is not QLD Public Sector employment, this is locally engaged employment in VIETNAM**
  
  
  

TIQ is Queensland's global business agency, taking Queensland to the world and bringing investment to Queensland. We have an exciting opportunity available for someone locally, living and working in Vietnam to lead trade and investment across the market.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Queensland Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner - Southeast Asia who is based in Ho Chi Minh City, you will lead Queensland's trade and investment interests in Vietnam through the identification, promotion, and facilitation of trade and investment opportunities in key industry sectors for Queensland businesses.

You will operate as a senior leader, applying deep market expertise, strong commercial judgment, and influential stakeholder engagement to deliver tangible export outcomes for Queensland businesses and leading a team of two direct reports in trade and investment strategy.

To Be Successful In This Role You Will

• Lead a high-performing Vietnam-based trade and investment team to deliver Queensland's trade and investment strategy against measurable export and investment targets, generating strong commercial outcomes for Queensland businesses.
• Initiate and oversee major trade and investment initiatives and promotions in Vietnam, ensuring strong coordination within TIQ and with government and industry partners.
• Leverage the government role to build trusted, high-value relationships, develop market-entry and trade engagement strategies, and enable Queensland exporters to access and succeed in Vietnam.
• Promote Queensland as a premier global investment destination for Vietnamese investors by shaping and executing TIQ's Foreign Direct Investment strategy in Vietnam and engaging directly with C-suite executives, boards, and senior investors.
• Oversee investor aftercare for major Vietnamese investors in Queensland while proactively targeting and securing new priority investments aligned with Queensland's strategic industry sectors.
• Represent TIQ at senior corporate and government forums, identifying and securing strategic commercial opportunities that strengthen Queensland's global competitiveness.
• Build and maintain deep networks with senior decision-makers, investors, and industry leaders, collaborating closely with Australian and Vietnamese government agencies and peak industry bodies to raise Queensland's profile in Vietnam.
• Lead collaboration across Government agencies, industry bodies, research institutions, and policy groups to develop strategic partnerships and cooperation agreements with Vietnamese counterparts.
• Lead the planning and delivery of Ministerial visits and high-level business missions, including program design, stakeholder engagement, and support to visiting delegations.
• Provide strategic guidance to Queensland companies and government on trade and investment opportunities in Vietnam, including market intelligence, partner introductions, opportunity assessment, and advice on trends, risks, and opportunities.
  
  
  

To be eligible for consideration with this opportunity, you must have:

• Work Authorisation - B e legally authorised to live and work within Vietnam at the time of appointment and provide the required evidence to support your eligibility.
• Language - M ust be fluent in written and spoken English and have a high-level of Vietnamese language.
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