Job Description

Ref: 22738

Salary: 16.29 per hour = 29,647.80 per annum non-negotiable

Location: London

Job status: Agency worker

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Start date: ASAP

Investment Specialist - Responsibilities:

• Listing of promising companies (target companies) interested in investing in Japan
• Approaching target companies with various means such as participating in exhibitions, conferences, networking events, and approaching via cold mail, LinkedIn and other SNS, getting referrals from local support agencies, etc.)
• Provide consultation on FDI in Japan to target companies (research, proposals, responding to enquiries, taking minutes, follow-up, case management, etc., in cooperation with the staff from Japan HQs
• Provide supporting business matching for target companies
• Following up with existing projects, managing information, and monitoring performance
• Making Network with relevant organizations in each country to identify target clients
• Planning and assistance for pitch events/reverse pitch events for the purpose of identifying target companies and matching collaborative partnerships
• Liaison and coordination with Japan HQs
• Ad hoc duties required for the team

Investment Specialist - Requirements:

• Fluent in English (both written and spoken),
• Thorough understanding of social, cultural, and business practices in the UK,
• Good speaking and reading skills in Japanese
• Industrial knowledge and practical experience in sustainability, digital, or Deeptech fields would be advantageous
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• 5 days office working

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