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Trade Compliance Officer

Austin Fraser

Northgate

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GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trade Compliance Officer to make a significant impact in a prestigious organization. In this role, you will drive trade compliance efforts to meet various international regulatory requirements, including those from the UK and US. This position is ideal for an experienced professional with a strong background in export control, particularly within the defense or highly regulated sectors. You will be responsible for reviewing compliance documentation, ensuring adherence to export regulations, and collaborating with internal teams to implement effective compliance strategies. Join a dynamic team and contribute to maintaining high standards of trade compliance in a challenging environment.

Qualifications

  • Experience in trade compliance, particularly in export control.
  • Knowledge of UK and US export regulations is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Review and approve trade compliance documentation for accuracy.
  • Liaise with internal functions to ensure compliance with US export legislation.
  • Conduct checks for ITAR material and DSPs.

Skills

UK export regulations
US export regulations
ITAR compliance
EAR compliance
commercial awareness
time management
attention to detail

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Trade Compliance Officer to join the team with our prestigious client at their site in Crawley.


Job Description Summary


In this important advisory role, you'll be impacting the business by driving all aspects of trade compliance to meet UK, US, German and other foreign regulatory requirements.


Our Opportunity:


This is a great opportunity for an experienced export control candidate, ideally with experience within the defence, military or highly regulated industry. The key purpose of the role is to assist in the promotion and implementation of import/export compliance within the UK (in addition to US, Germany and others), in accordance with all applicable laws & regulations, The Business Group Policy and The BusinessUK Export Compliance Programme.


Key Responsibilities:


  1. Review and where necessary approve, all trade compliance documentation e.g.: CECCs, End User Statements, DSP5s and other supplier licenses, TAAs, MLAs Sales Order/Contracts and Purchase Orders/Subcontracts/Purchase Agreements to establish trade compliance requirements ensuring all relevant information has been included.
  2. Liaise with The Business internal functions to ensure US export legislation is implemented correctly, including guidance for Technology Control Plans, US export approvals, re-transfer authorisations etc.
  3. Undertake appropriate checks for ITAR material (US suppliers) and DSP's.

About You:


  1. Strong knowledge and experience with the UK and US export regulations (ITAR and EAR).
  2. A “can do” attitude.
  3. Good commercial awareness.
  4. Effective time management skills.
  5. Excellent attention to detail.

Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work, suitable candidates will be SC cleared or eligible for this level of clearance.

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