Associate Consultant, Thailand
- Application Deadline: April 16, 2025
- Thailand
Do you want to work in an entrepreneurial environment within a global organization? Do you want to help Swedish companies reach their full international potential? We are now looking for an Associate/Consultant to join our team in Thailand.
You will join South and Southeast Asia (SSEA) – a key region within Business Sweden that operates from nine local offices. South and Southeast Asia is one of six global Market Areas, and a key focus is to grow both the advisory & governmental parts of our business. At our Bangkok office, we’re primarily responsible for the Thai market, but we do also assignments in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. Currently the team in Bangkok consist of five colleagues in the consultancy team working across different industries and with assignments stretching from strategic market analysis, establishment support to business promotion programs and strategic platforms e.g. Regional Sustainability Hub in Bangkok.
The role includes both strategic, tactic and operational responsibilities such as:
- Collecting, analysing, and presenting information and insights, which you will get from interactions with external stakeholders on the market.
- Supporting senior colleagues in sales dialogues, by insight-driven development of new business opportunities as well as prospecting.
- Preparing and arranging promotion events, round table discussions and B2B meetings for Swedish companies.
- Support in our collaboration with the Swedish Embassies in the countries we operate in, to provide support and business promotion platforms for Swedish companies.
- Help identify and be part of Trade and Development projects.
We expect that you enjoy driving own initiatives as well as team work as the role comes with a high degree of freedom and responsibility. The role is based in Bangkok, but you will be expected to work with our teams and clients around the world, as required.
Work with great people
Skills & Requirements
Core competencies and collaborative skills
- Demonstrate commitment, honesty, and accountability in tasks.
- Provide support and take ownership to ensure high quality delivery on time.
- Collaborate effectively to achieve good results with a positive can-do attitude.
- Contribute to team spirit and transparent communication.
- A problem solver who easily adapts to new ways of working.
- Voice your own ideas and share opinions. Show appreciation for different perspectives.
Formal requirements
- You have a higher academic degree, either a Bachelor of Science or a Master of Science preferably but not necessarily in Engineering and/or Business Administration from a well-regarded school.
- You either come straight from university or have no more than a few years of relevant working experience, preferably from a renowned management consultant or global industrial firm.
- You have experience from an international context from studying and/or working with consulting and business development specifically in Thailand or the APAC region.
- You are result-oriented, analytical and with a strong drive and an ability to handle new challenges.
- You have strong social and team-working skills and cultural adaptiveness.
- A high level of proficiency in both written and spoken English and Thai is a requirement
- Swedish language skills are meriting
Application
Please submit your CV and cover letter in English as soon as possible as we will be screening applications on a rolling basis. Your application will be handled confidentially.
Great Place to Work
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Global exchanges and career opportunities
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Exclusive focus on our client’s growth agenda
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Extensive responsibility
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Diversified teams with world class colleagues
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Training academy for continuous development
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Entrepreneurial environment
About the company
Diversity powering global growth
At Business Sweden we value and encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We strive for a workplace where all colleagues can explore their full potential and contribute with their unique experiences. By embracing a wide range perspective, we can better drive sustainable growth and customer-centric excellence.
About Business Sweden
Business Sweden helps Swedish companies grow global sales and international companies invest and expand in Sweden. With a unique mandate from the Swedish government and the business sector, we offer strategic advice and practical support in more than 40 markets worldwide.
Our mission is to help lay the foundation for sustainable, inclusive, and digital growth – in Sweden and around the world. We do this by providing startups, small- and medium sized companies and multinationals with tailored services, coupled with access to key stakeholders in the public and private spheres.
We help our clients build relationships, accelerate time-to-market, and comply with local standards and regulations. Visit business-sweden.com for more information.
OUR VALUESOur high performance culture rests on that all our employees live our core values. We will never have guidelines for every situation we will meet, but if all of us are guided by a strong sense of our values, we will always navigate in the right direction.
RESPONSIBILITYThis is the foundation of our culture. Taking responsibility is a way to show commitment to our work. We take ownership of the relationships with our clients and stay true to our word.
COLLABORATIONAlone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Collaboration knows no geographical borders. At Business Sweden, we act as one global team to create the best possible value for our clients.
IMPACTBy monitoring the world around us and identifying possibilities , we make a difference by helping companies to seize new, sustainable business opportunities. We create impact both for our clients and for Sweden.
Kacper Pierzynowski | Contact Person
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