Business Development Consultant - Native Swedish and fluency

SUMMARY OF SERVICES: To work with the London-based Regional Director, Northern Europe and other key resources, in supporting the development and implementation of a business development, marketing and operations strategy for Scandinavia & the Baltics.    KEY ACTIVITIES: • Carry out market research and customer/country analysis in order to feed this into the business development strategy for the region. • Identify and maximise business opportunities/new network prospects of mutual benefit to the company and potential or existing Agents. • Identify and facilitate the addition of new Agents, appropriate to the strategy on appropriate commercial terms in line with the market/corporate guidelines. • Support the account management of Agents - identify relationship needs and develop/co-ordinate effective solutions, working with the other key personnel across the region and in head office. Act as a local contact point and/or project manager for new initiatives. • Work closely with the operations resources in the region to guarantee a smooth transition from approval process to implementation and operational start-up of each new Agent site and in connection to special projects. • Develop, implement and achieve business plans for Agents in the region in conjunction with the Regional Director, Northern Europe and relevant parties in head office. • Monitor, analyse and improve Agent/location performance on an ongoing basis. Identify any barriers/problems quickly and implement the relevant solution as required.    • Work with the Agents and London-based marketing team to devise, implement and assess the success of regional and in-market marketing initiatives and their impact on transactions\' growth and development. • With London-based marketing team ensure that the Agent supports and complies with agreed marketing campaigns and that all materials are produced and distributed to agreed specifications and in line with budgets set. • Ensure Agents\' full compliance with the company\'s and local regulators\' Anti-Money Laundering procedures.  Seek guidance from the Legal Affairs Department as appropriate. • Prepare performance reports along with any other presentations, statistics, and reports for existing Agents, new business prospects as may be required by senior management/RD/regulatory agencies. • Assist in the organisation and participation of Agent meetings, conferences and community events as required and as may be applicable.