Director of Development & Commercial Services

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For more information and to apply online to join our team in a unique and breath-taking location, with penguins, dolphins and the wilderness just next door to your office, please visit our new recruitment website: www.jobs.gov.fk.

For further information on the post, please contact Dr Andrea Clausen by email on aclausen@sec.gov.fk or by telephone (+500) 28450.

Applications close at 5pm UK time on Sunday 26 April 2026 with interviews to be held in early May 2026.

If you have any questions about working for the Falkland Islands Government or would like further information about applying, you can find contact details at the above link.

To apply, please complete our online application form from our vacancy page www.jobs.gov.fk , by clicking on 'Apply Now' and completing the form.

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Director of Development & Commercial Services - Falkland Islands Government

The Falkland Islands are set in a unique and dramatically beautiful environment in the South Atlantic Ocean. The Falkland Islands Government is seeking to appoint a Director of Development & Commercial Services to lead the development of ‘place’ across the Falkland Islands.

The Role

Working with the Chief Executive and as part of the Corporate Management Team the post-holder will provide strategic leadership across several key commercial and operational services and will lead on the delivery of the National Infrastructure Plan.

The Director will provide strategic direction as the Government develops further its relationship with national and international businesses, and will lead commercial negotiations for the delivery of services and the development of activities that support the wider economic development of the Islands.

This includes but is not limited to the following major programmes, services and projects:

• Oversee the procurement & implementation of future telecommunications services
• Strategic investment in international air terminal and new management model
• Commercial aviation including additional air links to/from South America
• On-shore infrastructure in support of the nascent hydrocarbon sector

The role represents a truly unique opportunity for an exceptional individual who has the ability to combine their commercial acumen, political awareness and personal resilience to deliver ‘value for money’ outcomes across a varied portfolio. The post provides a fantastic opportunity to work at a senior level in a small government with considerable scope to develop and implement significant projects that will make a real difference to the Islands’ future.

The Person

With expertise gained within senior leadership roles the Director of Development & Commercial Services will have a first degree and professional qualifications in a relevant subject, and:

• A minimum of 10 years’ recent and relevant experience at Senior Management level across a range of relevant service areas, including experience of successful commissioning/contracting out of public services
• A proven track record of commercial delivery, leadership and management, and the ability to think strategically
• Evidence of successful delivery of innovative solutions for the development of ‘place’ across a broad remit
• A track record of successfully managing and delivering the full range of senior management challenges including budgets, performance management, people management, project management and business and strategic planning
• Proven experience of savvy stakeholder management – management of relationships and expectations in a complex political and stakeholder environment

The Package

• Initial 4 Years Fixed Term Contract, with potential for extension by mutual agreement.

• Starting Salary - £85,371 to £97,894 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience) rising to £105,248.

• Eligibility for a 25% Gratuity, paid upon successful completion of the contract.
• 30 Days Annual Leave, plus government and public holidays (totalling 41 days leave).
• Relocation Allowance, to help with moving costs.
• Flights Package for you and your dependents, including mid-term return flight home.
• Government Housing for rent and a starter pack to help you settle in.

Please note successful applicants with Falkland Islands Status/PRP will be employed on local terms and conditions.

How to Apply

For more information and to apply online to join our team in a unique and breath-taking location, with penguins, dolphins and the wilderness just next door to your office, please visit our new recruitment website: www.jobs.gov.fk.

For further information on the post, please contact Dr Andrea Clausen by email on aclausen@sec.gov.fk or by telephone (+500) 28450.

Applications close at 5pm UK time on Sunday 26 April 2026 with interviews to be held in early May 2026.

If you have any questions about working for the Falkland Islands Government or would like further information about applying, you can find contact details at the above link.

To apply, please complete our online application form from our vacancy page www.jobs.gov.fk , by clicking on 'Apply Now' and completing the form.

The Working Environment

Falkland Islands Government (FIG)

The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, with full internal self-government.

As the largest employer in the Falkland Islands, we offer many unique and fulfilling job opportunities, across the full spectrum of public services. Our responsibilities include those typically managed by central government – taxation, legislation and policy, as well as those usually managed on a local level such as town planning, health and social services, and education. FIG also provides services specific to the needs of the Falkland Islands, such as fisheries research, power generation and the Government Air Service, FIGAS.

For more information about working for Falkland Islands Government, take a look at our recruitment microsite: www.jobs.gov.fk

The Falkland Islands

Set in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 400 miles east of South America and 8000 miles south-west of the UK, the Falkland Islands are a small, thriving community with a British way of life, benefiting from good local services, a varied social calendar and an absence of traffic jams!

The Falkland Islands’ stunning natural environment provides an unspoiled landscape and amazing wildlife to observe and explore, including penguins, whales and dolphins, all seen from the shore.

For those with a sense of adventure, it provides opportunities which are hard to match anywhere else in the world.