About the China-Britain Business Council

The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) is the UK’s national business network promoting trade and investment with China.

Since 1954, we have acted as the independent voice of business, located at the heart of the action, engaging across both countries in every sector and region.

We support our members, clients, and partners by delivering the advice, analysis, advocacy, and access they need to seize the opportunity in China.
CBBC is uniquely positioned to serve its members’ interests in the UK and China through our presence right across the UK and its office network in China. Our diverse membership includes some of the UK’s leading companies and universities, many of the most dynamic UK SMEs, and an ever-increasing number of Chinese companies exporting to and investing in the UK.

CBBC plays an important role in helping shape bilateral relations between the UK and China through our close links to the UK government and the devolved administrations; the Chinese government at the national, provincial, and municipal levels; and the British and Chinese embassies.

What are we looking for:

We are seeking a confident, energetic team player with an interest and educational background related to international business, marketing, media, or market research. The role will entail assisting with the delivery of a wide range of business services, market research, and event organisation work to continuously grow and bolster CBBC’s core offering of helping UK companies develop a deeper understanding of and connection with China. The jobholder will report to the Director, Consumer Economy in the CBBC Beijing office.

Responsibilities

The successful applicant will be responsible for conducting preliminary research, reaching out to potential clients, and managing sector administration work. You will also work with colleagues from across the team to ensure the consumer team projects are delivered effectively. Specific responsibilities include:
• Assist other colleagues within the Consumer team to conduct research into consumer market data and trends
• Assist with the Consumer team project delivery by searching and reaching out to potential Chinese companies through cold calls and emails
• Managing sector events, dealing effectively with and meeting the expectations of different stakeholders and partners
• Proactively building on CBBC’s sector database to reach out to more British and Chinese companies actively developing trade together
• Provide support to the membership team, keep the CRM system up to date
• Attend meetings with members and stakeholders and take meeting notes

Requirements
The ideal candidate will be energetic, highly motivated, IT literate, an excellent organiser and communicator, an active listener and a team player with a proven ability to work independently. Specific requirements for the role are as follows:
• Bachelor's degree or above
• Excellent language skills in English and Mandarin (written and oral)
• Relevant working experience in consumer-related areas
• Basic events management skills, providing careful attention to details
• Demonstrable understanding of UK-China business issues
• Client-facing skills are requested
• A flexible and entrepreneurial style and a quick learner
• Skilled use of computer software: Word, Excel, PPT…

Benefits and conditions of employment

CBBC provides an excellent platform for development opportunities. This position is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to learn about international business and work as part of a team across China and the UK.
Interested candidates are invited to send a letter explaining how your personality and experience meet our requirements, and an indication of your current salary and expected salary, together with a detailed CV, via Zhilian channel. Please use “Consumer Intern - City - Candidate Name” as the subject of the email.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified and that applicants who fail to provide a covering letter will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is 15th August 2025. We encourage early applications. We will be reviewing applications as they come in therefore, you may be contacted before the closing date if we wish to take your application forward.

Telephone enquiries and personal visits will NOT be accepted.