AQW 16220/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of staff in each Invest NI office (i) in Northern Ireland; and (ii) globally, broken down by grade.

Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 4 October 2024

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Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answer due by: 21 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 202411 days after tabling
Department: Department for the Economy
Priority question: No

Answer

Staff employed in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and IMEA are not on NICS pay scales and do not have NICS grades. They are engaged on local terms and so we have listed those staff by the total number in each office.

Location	NICS Grades											Non NICS Grades	Total Staff
	AA	AO	EOII	EOI	SO	DP	G7	G6	G5	G3	CEO
N Ireland
Belfast - HQ	4	17	106	32	88	173	101	9	13	5	1	0	549
Craigavon						3						0	3
Ballymena			1			7						0	8
Derry/Londonderry			3			7	1					0	11
Newry		2	3			6	1					0	12
Omagh			2			8	2					0	12
UK/Ireland
London				1		2	2		1			0	6
Manchester									1			0	1
Dublin		1				1	1					1	4
Americas
Boston												11	11
Chicago												2	2
New York												8	8
San Francisco												3	3
Mexico City												2	2
San Francisco												3	3
Asia Pacific
Beijing												1	1
Guangzhou												2	2
Shanghai												4	4
Singapore												4	4
Seoul												2	2
Sydney												2	2
Tokyo												4	4
Europe
Brussels												2	2
Berlin												1	1
Copenhagen												1	1
Dusseldorf												3	3
Madrid												2	2
Milan												1	1
Munich												1	1
Paris												1	1
The Hague												1	1
IMEA
Dubai												8	8
Cairo												1	1
Johannesburg												2	2
Mumbai												2	2
Jeddah												1	1
TOTAL													681

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