Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Communications, Press and Media
Main purpose of job:
We are looking for a dynamic, creative and proactive individual to join our Communications and Events Team at the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Communications Team works with teams across the UK’s network in Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) to communicate the UK’s activities and advocacy to audiences in Vietnam to positively influence perceptions of the UK. The successful candidate will need to work closely with Communications and Trade Managers to support the implementation of communication strategies, trade development activities, and events management internally and externally. Expect to roll up your sleeves, contribute ideas and prepare to learn a lot through hands-on experience.
Alongside delivering the communications activities, you will have a tailored programme to learn and work with British diplomats, including the Consul General.
Previous experience in events management, social media management, and an awareness of political and trade working is preferred.
Roles and responsibilities may include:
- Delivery of Consulate campaigns, working with the Communications team to promote activity
- Assisting in the creation of promotional materials (banners, backdrops. etc)
- Assisting in Consulate event organisation.
- Working with the media to promote Consulate activity;
- Developing the Consulate’s social media presence;
- Improving the Consulate’s stakeholder mapping to expand our relationships with Vietnam & UK networks;
- Leading on elements of the UK in Vietnam Network’s gender equality and diversity strategies;
- Assisting with the promotion of the Chevening Programme in Vietnam.
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) in Vietnamese and English
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Experience in supporting marketing/communications and event organisation
- Experience in designing and creating communications and promotional materials
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and multi-task effectively
- Good team-working skills and the ability to develop productive relationships with other teams around the network
- Familiarity with UK culture
- Experience in designing visuals for social media and producing videos
Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering Value for Money, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace
27 December 2020
Internship
Fixed Term, Full-time
35
3 months
Asia Pacific
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
British Consulate General
1
9,000,000
1 February 2021
The British Embassy is committed to being a learning and development organisation and encourages all staff to pursue continued learning and development in the workplace. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment where staff work to the values of: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. Everyone is encouraged to take responsibility, be innovative and work together.
Employment offers are subject to the successful clearance of pre-employment checks.
Staff recruited locally by the British Consulate General Ho Chi Minh is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.
All applications must be received before 23:55 Vietnam Standard Time on the specified application deadline.
Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.
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