View Vacancy – Assistant Political Officer
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
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Political
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Main purpose of job:
The British Embassy in Mexico is part of a worldwide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. The Assistant Political Officer supports the work of the Foreign Policy team, aiming to advance the UK Government’s priorities overseas. We want to ensure good relations between the UK and Mexico, maintain dialogue on the most important geopolitical issues, and ultimately contribute to making the UK – and the world – safer and more prosperous. The jobholder will contribute to political reporting and analysis on foreign policy, as well as being responsible for the section’s core administrative tasks.
Roles and responsibilities:
The role provides policy and administrative support to the Foreign Policy team, and to the wider political section as necessary.
Policy Support:
• Research on foreign policy topics.
• Monitoring and reporting on foreign policy issues as necessary and supporting reporting from colleagues.
• Attend external events on behalf of the embassy, reporting on developments.
• Curating biographies, translating texts, preparing lobbying requests and Note Verbales.
Administration:
• Organising external meetings with stakholders, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Organising events, including collating guest lists, receiving guests, event logistics, financial management and dealing with suppliers.
• Support the implementation of projects by organising activities, processing payments and reporting.
• Support the organisation of high level visits, including securing venues, booking flights and hotels, organising transport, protocol, catering, etc.
• Note taking of meetings, assigning and following up on actions.
• Other administrative support as required.
This is a busy team and the jobholder will need to work flexibly on foreign policy and provide general administrative support to the wider political team when required.
This role requires high quality written and oral communication in English and Spanish, a passion for foreign policy, a knowledge of the Mexican government and an ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining attention to detail. You will need to be comfortable dealing with external stakeholders, managing expectations and communicating clearly.
Increasingly, we make use of Artificial Intelligence to support our work and diplomatic efforts. You will need to use AI to support research tasks and to explore using AI to automate existing processes, making the work of the political section as efficient as possible.
This role is suited to someone at the start of their career in international relations who has sound experience in political analysis and report writing.
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- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to effectively gather, analyse and report information to a high standard.
- Excellent organisational and self-management skills to respond effectively to deadlines and priorities. Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously, this includes planning and managing time, resources and budgets effectively.
- Able to tailor approach to express ideas and messages clearly and concisely to different audiences including through written reports.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Flexibility and ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines without compromising quality.
- Ability to build relationships with diverse range of stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal and team player skills, including stakeholder engagement skills to build strong working relationships with colleagues within the UK government network and externally.
- Good knowledge of Mexican politics issues, Mexican foreign policy, and UK foreign policy.
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- Previous experience working in politics, international organisations, academic institutions, governmental organisations or diplomatic missions.
- Previous experience using approved artificial intelligence tools in a professional environment to conduct research and generate reports efficiently and strategically
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Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together
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3 June 2026
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Administrative Officer (AO)
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Permanent
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Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
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Mexico
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Mexico City
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British Embassy
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MXN
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MXN 23,001 per month
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monthly
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6 July 2026
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Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right at time of application. The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.
Please ensure you answer all application questions in full as CVs will not be considered in the recruitment process until the interview stage.
The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.
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Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 3rd June 2026
All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.
All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism.
At the British Embassy in Mexico, we are committed to fostering a strong learning and development culture. We support all staff in building their expertise and achieving personal goals through on-the-job learning, collaboration with colleagues, and formal training opportunities.
The successful candidate will receive role-specific training, have full access to the UK Diplomatic Academy and a wide range of online learning resources, and will be encouraged to take part in both formal and informal learning activities whenever relevant. Regular learning activities for the whole of the embassy cover everything from economics to public speaking and using Artificial Intelligence.
Benefits:
Guaranteed Monetary Benefits
- 30 days Christmas Bonus per full year worked (pro rata on the first year).
- 50% Holiday Bonus based on your annual leave entitlement, additional to your paid annual leave.
*For benefits purposes our year runs from 01 January to 31 December.
Other Monetary Benefits
You will be eligible to an annual Performance Related Bonus. Performance Pay is granted to employees who receive a full year’s performance appraisal and meet or exceed their performance targets.
*Our assessment period for appraisals runs from 01 April to 31 March of the following year.
Other non-monetary benefits
- Social Security coverage under Mexican Law.
- Private Medical Scheme which covers our employees, their legal dependants under the age of 25, and spouses/partner provided they do not receive additional medical services from another employer.
- Entitlement of annual leave as follows:
From 0 to 1 year entitled to 16 days (Pro rata on the first year)
From 1 to 5 years of service increases to 25 days
From 5 years of service onwards increases to 30 days
14 Public Holidays including a combination of Mexican and British festivities.
Working Patterns
38 hour working week from Monday to Friday.
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