Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Economic and Prosperity
The United Kingdom Mission to the UN & WTO in Geneva (UKMis) represents the interests and policies of the UK at many international organisations. We are currently looking for a temporary country-based member of staff B3 (L) Delegation Coordinator, Economic Section to provide maternity cover for a period of twelve months from November 2021 – November 2022. Please note there will be no automatic renewal of the contract, and no guarantee of an alternative role offered in the Mission, as this is a strictly temporary and time-limited position.
The successful jobholder will provide high-calibre administrative and limited policy support to the trade and economic team. This is a varied and multi-faceted role in a fast-paced environment. We require a highly organised individual who is excellent at coordinating a large team, and can take responsibility for planning logistics at high-level events. The successful candidate will be a strong team player and self-starter who, as well as maintaining grids and tracking systems, also needs to be able to grasp policy developments on trade and economic issues. They will be responsible for a range of administrative, organisational and logistical tasks, policy work and event planning, including supporting policy leads with tracking developments across a range of policy dossiers, and facilitating team coordination and synthesis on a range of cross-cutting issues.
Specifically, they will contribute to work on several logistical issues, including travel plans, accommodation, payments and accreditation planning for the team’s work at both the next WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, as well as the World Economic Forum in Davos, and help organise all events organised by the Section in Geneva. They will maintain a calendar tracking the wide variety of meetings and engagements across the economic spectrum in Geneva including at the WTO, WIPO, ITU and UNCTAD as well as maintaining an overview of WTO notifications. They will oversee the Section’s internal communications and budget, and provide wider support for the section, including drafting of statements as necessary, and monitoring and reporting on crosscutting trade and protectionism trends.
The role is primarily office-based and administrative in nature, but there will be possibilities for discrete policy responsibility depending on the Section’s workloads and priorities. The successful jobholder will also support elements of work in the wider Mission where relevant, will be encouraged to get involved in Mission corporate activities and supported with Learning and Development.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- You will play a leading role in organising the UK presence at both the WTO’s upcoming Ministerial Conference in Geneva in December 2021 and the WEF’s annual meeting in Davos in January 2022, leading on issues including accreditation, accommodation, financial tracking and payments, and broader logistics. You will be involved in the preparation of all events held by the Section, and input to the planning of visits to Geneva by UK Ministers or senior officials, working with the UK Mission’s visits team and the relevant policy officers;
- You will maintain and deploy a grid of all significant meetings in the economic agencies, ensuring that the UK is properly represented and that the necessary briefing is commissioned, and help track the submission of WTO notifications across all policy areas. You will work directly with Ambassadors in this role, and maintain an overview of the UK’s WTO notification submissions. You will lead on the regular weekly reporting back to London of the Section’s work;
- You will support the Economic Section with ad hoc admin tasks and tracking policy developments on trade and economic issues. You will cover and report concisely on meetings in International Organisations across Geneva when required, and will be policy lead on other discrete policy areas when the opportunity arises;
- You will maintain the Section’s contact database and oversee official visitors to Geneva, ensuring that they are appropriately accredited and have the necessary passes. You will ensure that incoming communications are allocated to the relevant policy lead;
- You will also develop a broader, strategic view of international events outside Geneva, across the economic, trade and innovation space, where these overlap with our interests here or the work of the Geneva agencies;
- You will be responsible for overseeing the team’s budget, ensuring proper forecasting and reporting of the Section’s spend.
- Fluent written and spoken English (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
- Strong organisational and information management skills, including the ability to create and manage grids tracking and summarising information;
- A basic understanding of multilateral economic affairs.
- Spoken and written French would be an advantage;
- Experience drafting speaking points or speeches;
- Experience working on policy issues.
Making Effective Decisions, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace, Engaging Internationally
25 July 2021
B3 (L)
Fixed Term, Full-time
40
12 months
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Switzerland
UK Mission to the Office of the United Nations, Geneva
International Organisation Delegation
1
5 November 2021
This is a 12 months full-time fixed-term contract until November 2022 to cover for a maternity leave, 5 working days (40 hours) per week, at B3 level.
The successful candidate will be subject to professional background check, security clearance and 3 months’ probation period.
Staff recruited locally by the UK Mission for the United Nations in Geneva are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Swiss employment law.
Please note that you must have the right to work and reside in Switzerland without visa sponsorship. (For information: EU nationals do not require visa sponsorship).
Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Switzerland and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.
Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
Please be advised that the UK Mission will not be able to meet any cost during the Recruitment and Selection process, Security Check nor the costs connected with relocation.
Information due to COVID-19:
- You may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign and we are working hard to minimise any disruption;
- Interviews will be done remotely if the existing situation determines this to be the right course of action;
- Starting date may be delayed depending on circumstances at the time and it will be agreed with the selected candidate.
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