Other British Government Departments (Partners across Government, including UK Visas)
MOD (Ministry of Defence)
Main purpose of job:
The Defence Projects Officer provides support to the Assistant Defence Adviser and Defence Team with main responsibility for offering UK training to the Malaysian Military Services.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:
- Responsible for offering UK training to the Malaysian Military Services including bidding for UK courses preparation of offer letters and monitoring deadlines, candidate details and the visa process.
- Lead on projects such as seminars and courses run in Malaysia including but not exclusively Strategic Leadership Programme, Exclusive Economic Zone Seminar
- Provide support to the Assistant Defence Adviser and the Defence Team for military visits including VIP’s, military training expeditions and sports visits
- Support EA/ADA to obtain military aircraft/ships/units Diplomatic Clearances from the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and Foreign Commonwealth Office.
- Work with and support the British High Commission with cross department initiatives for example QBP, VIP visits, Remembrance events.
Essential on arrival:
- Ability to work unsupervised using own initiative.
- Good IT skills and proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Able to work across cultures and organisations with sensitivity and effectiveness;
- Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels.
- Taking responsibility to deliver challenging goals and targets;
- Ability to plan ahead, reassessing priorities as situations change.
Language requirements:
Language: English
Level of language required: English (fluent spoken and written)
- Bahasa Malaysia
Seeing the Big Picture, Changing and Improving, Making Effective Decisions, Engaging Internationally
5 August 2021
A2 (L)
Fixed Term, Part-Time
20
24 months
Asia Pacific
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
British High Commission
1
MYR 2,314 (20 hrs pro rata of MYR 4,195)
1 September 2021
The British High Commission offers a competitive remuneration package, benefits, leave entitlement of 20 days per annum (calculated on pro rata basis) and works hard to provide L&D opportunities to staff.
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are locally recruited by the British High Commission are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.
You must have the right to live and work in Malaysia. No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position.
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
This position is being advertised as a 24 months fixed-term position in Kuala Lumpur and will be extended subject to performance and availability of funding.
Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to developing its staff, working hard to provide a comprehensive L&D offer. Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources and are strongly encouraged to take advantage of all the available opportunities. All new staff undertake a workplace induction and there are a number of mandatory e-learning courses covering areas such as diversity, health and safety, and information management.
There are a wide range of options available for personal development including training courses, coaching and mentoring, job-shadowing, presentations and learning sets. Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources through the Diplomatic Academy and Civil Service Learning.
A mix of formal and informal learning and development will be provided; including induction to MOD, the FCDO/British High Commission, Developing Sector Knowledge.
Working patterns:
20 hours per week. Flexible and remote working options available following line manager approval. Individual must remain flexible during high tempo periods.
Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core competencies listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time.
Indicated start date is provisional and subject to successful completion of reference and security checks.
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