Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Political
The British Embassy Manila is a large diplomatic mission (around 250 staff) delivering a dynamic and rapidly expanding programme of activity in support of the UK’s objectives on prosperity, security and consular matters. The Embassy is a modern, diverse and inclusive employer where everyone contributes to the Embassy’s CORE Values of Collaboration, Opportunity, Respect and Excellence.
Main purpose of job:
The Political and Human Rights Officer will serve as a key member of the British Embassy’s Policy, Projects and Communications team. The jobholder will be responsible for monitoring, assessing and reporting on human rights and rule of law issues throughout the Philippines. The jobholder will also support the Embassy’s Senior Political Advisor and Second Secretary Political in providing analysis of internal politics and delivery of the UK’s wider objectives on peace and security.
Roles and responsibilities
The jobholder will have a front-line role in delivering the Embassy’s objectives for human rights and rule of law. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with an extensive professional expertise of human rights, and a deep interest in internal politics and broader current affairs.
The jobholder will be responsible for:
- Regular, insightful and evidence-based analysis of issues relating to human rights and rule of law;
- Design, implementation and oversight of projects to support delivery of the UK’s human rights objectives;
- Building and maintaining a broad network of relevant contacts on human rights and internal politics, using these relationships to support the above responsibilities, while representing the interests and conveying the views of the UK.
The jobholder will have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, in both English and Tagalog. The officer will be motivated, creative and analytical, comfortable working within teams and as a self-starter. The jobholder will also have an eye both for detail, and for the bigger picture, and will feel comfortable delivering effectively and efficiently at pace across a number of political issues and human rights priorities, and within a broad range of environments. The jobholder should be willing and able to conduct frequent travel throughout the Philippines, including in Mindanao (post covid).
- Strong academic background, with extensive relevant professional experience in human rights and a deep interest in the field.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills, including fluent in written and spoken English and Tagalog.
- Project management experience.
- Experience of work in, or covering, Mindanao.
- Proficiency in Bisaya (dialect) is desirable.
Seeing the Big Picture, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace
9 November 2020
B3 (L)
Full-time, Permanent
36
Asia Pacific
Philippines
Manila
British Embassy
1
52,500
4 January 2021
The British Embassy offers a competitive compensation package, 36-hour work week, guaranteed 13th and 14th month pay, 20 days paid annual leave (calculated on Pro-rata basis if joined after 1 January), extensive medical insurance, life insurance and access to a guaranteed 5 days of learning opportunities a year.
Learning and development opportunities:
- Courses offered on UK government programme management.
- The British Embassy has an active L&D Committee and offers a wide range of in-house training and funding for external training on communications & media, policy and programme work
No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have work authorisation for the Philippines in order to apply.
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Manila is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Philippine employment law.
Candidates are expected to have a valid NBI Clearance.
All applications must be received before 23:55 (Philippine 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.
The successful candidate should be able to start as soon as possible subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks.
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