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 Support Officer will serve as a key member of the British Embassy’s Policy, Projects and Communications team. S/he will provide support to the Political Counsellor and other colleagues in pursuit of the Embassy’s political, rule of law, and human rights objectives. This will include support to the delivery of Embassy programme and capacity building work, and facilitation of activities and engagements with a wide range of external partners.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:
The jobholder will have a frontline role in supporting the Embassy’s political and human rights objectives. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong management skills, a proven delivery record, interest in political and human rights work, and the skills to deliver in a fast-paced and complex environment.
The jobholder will be responsible for:
- Administrative and logistical support to political, human rights and rule of law activities and engagement including supporting programme and capacity building work, management of travel, IT, and logistics, facilitation of project visits, and liaison with implementers and government agencies.
- Financial management of team and programme spend, including monitoring and reporting.
- Arranging the Political Counsellor’s courtesy calls and other political engagements including sorting travel arrangements for local / regional political visits.
- Building and maintaining a deep and broad network of contacts with outside implementers including maintaining an updated database of political and human rights contacts
- Attending and taking notes of meetings and other engagements on behalf of the Political Team; Occasionally preparing political / human rights reports and briefers as part of wider team priorities
- Assisting the Embassy’s digital media team in content monitoring
- Working with the Embassy’s bilateral team on Palau political monitoring, networking, and reporting
- Monitoring and filing relevant files, briefers, notes, and correspondences of the political team
- Perform other relevant duties as assigned and in support of team priorities
The jobholder will have strong communication skills. S/he will have an eye both for detail, and will feel comfortable delivering effectively and efficiently at pace across a broad portfolio. S/he will feel comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams, and – with creativity and innovation – as a self-starter.
- Proven organisation, communication and interpersonal skills
- Professional/academic background in political, development, and/or human rights work
- With general administration and office support work experience
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Tagalog
- Experience of project and/or budget management
- Excellent IT skills
Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering Value for Money, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace
15 November 2020
A2 (L)
Full-time, Permanent
36
Asia Pacific
Philippines
Manila
British Embassy
1
37,907
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.
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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