Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Private Office
The British Embassy Manila is a large diplomatic mission 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:
This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of the British Embassy with a dynamic programme of bilateral and regional activity. You will be a key member of the small team working closely for the Ambassador and Deputy Head of Mission to deliver the UK’s objectives on prosperity, security and consular matters. The Embassy is a modern, diverse and inclusive employer where everyone contributes to realising an Embassy vision based on the principles of Collaboration, Opportunity, Respect and Excellence.
Duties include:
- Provide word processing and secretarial support to the Head of Private Office and Residence Manager.
- Assist in the Ambassador’s and Deputy Head of Mission’s diary management and appointments with internal and external stakeholders.
- Dealing effectively with all correspondence (telephone and email) using standardised response/template and original drafting and sending replies and letters to stakeholders.
- Dealing with a range of straightforward day-to-day enquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintaining a contacts database.
- Taking down minutes of weekly and monthly committee meetings.
- Providing support for events, meetings and visit management by coordinating with team lead and external stakeholders.
- Integrity and confidentiality
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Technical proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask
- Excellent prioritization and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail
- An interest in international relations
- In depth knowledge of office management
- Familiarity with cloud systems and Outlook calendar software
- Can work in a fast paced environment under pressure
Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Demonstrating Resilience
31 May 2021
Internship
Full-time, Intern
36
Asia Pacific
Philippines
Manila
British Embassy
1
10,500
28 June 2021
The role being advertised is a full-time internship for five (5) months, with a stipend of PhP10,500 per month. Work hours is 36 hours/week Monday to Friday – 8.00 to 17.00.
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.
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 indicated start date is provisional and would depend on completion of necessary pre-employment and security checks.
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.
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