Logistical and Administrative Support Officer

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Job Category : Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory : Political

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose of job: A flexible role allowing the person to be a key part of a wide range of Embassy’s events and work and gain a wide range of experience including providing administrative, logistical and financial support for the Embassy’s Political, Prosperity and Chevening Scholarship Teams, liaising and arranging meetings with government and private sector contacts, assisting with interview logistics, interpreting and translating, assisting organising inward and outward visits and other events and providing other support required by the Embassy. The successful candidate will be expected to embody the UK Civil Service code.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Experience in using MS Word, Excel
Experience in managing budgets
Good time management and event management skills
Experience in dealing with external suppliers
Networking ability.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience : A knowledge of the UK higher education sector would also be an advantage

Required competencies : Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Demonstrating Resilience

Application deadline : 9 January 2020

Grade : A1 (L)

Type of Position : Fixed Term, Full-time, Temporary

Working hours per week : 35

Duration of Post : 7 months

Region : Asia Pacific

Country/Territory : Vietnam

Location (City) : Hanoi

Type of Post : British Embassy

Number of vacancies : 1

Starting monthly salary (VND) : 19,845,609

Start Date : 3 February 2020

Other benefits and conditions of employment

The British Embassy is committed to being a learning and development organisation and encourages all staff to pursue continued learning and development in the workplace. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment where staff work to the values of: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. Everyone is encouraged to take responsibility, be innovative and work together. The British Embassy offers a competitive remuneration package including salary, leave entitlement, flexible working patterns, medical package for staff and dependants, and opportunities for learning and development. Employment offers are subject to the successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Hanoi is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.

Additional information

All applications must be received before 23:55 on the day of the deadline indicated above. 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.

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