Temporary Regulatory Delivery International Attaché

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, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles) Job Subcategory: Economic and Prosperity Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities) Main purpose of role: Regulatory Delivery (RD) International is part of the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and leads the UK Government’s agenda on regulatory delivery. RD brings policy expertise and practical experience together to ensure regulation is delivered in ways that reduce burdens on business, save public money and properly protect citizens and communities. RD seeks an attaché to finish delivery of its Prosperity Fund Regulatory Reform technical assistance programme (approximately £800,000 to end December 2021) in Vietnam and the Philippines. The programme supports the Governments of the Philippines and Vietnam to improve regulatory environment priorities by enhancing consistency and transparency, reducing business costs and risks. It also aims to open up new markets and create investment opportunities for British businesses, as well as providing wider support to improve regulatory efficiency, transparency, predictability and harmonisation across the ASEAN region. This project is part of the UK’s Prosperity Fund - ASEAN Economic Reform Programme. The Prosperity Fund aims to promote economic growth in developing countries across a number of sectors, including for example Low Carbon Energy, Education and Healthcare. The Economic Reform Programme works on the business environment (e.g. regulatory reform, transparency) and financial services. The regulatory attaché will work closely with UK Government colleagues in the region and in the UK, the Governments of the Philippines and Vietnam and businesses. The attaché will act as an advocate for regulatory reform, maintaining effective relationships with government officials and the FCDO and manage the delivery of RD’s technical assistance programme. He/she will facilitate RD interventions on a range of regulatory reform issues and oversee and coordinate input from RD experts (remotely and potentially during deployment) and local consultants. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to play a critical role in a high-profile and strategic development initiative in South East Asia on behalf of the UK Government. Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?: The regulatory attaché will be required to undertake the following duties and responsibilities:

Understand the role that regulatory reform can play in economic development, pursuing identified areas for cooperation and engaging and advising government officials and business on regulatory reform.
Planning and coordinating the delivery of RD’s technical assistance programme and overseeing UK expert/local consultant input.
Involvement in delivery of the technical assistance, including bilateral meetings and facilitating workshops/training involving UK experts (who may be present remotely or in person)
Coordinate reporting on the work to the ASEAN Economic Reform Prosperity Fund programme, including end-of-programme requirements.

The position requires excellent networking skills and negotiating skills, both in order to win confidence and to deliver outcomes across a wide range of Government departments and business stakeholders. The position also demands effective self-management and prioritisation. You will be expected to be flexible, resilient and able to tackle new and unexpected issues. Essential qualifications, skills and experience Essential on arrival:

Ability to build relationships and credibility with senior government officials, frontline officials, other donors, HMG staff at post and business;
Previous experience of working in an international environment and successful record of delivering results with government organisations;
Ability to communicate confidently and persuasively in a range of situations;
Ability to understand and adapt to regional/country context and local cultures and sensitivities; and
Fluent in Vietnamese and good written and spoken English

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Experience working on regulatory or economic/business environment reform;
A broad knowledge of regulatory reform
Understanding of HMG’s aims in the international context
Broad knowledge of how UK Government works
Relevant Project Management Qualification

Required competencies: Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace Application deadline: 9 February 2021 Grade: C4 (L) Type of Position: Fixed Term, Full-time, Temporary Working hours per week: 39.5 gross Duration of Post: 8 months Region: Asia Pacific Country/Territory: Vietnam Location (City): Hanoi Type of Post: British Embassy Number of vacancies: 1 Starting monthly salary (VND): VND 53,809,569 Start Date: 19 April 2021 End Date: 31 December 2021 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. Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed): RD will support induction in the role and techniques of regulatory reform. In the current context, it is likely that this will be provided remotely. There will be opportunities for other formal training alongside collaborating with a wide range of colleagues delivering on-the-job learning.

Working in a diplomatic mission;
Understanding how UK international development assistance is managed / implemented;
Understanding effective programme management

This is a fulltime post. Some flexible working arrangements are possible subject to discussion. The preferred location is Hanoi but the candidate could also be located in Ho Chi Minh City. Additional information All applications must be received before 23:55 (Local Vietnam Time) 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. Please check the application centre regularly for any update on your application. Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Local Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it. Apply HERE DEADLINE: 9 February 2021