Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)

Public Diplomacy

Main purpose of job:

To help support the development of UK-Ethiopia ties beyond Government to Government relations, by building new links in education, culture and sport in support of wider UK objectives in Addis and Ethiopia’s regions. The job holder will also improve the Embassy’s link with returning Ethiopian diaspora. The role will also help deliver and administer a range of programming aimed at supporting these objectives.

Roles and responsibilities:

• The UK’s Embassy in Addis Ababa is one of our largest in Africa, and the development programme run from within it is our biggest on the continent. The UK also works closely with the Government of Ethiopia on matters of regional and international security, and in promoting economic reform and protecting human rights.
• We are proud of our longstanding bilateral relationship with Ethiopia and committed to continuing to support the country in these important times. As part of that we are broadening our approach to increase our cultural and people-to-people links across Ethiopia. This new role, which sits within the Communications, Engagement and Soft Power Team is designed to support that effort.
• The successful candidate’s primary role will be to support the team in building links between non-governmental organisations in the UK and Ethiopia that support wider UK objectives in Ethiopia and promote greater cultural exchange. Building on existing (but limited) university links, and pilot programmes between the English Football Association and the British Library and their Ethiopian counterparts, the jobholder will be expected to spot new opportunities, engage the relevant Ethiopian organisations and then deliver small scale projects to facilitate collaboration. The job holder with help ensure this effort expands beyond Addis to cover Ethiopia’s regions. In all of this they will need to have a sharp eye for communications, working with digital and press officers to maximise the public impact of UK engagement and line managing an assistant visits and events officer to run high quality, high impact events at the beautiful British Embassy.
• The jobholder will also play a vital role in administering several high-profile campaigns aimed at increasing the UK’s soft power reach. Strong organisational skills and some budget experience would be advantageous.
• This all adds up to an interesting and, we hope, fun job. The successful candidate will need to be someone with strong people skills, externally able to build networks and develop partnerships with them that are influential for the UK, and internally to work with teams right across the Embassy to make sure those partnerships work for our overall objectives. They’ll need to be well organised and efficient – able to move swiftly between different parts of their portfolio and deliver programmes to time and budget.

Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace

4 February 2020

B3 (L)

Fixed Term, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal

36

24 months

Africa

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

British Embassy

1

20,298.71 ETB

2 March 2020

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

The successful candidate will get access to a range of learning and development to develop professional communication skills, particularly in social media and digital content production.

Working patterns:

• The standard working hours of the British Embassy for office staff are 0800-1645 Monday-Thursday and 0800-1300 on Fridays.
• As the job-holder will oversee events, receptions and visits, some evening working will be required on a semi-regular basis.

Annual Leave and Public Holidays:

Locally engaged staff of all grades will be entitled to paid annual leave as follows:
Up to 2 years 22 days
After 2 years services 25 days
After 5 years services 30 days

In addition to annual leave, the British Embassy observes up to a maximum number of 14 Ethiopian, British and Religious public holidays each year. A list of such Embassy holidays will be published each year. Office Staff required to work on these holidays will be granted time off in lieu or overtime where circumstances permit.

• Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.
• Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.
• The British Embassy will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
• Employees recruited locally by the British Embassy in Addis Ababa are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Ethiopia.
• All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit. The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
  • Obtain the relevant permit
  • Pay the fees for the permit
  • Make arrangements to relocate
  • Meet the costs to relocation
• Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework Please note: Job grade AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
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