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Job Category:  Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory:  Protocol, Visits and Events

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

Main purpose of job: 

Working on clearance of official consignments; assisting staff on Visa, driving license, diplomatic ID cards, vehicle registration, etc. and managing team budget and working as an emergency cover for Accounts team. 

Roles and responsibilities:

• Arranging import and export clearance - Unaccompanied Airfreight (UAF), Heavy Baggage, Cars, Pets, Medical items and other goods.

• Working on new registration and transfer of vehicles.

• Obtaining diplomatic cards, driving licences, duty free papers, visas, etc.

• Liaison with Ethiopian government offices over payment of bills, custom clearance and other matters where the Embassy need assistance.

• Clearance of Embassy goods from Customs and working closely with local and UK agents.

• Ensure that VIP facilities are available at the airport.

• Work with HM consul on British Nationals protocol matters.

• Work on medical evacuation as required.

• Handle imprest for the Protocol team.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

• College Diploma/Certificate in business related field

• 5 or more years experience on facilitation, clearance and protocol work

• Good knowledge of Ethiopian Government offices, their procedures/policies

• Basic computer skills and 3rd grade or equivalent valid driving license

• Language: English 

Required competencies  

Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering Value for Money, Managing a Quality Service  

Application deadline:  4 March 2020

Grade:  A2 (L)

Type of Position: Permanent

Working hours per week:  36

Region:  Africa

Country/Territory:  Ethiopia

Location (City):  Addis Ababa

Type of Post:  British Embassy

Number of vacancies:  1

Starting monthly salary:   ETB 17,292.41

Start Date:  1 April 2020

Other benefits and conditions of employment  

Working patterns:

·         The standard working hours of the British Embassy for office staff are 0800-1645 Monday-Thursday and 0800-1300 on Fridays.

Additional information  

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.