View Vacancy – Personal Assistant to the Ambassador, British Embassy Riga (LAT24.428)

This is a full-time, permanent position. Working time is 37.5 hours per week (net).

Embassy provides all its employees the following benefits:

• Two additional annual leave days on top of those mandated by law.
• A combination of Latvian and UK public holidays – 14 working days-off per year.
• Comprehensive Health Insurance that among others also includes dental care and sports.

The British Embassy has an active learning and development culture and there will be opportunities for informal training and shadowing. We offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including contract and programme management training, and broader learning linked to our International Academy. 

The Embassy offers: job-specific training; job-shadowing/learning from more experienced colleagues in the network; five development days per year; a wealth of learning & development opportunities provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The British Embassy takes learning and development seriously.  We have an active L&D Committee which promotes different ways of learning, as well as offering Diplomatic Academy sessions and bringing in formal courses.  In this role in particular you will continue to develop your media engagement experience; develop (or acquire) diplomatic skills; enhance your leadership, policy, and problem-solving skills; and strengthen your team leadership.  There will likely be opportunities for travel to London for training.

The successful candidate will be subject to professional background and security clearance. 

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Riga are subject to terms and conditions of service that are in line with the employment laws in Latvia.

Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Latvia and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.

Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

Please be advised that the British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

*Please note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment levels  please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.

*The start date mentioned in the advert is only indicative. The date is flexible subject to the successful candidate clearing the Security checks and also based on their availability to join at the earliest.