View Vacancy – ETD Assistant

• Previous experience of data entry and checking documents
• Previous experience interviewing customers or stakeholders
• Consular experience and knowledge
• Experience working in an administrative hub or centralised operation

Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right at time of application.

Please ensure you answer all application questions in full as CVs will not be considered in the recruitment process until the interview stage.

The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.  

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’.  If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 21 April 2025

All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.

All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism. 

Working Patterns

Normal working hours are 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, however there may be requirement to work outside of these hours, this may include weekends, unsociable hours and public holidays. The exact working hours and shifts will be determined by the British Embassy Mexico City. The British Embassy in Mexico City offers a hybrid-working model (mix of working from the office and at home), this will be available once training is completed.

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have or be able to obtain a local work permit.  Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local Mexican employment law. Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Only short-listed applications will be called for personal interviews. The British Embassy is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on grounds of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation. All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion And Professionalism. The successful applicant may not be able to attend some Embassy events or activities due to the responsibilities of the role.