Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Finance
The British Embassy Amman has a vacancy for Finance Officer, job grade Administrative Officer (AO), on a fixed term contract for two (2) years.
This pivotal role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to play an integral part in managing the Embassy’s financial portfolio, ensuring the effective delivery of key financial functions. As a Finance Officer, you will be responsible for a broad range of duties, including handling corporate financial returns, the Embassy payroll, and providing essential support in overseeing the Embassy’s annual budget. You will be expected to manage these responsibilities in strict accordance with His Majesty’s Government (HMG) rules and regulations, ensuring the highest standards of financial compliance.
People and our Platform are at the heart of our ability to deliver our Country Business Plan. We value our talented and diverse workforce that comprises UK based civil servants and country-based staff whose diversity of ideas and experience across all areas of our work bring different ways of thinking and take on challenges, risks, and opportunities. We are committed to ensuring that we develop, grow, and realise the potential of all of our people and create a great place to work, where we can be ourselves and be respected for who we are. These values will be at the core of the work you deliver within the team.
Duties and responsibilities:
– Financial Management
– Cash & Bank Operations
– Payment Processing & Reconciliation
– Budgeting & Forecasting
– General Support & Oversight
– Other local requirements
– Resource/s managed
The above list is not exhaustive, and the jobholder will be required to be flexible as specific responsibilities could change in the future and this would be at the discretion of the line manager/ senior management and agreed with the jobholder. The job description may be reviewed to meet changes in business needs. The jobholder may also take on other ad hoc tasks as required.
Key behaviours required:
In addition, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate the Civil service values of:
Eligibility:
If you are selected for this position, we will be able to employ you as long as:
Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service
13 November 2024
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Fixed Term
37
24 months
Middle East & North Africa
Jordan
Amman
British Embassy
1
JOD
1,321
monthly
12 January 2025
The Embassy aims to offer an attractive working environment and remuneration package for this role, including a non-negotiable gross salary of JOD 1,321 per month based on 37 hours per week.
Salary will be paid in gross, and you are expected to comply with your tax obligations through completion of a tax return to the local authorities. If exceptionally you are not liable to pay Jordanian tax, you will receive a net salary, which is minus the deduction of an equivalent level of local tax. Further information on this will be provided at interview if necessary.
This role is for a full-time employment on a fixed term contract basis for two (2) years. The successful candidate will be subject to a 90-days probationary period. The appointment is subject to satisfactory local and UK security clearances. The selected candidate must have the right to live and work in Jordan.
Normal working hours at the Embassy are Sundays to Wednesdays from 08:00-15:30 and Thursdays from 08:00-15:00. The Embassy operates a flexible working policy that allows staff to work different hours as well as allowing staff to work from home one day a week, based on operational requirements and agreement with the line manager, and in line with FCDO and Embassy policies. The jobholder should be flexible in their approach to hours worked as these will also be dictated by operational needs and may involve working out of hours (evenings/ weekends).
The package includes a good level of health insurance and a friendly, English-speaking work environment. We offer opportunities to develop professional skills through our Learning & Development offer. Leave entitlement is 25 days (on pro rata basis) plus 14 public holidays.
The Embassy follows a 70-20-10 model of learning. Your Line Manager will help you develop a personalised L&D plan and will share opportunities, resources, and guidance to ensure you have any necessary learning for the role with ability to achieve full potential.
You are expected to have a proactive approach to your own learning, and you will be expected to be able to quickly achieve relevant skills for the job and be able to prove at least 15 hours of continuing professional development per year to maintain those skills. You will also undergo crisis training and be ready to take on a logistics role in the event of a crisis, taking part in desk-based crisis exercises and standing ready to support if a real crisis occurs.
How to apply:
Interested candidates must include in their online application form
1) an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV);
2) a covering letter/ motivation essay stating how you meet the requirements of the role; and
3) specific examples, in the relevant sections of the online application form, of how you meet the key behaviours and skills required.
Applications that do not include these this information will not be considered.
Please refrain from the use of AI-based tools when completing your application. This is to ensure a fair competition for all candidates and helps maintain the integrity process. If the use of AI is identified, your application may be rejected.
The closing date for applications is at 23:55 Jordan local time on 13 November 2024.
Applications received after the stated deadline will not be considered.
Internal candidates (i.e., those who are currently employed by the British Embassy Amman) applying for this position should consider informing their current line manager upon submission of their application.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, only those shortlisted for the next step of the recruitment process will be contacted.
Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful at interview may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of six (6) months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.
The start date mentioned in the advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security-vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances and reference checks.
The recruitment process, including security clearance, is expected to take around 2-3 months. The security clearance process includes checks available in country and in the UK, dependant on the security level required for the role and the candidate’s profile and UK footprint. You may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign, and we are working hard to minimise any disruption.
The FCDO operates an agile approach to delivery. To facilitate an agile workforce, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require. The British Embassy Amman is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local labour law.
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