View Vacancy – MNL – Private Office Intern

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Residence and Support Staff)

Chancery

Main purpose of job:

This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of the British Embassy with a dynamic programme of bilateral and regional activity.  You will be a key member of the small team working closely for His Majesty’s Ambassador and Deputy Head of Mission to deliver the UK’s objectives on prosperity, maritime, trade, security and other matters. 

Roles and responsibilities /What will the jobholder be expected to achieve?

Administration support and mailbox handling

  • Provide word processing and secretarial support to the Private Office team.
  • Collaborate with the Private Office team and other sections in coordinating His Majesty’s Ambassador’s meetings.
  • Dealing with a range of straightforward day-to-day enquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintaining a contacts database.
  • Taking down minutes of weekly and monthly committee meetings.
  • Coordinate on transport scheduling and act as main point of contact in booking drivers’ daily schedule.

Events and Visits

  • Liaise with stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure the successful planning and execution of events and visits.
  • Handle pre-event preparation (e.g. logistics, invitations) and on-site support during events and visits.

 

  • Integrity and confidentiality
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Technical proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask
  • Excellent prioritization and time management skills
  • Strong attention to detail

Language requirements:

Language: English and Filipino

Level of language required:  Proficient – spoken and written

  • An interest in international relations
  • In depth knowledge of office management
  • Familiarity with cloud systems and Outlook calendar software
  • Can work in a fast paced environment under pressure

Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big Picture

27 September 2024

Internship

Full-time, Intern

36

Asia Pacific

Philippines

Manila

British Embassy

1

PHP

monthly

10,500

11 November 2024

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Manila are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Philippine employment law.

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. 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. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.

Candidates are expected to have a valid NBI Clearance.

The FCDO also operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.

Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline.”

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

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.  Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core behaviours listed above.

All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.
 
Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. 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.

For inclusivity and diversity, please remove the following personal information when uploading your CV: name, address, email address, age, date of birth, gender, and nationality.

The start date mentioned in the job 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.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.


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