View Vacancy – Social Media, Scholarships and Events Officer – Governor’s Office Montserrat

Main purpose of job:

This is an exciting role at the heart of the Governor’s Office. The job holder will be leading on the Office’s social media messaging, organising a range of events showcasing the different aspects of our work and overseeing our prestigious Chevening scholarship scheme. The role also offers the opportunity to support on key development programmes for Montserrat.

Roles and responsibilities:

This is a varied role, working over a number of key areas for the Governor’s Office including:

Digital and Social Media

• Managing the Governor’s Office social media accounts, including X and Facebook, working with colleagues to plan and draft content, obtain approvals and to then publish material.
• Creating and managing a detailed forward look, identifying opportunities to publish material, such as on key international days and working with regional and UK-based Comms team to issue central messages as appropriate.

Chevening Programme management

• Promoting the Chevening scholarship programme, providing support to the application process, including reviewing applications, preparation for interviews and updating the Chevening system.
• Updating and establishing an effective Chevening alumni network, handling the organisation of Chevening related events and overseeing the implementation of alumni-lead projects.
• Responding to enquiries regarding the scheme and acting as point of contact with the Embassy communication team on Chevening-related outreach activities.
• Maintaining positive relationships with applicants and award recipients before, during and after their award.

Events/Visits

• Managing key events for the Governor’s Office, including planning, budgeting, logistics, liaising with suppliers.
• Offering logistical support with incoming official visits.

Programme Support

• Working with the Programme Team with administrative duties as tasked during key points in the year, including ensuring project documents are up to date, supporting with site visits and financial monitoring, following up with relevant stakeholders, scheduling meetings, and maintaining project documents and reports.

Resources managed:

• Chevening budget

• Demonstrated experience in a relevant role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, organisational, presentation and IT skills.
• Self-starter with enthusiasm of energy, able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Team player who is able to work flexibly and effectively within a small team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to work with a range of stakeholders and to convey messages in a professional way.
• Ability to respect the confidential nature of our work and ensure information is not shared inappropriately with externals.
• Organisational and time-management skills with ability to demonstrate initiative, autonomy and self-motivation.
• Results-driven with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects at pace.
• IT skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and various social media channels and tools.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Legal status to live and work in Montserrat in your own right, from time of application.