View Vacancy - EU Counter-Terrorism & Security Desk Officer (BEL396)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Political

The UK Permanent Representation to the EU (UKREP) works within the EU and its member states to maximise British influence on issues such as trade, the single market and economic growth and is now looking for a highly motivated EU Counter-Terrorism & Security Desk Officer for the UK’s Permanent Representation.

The job holder will support the successful delivery of UK objectives on counter-terrorism and security, including in EU working groups and in particular by:

  • Seeking to ensure EU activity on CT and security issues (including legislative and non-legislative files)_ is effective and coherent, and reflects UK priorities on those issues;
  • Influencing EU and Member State actions across CT policy areas and contributing to development of the future UK-EU security relationship in particular on CT issues;
  • Supporting the UK’s Counter-Terrorism and Extremism Network (CTEN) on delivery of HMG’s Europe strategy.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Support for the UK on Terrorism Working Party (TWP), Committee on Terrorism (External Aspects) (COTER) and Friends of Presidency group on Hybrid Threats;
  • Leadership of Terrorist and Criminal Finance portfolios; and Soft Targets Resilience work;
  • Engagement and liaison including within HMG and in particular with CTEN, as well as with future Presidencies, the new European Parliament CT Committee, institutional CT interlocutors and civil society on CT issues;
  • Support on CT-serious and organised crime nexus, including horizontal EU drug policy discussions and specific legislative files.
  • University Degree;
  • Experience of working in the EU environment;
  • Fluency in English (both oral and written);
  • Ability to work effectively within a team;
  • Strong IT Skills, in particular Microsoft Word and Excel;
  • Willingness and ability to develop new systems & working practices;
  • Proven ability to prioritise and deliver results, meet competing deadlines and work efficiently to tight timescales;
  • Highly organised & have a keen attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of EU Justice and Home Affairs issues, in particular counter-terrorism/security.
10 September 2017
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time, Permanent
36.25
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Belgium
UK Permanent Representation to the European Union, Brussels
Political Office
1
EUR
3,681.33
1 November 2017

This is a permanent full-time contract for 5 working days (36.25 hours net) per week.

The monthly gross salary for this position is € 3,681.33 B3 (L) level (The British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium salaries are not subject to annual indexation).

Please note that Belgian nationals will be paid their salary gross and are expected to comply with their tax obligations through completion of a tax return to the Belgian authorities. Non-Belgian nationals will receive their salary net, minus the deduction of an equivalent level of Belgian tax retained at source. Further information on this will be given to candidates during the recruitment process.

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

Staff recruited locally by the British Diplomatic Missions in Belgium are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Belgian employment law.

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.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.