View Vacancy - Assistant Community Liaison Officer (29/19 NR) AU
Main purpose of job:
To assist the current CLO to be an advocate for and provide support to UK based staff and families in Nairobi. Tasks will focus on family issues, in particular those relating to orientation, advice, information and welfare to assist their adaptation to an ongoing life in Nairobi.
Roles and responsibilities
- Provide information for families, partners and officers (including those not yet at Post) regarding pre-Post information, employment at post, children's education, adult education, child care, training opportunities, recreational opportunities, social matters.
- Support UK-based staff with school identification, application and invoice collection and payment according to education policy
- Assist the CLO in being an advocate for UK based staff and families and LE staff in addressing issues of common concern with Post leadership.
- Support UK-based staff families with domestic staff contract and compliance with Kenya local law
- Ensure enrolment and deletion of UK-Based staff and dependents at Post into AMREF scheme
- In liaison with the clinic, ensure the hospital list is current and updated with key hospitals
- Deputise for the CLO in their absence
- To be the point of contact for UK-based staff, spouses and partners, and single staff and be a source of information, referral and support where questions, problems and difficulties arise
- Good communication skills, and excellent face to face interaction
- Organized and efficient
- 2 years’ experience in a similar role
Learning and development opportunities:
CLO course in London
Working patterns:
Full-time role: 0730-1530 Monday to Thursday and 0730-1230 Fridays
Leave:
Members of staff are entitled to paid annual leave, which is earned, from the day they commence employment. Entitlements are as follows:
Grades A2 (L) 25 days
In addition to annual leave, the BHC normally observes no fewer than 9 and no more than 14 Kenyan and British public and religious holidays in a year. These vary from year to year and are at the discretion of the High Commissioner. A list of holidays is published each year.
- Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.
- Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.
- The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
- Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Nairobi are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Kenya.
- It is essential that the applicants already have the right to live and work in Kenya without the need to apply for a work permit
- Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
- Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework Please note: Job grade AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
- Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates.
- Please log into your profile on the application system on a regular basis to review the status of your application.
This opportunity is closed to applications.