View Vacancy - JKT - Assistant Political Officer (Foreign Policy), EO
The British Embassy in Jakarta is looking for a dynamic and proactive individual with a keen interest in international affairs to provide expert advice and analysis on issues relating to external political issues for Indonesia, including their membership of multilateral organisations such as the UN General Assembly, ASEAN and G20. The position sits within the Embassy’s high performing and friendly Foreign Policy and Security team. You will contribute to our reporting on Indonesia and our interactions with Indonesia’s Ministries, academia, civil society, think tanks, UK based stakeholders and other relevant partners. You will also carry out similar duties in relation to Timor-Leste. You will work across Embassy teams to deliver the UK’s foreign policy objectives. This will include helping to arrange inward and outward Ministerial visits and those of senior officials. The jobholder will report to the Head of Foreign Security Policy Team. |
Roles and responsibilities:
The job-holder will gain:
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- Understanding of UK foreign policy priorities
- Understanding of Timor-Leste policies and foreign policy
- Experience in project management
he British Embassy/Consulate offers a competitive remuneration package including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year
- Medical benefit (medical insurance)
- Access to extensive learning and development opportunities
We place a strong emphasis on learning and development.
- 70% of learning will be on the job delivering what is required.
- 20% will be learning from colleagues currently doing the job, e.g. induction at the British Embassy in Jakarta, job shadowing other colleagues, etc.
- 10% will be undertaking formal training, either through the embassy’s Learning & Development Committee or through the FCDO’s International Academy e-learning programmes (e.g. understanding the UK module).
Depending on Covid-19 restriction rules, the position offers the possibility of flexible working as long as the business needs are met. We encourage all staff to work from the office at least three days per week. |
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.
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Jakarta is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law. In relation to this, the successful candidate will need to arrange for his/her own Police Certificate.
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.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 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.
Note : 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.
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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.
This opportunity is closed to applications.