View Vacancy - CST Officer

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Finance

Main purpose of job:


To manage the Finance function for the British Embassy in Lima, and provide oversight of HR and IT functions also. The job holder will also play an active part in helping the Corporate Services Manager (CSM) with other core functions of the Corporate Services Team (CST) when required, e.g. Security, Estates, Transport and general Administration.


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


This is a highly responsible role at the heart of a multi-tasked team in the embassy, who are responsible for the key areas mentioned above, which are all paramount to the smooth running of the Embassy. The jobholder will be actively involved in supporting the CSM in the wider running of the corporate services team.


The jobholder will manage the Embassy budget, across three core currencies (PEN, USD, and GBP), ensuring senior management are kept up to date on budget performance and expected outturn, with clear, concise financial reporting, as well as complicated monthly salary payments, weekly payment batches, coordinating budgets with a host of Other Government Departments who work from the Embassy, and manage two cash boxes in PEN and USD.


In addition, the jobholder will oversee the HR function in the Embassy, working closely with the HR Hub in Washington, and the IT function, working closely with the IT support team in the UK. He or she will be responsible for the smooth recruitment of new staff, ensure procedures are completed for departing staff, ensure L&D and performance evaluations are completed properly, among other HR Administration Activities, as well as IT support e.g. ensuring all staff have working IT equipment e.g. desktops, phones, printers, standalone laptops etc....


The jobholder will report directly to the CSM but will also work closely with HMA and DHM.


A strong network of contacts in British Embassies in the region will be essential for delivery, especially in Finance, HR and IT areas. The jobholder will also need to build strong links with the GTPC team in London, the Finance Hub in Mexico, the HR Hub in Washington, local contacts such as our local bank, legal firm, and key local suppliers, and the IT support team in the UK.



Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

1 x receptionist

At least 3 years Financial Management and / or HR experience, as well as experience in managing people / teams.


Project management, IT skills e.g. software, Microsoft products.


2 February 2020
Executive Officer (EO)
Fixed Term, Full-time
37
24 months
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Peru
Lima
British Embassy
1
S/ 7,786.00
9 March 2020
1 February 2021

The British Embassy is strongly committed to learning and development. The jobholder will work with their line manager on a personalised development plan and will be able to draw on peer resource, online learning and in-person training.


Candidates must be able to live and work in Peru within their own right. The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference check.

The jobholder will have access to a laptop to enable remote working, subject to business needs.


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This opportunity is closed to applications.