View Vacancy - CBP - Cook, S1
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:
- Prepare daily meals for HMA (weekdays only).
- Prepare food and beverage for official functions.
- Purchase ingredients from local market and/or supermarket, ensure value for money.
- Maintain high standard of cleanliness of kitchen, all kitchen equipment and materials.
- Wash dishes after official functions (using dish washer where appropriate).
- Ensure food safety and hygiene in all functions.
- Clean all ground floor rooms including polishing tables, chairs, silver cutlery, trays and other furniture.
- Ensure cleanliness of representational areas at residence.
- In keeping with the Embassy’s efforts to reduce plastic use, seek to minimise the use of single-use plastic (and other non-recyclable consumables) in the Residence at all times. Compost all food waste, rather than placing in rubbish bins. Wash all glass bottles and jars for recycling.
- Cover Hospitality Manager’s daily job when she is on leave and reporting line to AO.
- Having minimum of 2 year experience in a role of working in similar role (preferable in an international organisation or with expatriate);
- Good in English and fluent in Khmer both written and spoken;
- Good organisational skills, self-management and initiative;
- The ability to work well in a small team;
- Ability to use modern kitchen facilities,
- Ability to use Microsoft applications including Word, Outlook and Excel;
- Prepared to work flexible hours, including evenings and occasionally at weekends
- Holds a valid driving license
The British Embassy offers a competitive remuneration package, including salary and benefits, leave entitlement, and training opportunities.
We also offer 18 days of leave entitlement per annum in pro rata.
Learning & Development Opportunities
We encourage all staff to develop their capabilities, through both formal training courses and informal opportunities such as job-shadowing, coaching and on-the-job training. All staff are encouraged to share their skills and experience with colleagues, through informal training sessions or coaching/mentoring. We have an active L&D committee who organise a varied programme of learning for all staff.
Role-specific training will be available where required.
Working patterns
Full time - Monday and Thursday 8:15-16:45 & Friday 8:15-13:15
The Embassy has a smarter working policy and is committed to offering flexible working patterns balanced with the operational requirements of the role. In crisis/emergency situations you may need to work as required to support the Embassy response, sometimes on a shift pattern working which may result in unsociable hours and/or weekend working.
As an inclusive employer we are happy to discuss alternative working patterns at interview or at the point of any job offer.
Other Information
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff recruited by the British Embassy are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.
The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.
You must be eligible to work in Cambodia. No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position.
lf you are planning to relocate for this position, please ensure that you have thoroughly investigated living and working in Phnom Penh and all related costs before submitting your application.
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 your application must be submitted before 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. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core behaviours listed above.
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.
Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.
For inclusivity and diversity, please remove the following personal information when uploading your CV: name, address, email address, age, date of birth, gender, and nationality.
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.
