View Vacancy - Democratic Resilience Officer (POL26-015798)

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

Poland is an important partner for the UK: as the eastern flank of NATO, a fast-growing economy and recent signatory of the Northolt bilateral security and defence treaty. The work of British Embassy Warsaw covers the breadth of the bilateral relationship, including political, commercial, security and economic issues, which we deliver under the framework of a Country Business Plan setting out key objectives. Roles and responsibilities might evolve, in line with the Country Business Plan. 

The British Embassy Warsaw is committed to being an inclusive employer. We actively champion diversity and UK values, internally and externally. We value team working, flexibility, responsibility and creativity, as well as everyone’s contribution to making the Embassy a great place to work, where our people get good training and fulfil their potential.  We have a strong Learning and Development culture, organise regular in-house training opportunities, and encourage staff to take on opportunities for development. 

Main purpose of the role:

The Democratic Resilience Officer will be responsible for delivery of Embassy work to support civil society and media, champion women and girls and engage future generations through scholarships and alumni networks. The role includes reporting, insight-gathering and stakeholder engagement. They will design and implement projects, events and partnerships as part of the Internal Political and Democratic Resilience Team. The role of the team is to analyse social and political developments within Poland, as well as supporting the Embassy’s efforts to strengthen people-to-people links between the UK and Poland, including through managing the Chevening programme in Poland. 

The successful candidate will be proactive and self-starting, able to take ownership of tasks and work independently with sound judgement, while also contributing effectively as part of the wider team and embassy. There will also be opportunities to take on broader corporate responsibilities should the candidate wish and a degree of flexibility will be required to work across teams across the Embassy as needed.

Main roles and responsibiities:

  • Lead delivery of projects supporting democratic resilience: You will be responsible for overseeing delivery of UK-funded projects that support the Embassy's Country Business Plan priorities on democratic resilience, including women's rights and media. This will include managing relationships with implementing partners, monitoring delivery against agreed outcomes, supporting programme governance and evaluation, and identifying opportunities to maximise policy impact. You will ensure programme activity generates policy-relevant insight, strengthens the Embassy’s network, and feeds into future reporting, engagement and programme decisions.  You will report to the Embassy’s Programme Board and the Senior Responsible Officer for Projects.
  • Reporting and engagement on democratic resilience in Poland: You will build and maintain strong relationships with civil society organisations and other stakeholders working on rights issues across Poland. You will provide regular, high-quality reporting and analysis on how democratic resilience issues, including emerging trends, opportunities and risks, using strong political judgement on how these issues are playing out in Polish politics and implications for the UK. You will own stakeholder mapping, identify opportunities for senior engagement, support senior officers' relationships with influential contacts, and help ensure the Embassy remains a trusted and visible partner on these issues throughout Poland.  You will also facilitate engagement by delivering events, visits and campaigns that strengthen UK influence and support policy objectives where appropriate.
  • Oversee the reintroduction of Chevening Scholarships in Poland and work with alumni associations from UK universities: You will act as the Embassy’s working-level lead for Chevening in Poland, supporting the promotion of the scholarship and fellowship offer, coordinating Embassy input to the selection process, and working with London, the Chevening Secretariat and senior colleagues to identify and attract strong Polish applicants. You will help run local outreach and communications activity, support review of shortlisted candidates where required, respond to enquiries, and develop links with Chevening alumni and education stakeholders so the programme supports UK soft power, people-to-people links and the Embassy’s wider policy objectives. Alongside this, you will own the relationships with alumni societies, including the British Alumni Society (BAS) and the Oxford-Cambridge society, to support ongoing people-to-people links.
  • Provide flexible support to priority political and diplomatic activity across the Embassy: The job holder will play an active role in supporting the team and Embassy's wider objectives, flexing across portfolios as business needs require. This will include supporting Ministerial and senior official visits, contributing to political reporting and stakeholder engagement, coordinating events and helping the Embassy respond to emerging political developments.

The successful candidate will be expected to spot and escalate politically significant developments, bring network insights into wider Embassy work, and make a direct contribution to the Embassy's political, democratic resilience and soft power priorities.

  • Fluency in English and Polish (minimum C1 CEFR level*).
  • A knowledge and interest in Polish politics, civil society and foreign policy.
  • Relevant experience in political and/or social analysis.
  • Relevant experience of project delivery/management.
  • Experience of event management (e.g. conferences, workshops, etc).
  • Confidence to build, maintain and actively use a network of contacts to support reporting and engagement.
  • Attention to detail, strong organisational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritise and multitask.
  • Flexible, resilient under pressure, and decisive, with the ability to deliver quickly and to a high standard.
  • Strong IT skills.
  • A collaborative approach to team working.
  • Experience working in an international environment and/or a diplomatic mission.
  • Experience of project management around democratic resilience, including women's rights and media.
  • University degree in a relevant field.
Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
23 September 2026
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
37.5
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Poland
Warsaw
British Embassy
1
PLN
12,329 gross
monthly
1 December 2026

This is a full-time fixed-term position of 5 days (37.5 hours net) per week, from Monday to Friday, for the period of 1 year, with the possibility of renewal. 

The salary for this position is PLN 12, 329 gross per month.  

Other benefits: 

  • Staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked. 
  • The annual leave entitlement is 20 or 26 days per year pro rata. 
  • The Embassy also enjoys a maximum of 14 Polish/UK public holidays per year. 

Please note that staff members are responsible for paying any income tax required by the local law.  

The successful candidate will be subject to reference checks and the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of three months.  

Visa / Passport requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Poland and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.  

Learning & Development: 

The British Embassy Warsaw offers a wide range of other development opportunities, including shadowing other teams, mentoring and interactive Learning and Development sessions, as supported by the wider FCDO training offer. 

Working patterns: The British Embassy Warsaw has a strong commitment to work/life balance. Standard office hours are 8.30-16.30 with flexi-hours possibility within the opening hours 8.00-18.00. We also have mobile technology and offer hybrid working with remote working days to be agreed with Line Managers. 

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

The start date mentioned in the advert is just an expected start date. The appointment can start earlier or later depending on several factors.

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.

Please be advised that the British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

*Please note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment  levels  please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.