View Vacancy - MOR - Deputy Sector Director, Education (HEO)

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Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

The British Embassy Rabat has a vacancy for Deputy Sector Director for the Education sector under the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), job grade Higher Executive Officer (HEO).

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the Trade Promotion and Negotiation Organisation for the UK. We promote UK businesses overseas and attract foreign investment. We have 3,000 staff across the globe in over 100 countries. Our aspiration is to address some of the challenges facing the UK, by helping British businesses to internationalise and grow overseas.

This is an exciting time to join DBT. Our aim is to promote British trade and investment across the world, which is vital for the prosperity of the UK. DBT brings together policy, promotion, and financial expertise to break down barriers to trade and investment in markets across the world to help businesses succeed. This is a great opportunity to be part of an international team that contributes to the success of the UK's trade goals.

The jobholder will join the DBT’s Africa Network, providing crucial leadership and expertise as part of our expansion. You will be networked closely with colleagues from across His Majesty’s Government (HMG) working on prosperity issues as DBT can only successfully deliver our commercial ambitions by working seamlessly as part of joint and coordinated prosperity teams alongside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). 

 

Duties and responsibilities:

  • You will work closely with the Sector Director, Country Directors, and country teams to drive the implementation of a pan-Africa sector plan, focussed on outcomes and with clear priorities, goals, milestones, and deliverables.
  • You will organise sector-focussed events, follow up with key buyers and with UK companies, and drive closer teamwork with our country teams, helping them to understand and access expertise on UK capability.
  • You will ensure we have a clear understanding of the interests of major UK firms active in Africa, shared with country teams.
  • You will ensure our pipeline of key projects reflects key upcoming opportunities, working with our country teams to do this.
  • You will help drive teamwork, drawing on your inputs and research, to ensure all members of our pan-Africa sector team are working in close alignment.
  • You will work together with UK and African stakeholders across government, the private sector, and sector bodies and associations to advance UK interests, including where UK expertise can be used to develop African capability.
  • You will have, or further develop, expert knowledge of national and federal education reform programmes in our priority markets and identify where commercial solutions could deliver the desired outcomes in areas such as curriculum reform, assessments, teacher training, and skills for employability.
  • You will support the development of Trans National Education (TNE) partnerships between African and UK higher education institutions, helping to improve the accessibility of quality tertiary education to local populations, and to drive economic growth through ensuring talent development matches the economy’s needs.
  • You will also support the development of schools partnerships in countries including in the Francophone region to complement and support government reform efforts.
  • You will support our strong programme of relationship management with major UK companies in the sector. You will provide analysis of their key interest in potential leads and on the market access barriers they may face (regulatory and practical) to strengthening education provision, for example, around the provision of online learning, and work closely with Market Access Advisers to implement solutions to address these.

The above list is not exhaustive, and the jobholder will be required to be flexible as specific responsibilities could change in the future and this would be at the discretion of the line manager or head of section. The job description may be reviewed to meet changes in business needs. The jobholder may also take on other ad hoc tasks as required, including participating in the Embassy’s emergency planning and any other response to a crisis. 

 

Key behaviours required:

  • Leadership - Show pride and passion for public service. Create and engage others in delivering a shared vision. Value difference, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring fairness and opportunity for all.
  • Working Together - Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources, and support.
  • Managing a Quality Service - Deliver service objectives with professional excellence, expertise, and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs.
  • Making Effective Decisions - Use evidence and knowledge to support accurate, expert decisions and advice. Carefully consider alternative options, implications, and risks of decisions.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must already have the right to work and live in Morocco.

  • Relevant experience working in an education or trade and investment role (and preferably in both), ideally for at least three (3) years.
  • Knowledge of and a keen interest in the education sector and the UK offer to businesses seeking to invest/ export to Africa.
  • Experience of working in or with government departments, NGOs, and similar institutions and having established a strong network within the field.
  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, comfortable dealing with high-level officials and contacts.
  • Fluent communication skills in English, Arabic/ Darija, and French, both spoken and written. Able to express ideas and messages clearly and concisely.
  • Team player who is capable of working on their own initiative and manage others. Ability to effectively work and collaborate across teams and stakeholders based across multiple locations.
  • Collaborative approach to colleague and stakeholder partnerships. Ability to drive delivery of outcomes and overcome obstacles, especially when working with and through others.
  • A positive, resilient, flexible, and adaptable “can-do” attitude that can see way through challenges.
  • Holds at least an undergraduate degree and other relevant professional qualification or experience.
  • Strong IT skills and well-versed in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
  • Experience of working in a pan-African context.
Leadership, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
17 September 2024
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Full-time, Permanent
38
Middle East & North Africa
Morocco
Rabat
British Embassy
1
MAD
33,941
monthly
18 November 2024

The Embassy aims to offer an attractive working environment and remuneration package for this role, including a non-negotiable gross salary of MAD 33,941 per month. However, 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.

The package includes a good level of medical insurance, 21 days of annual leave (calculated on pro rata basis) plus 14 public holidays, access to on-site swimming pool, tennis court and gym facilities.

There are no other allowances payable as part of this package. No accommodation nor relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position.

The contract will be for a full-time employment on a permanent contract basis, subject to three (3) months’ probation period initially and can be extended up to another three (3) months.

Conditioned working hours for the position are 38 hours per week. Normal office hours are from Mondays to Thursdays from 08:00-16:15 and Fridays from 08:00-13:00. The jobholder should be flexible in their approach to hours worked as these will also be dictated by operational needs and may involve working out of hours (evenings/ weekends), especially during visits and events. The jobholder must also be available for occasional travel within Africa and possibly further afield to the UK for business purposes.

Flexible working arrangement may be considered based on operational requirements and agreement with the line manager, and in line with FCDO and Embassy policies. Independent working will be evaluated as a behaviour in interviews.

The Embassy and the FCDO have a strong commitment to learning and development, and all staff are required to agree on a learning and development plan with their line manager to keep track of their learning objectives and journey. The jobholder will have access to the full suite of DBT and FCDO learning and development opportunities including the FCDO’s Diplomatic Academy and training in the UK and will be encouraged to join DBT’s trade profession. We also provide regular in-house learning opportunities and are committed to supporting further academic opportunities. Our staff who demonstrate great leadership potential are encouraged to apply for the FCDO’s pan-African Emerging Leadership Programme.

How to apply:

Interested candidates must include to their online application form

1) an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV);

2) a covering letter/ motivation essay stating how you meet the requirements of the role; and

3) specific examples in the relevant sections of the online application form of how you meet the key behaviours and skills required.

Applications that do not include these information will not be considered.

All applications must be submitted before 23:55 Morocco local time on 17 September 2024.

Applications received after the stated deadline will not be considered.

Internal candidates (i.e., those who are currently employed by the British Embassy Rabat/ British Consulate General Casablanca) applying for this position should consider informing their current line managers upon submission of their application.


Due to the large number of applications, we receive, only those shortlisted for the next step of the recruitment process will be contacted.

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful at interview may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of six (6) months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

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.

The recruitment process, including security clearance, is expected to take around 2-3 months. The security clearance process includes checks available in country and in the UK, dependant on the security level required for the role and the candidate’s profile and UK footprint. You may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign, and we are working hard to minimise any disruption. 

 

 

The FCDO operates an agile approach to delivery. To facilitate an agile workforce, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require. The British Embassy Rabat is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy is subject to terms and conditions of service according to local Morocco employment law.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.