A Full Time, Fixed term contract as described below has arisen in the British Embassy for a Project Assistant to the Embassy Attaché Officer.  

Any members of the Mission, including spouses and partners, who wish to be considered for this post, should apply in writing to the Recruitment Officer, CSB (). Existing members of the locally engaged staff should inform their Head of Section if they respond to this notice.

Duties and responsibilities:

Main role

Assist the law enforcement attaché to manage the formation of a Project in support of UK and host agency priorities. To manage the training of local officers in various countries in the region, where they will need to understand their own work area and have a general understanding of the links to other work conducted in the region.   This role will include organising workloads, monitoring work flow, training and development, mentoring and coaching of a variety of host officers and UK based contractors. They will be responsible for managing their own time and reporting to senior officers on progress and capacity but will be expected to work with limited supervision. They will be expected to act independently of their manager with regard to the day-to-day management of their own work. They will carry out the initial examination of problems within clear guidelines and make recommendations for solutions. This role requires an exceptionally high level of discretion and integrity as well as being flexible on their working location. They will also have to prepare and monitor the cost centre's budget on the manager's behalf.

 Roles and responsibilities include: 

• To conduct arrangements for the creation of a project :to include
• Training delivery arrangements
• Managing the vetting process for the project
• Equipment order and installation, ensuring compliance with NCA policies
• Building works to existing buildings
• Maintenance of equipment registers
• Providing detailed accounting of spending to HMG standards
• Organise various events;
• Publishing and Maintaining all policies and procedures  
• Analyse data produced from Project and present results / findings;
• Carry out general financial administration including the payment of invoices;

• Attend meetings as and when required in support of attaché
• Assist in maintaining host nation relationships.
• Assist the Local Liaison assistant when required 

Key competences required for the job:   

• Changing and Improving - People who are effective in this area are responsive, innovative and seek out opportunities to create effective change.         
• Collaborating and Partnering - People skilled in this area create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the Civil Service to help get business done.
• Delivering at Pace - Effectiveness in this area means focusing on delivering timely performance with energy and taking responsibility and accountability for quality outcomes.             
• Demonstrating Resilience – This is about helping our people to build resilience in international roles, supporting their ability to adapt to working in difficult and varied international environments and to bounce back from crises and setbacks in these contexts.

Essential on arrival 

• Excellent spoken and written English is essential;
• Excellent spoken and written Arabic is essential
• Excellent organisation skills with a keen eye for detail;
• Excellent persuasion, guidance and negotiation skills required
• Good IT skills, in particular the ability to order and analyse data utilising the Microsoft Office Suite;
• A high level of flexibility, discretion and integrity.
• Successful security clearance both from UK and Tunisia (following successful application).