View Vacancy - Good Governance Fund Project Officer (GEO22.415)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)

This is a key position within the bilateral Programmes Team in the British Embassy, helping to deliver our work funded by the Good Governance Fund (GGF). This is a permanent appointment.

GGF has been running in Georgia since 2015, and has a current financial year budget of £3.5m. The Fund aims to strengthen Georgia’s democratic and economic resilience, and delivers a portfolio of technical assistance projects to support those aims.

You will be one of three project officers in the team – two of which work on GGF and one who works on another UK-funded programme called the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). You will be managed by the Head of Georgia Programmes, who is also based in Tbilisi. 

The team is currently focussing on delivering existing project work, and developing new projects for this financial year and beyond. GGF is a centrally-managed programme, meaning some aspects of programme management lie with colleagues in the UK.

You will be expected to:

  • Lead on liaison with project implementers to ensure that project activity is delivered on time and within budget;
  • Work with colleagues and partners to deliver high-quality project monitoring, evaluation and learning;
  • Work with colleagues to ensure risks are being identified and managed, and escalated when necessary;
  • Support both internal and external communications on projects, ensuring targeted content for key audiences land effectively;
  • Support on external event coordination, including producing speaking notes, briefing and readouts for senior colleagues; 
  • Work with partners and colleagues to provide input for internal quarterly narrative reports; 
  • Support the development of new projects for next financial year and beyond by working with colleagues and existing/new partners to scope, ensuring alignment with FCDO objectives;
  • Contribute to the embassy’s wider corporate management requirements, for example, by participating in committees or in scholarship or recruitment work. 

  • Full professional proficiency in English and Georgian, including excellent writing skills (written and spoken, minimum of C1 level for CEFR framework*);
  • Bachelor’s degree or above, ideally in politics, public policy, international development, international relations, economics or a related field;
  • At least three years’ experience in project or programme management in a development context, within an international non-governmental organisation, international financial institution, or donor organisation;
  • At least three years’ experience working on governance (preferred) or economic issues in Georgia and an in-depth understanding of the Georgian political and economic environment;
  • Good organisational and management skills, and a positive, motivated mind-set, capable of proactively identifying risks and problems and working individually and within a team to manage them;
  • Ability to build successful working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders in Georgia and beyond;
  • IT skills, including use of MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Experience in managing project finances, including forecasting, budgeting and contracts;
  • Experience working on public administration reform, parliamentary institutional strengthening, environmental policy, or public-private dialogue between the business community and government; 
  • Experience working with UK Government programming.

Changing and Improving, Making Effective Decisions, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
2 October 2022
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time, Permanent
40 gross
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Georgia
Tbilisi
British Embassy
1
GEL
7,077
1 November 2022

This is a full-time, permanent position, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday (9:00-17:00), contract.

The gross monthly salary is 7,077 GEL (gross). Please note that staff members are responsible for paying any income tax and state pension contributions required by local law.

The successful candidate will be subject to a professional background check and security clearance.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Tbilisi is subject to local Terms and Conditions of Service.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Georgia. The British Embassy does not sponsor applications for work permits.

Please note, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment indicates Level C1 as Mastery or proficiency Level which comprehends that a person can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read; can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation; can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations. For more information please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your languages skills are going to be assessed.

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

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This opportunity is closed to applications.