View Vacancy - NZW - Butler - Housekeeper, Official Residence, S1(L) (Fixed-term up to 12 months, Maternity Cover)

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 identity, 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.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Residence and Support Staff)
Butler

Main purpose of job:

  • Responsible for set-up and delivery of business hospitality at the official residence and British High Commission
  • Responsible for procurement of all beverages and stock control of the wine cellar
  • Assists the Residence Manager with the running of the estate, deputising when necessary
  • Responsible for Residence inventories - china, crystal, silver and furniture
  • Responsible for housekeeping and cleaning of official residence/household

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Assists with set-up and delivery of food and beverage service at events hosted by the High Commissioner at the British High Commission
    Setting dining table for official entertaining
  • Setting up bars for official receptions
  • Food and beverage service at official events
  • Supervising casual waiting staff
  • Care and cleaning of silverware, furniture and brass plaque
  • Procurement of all beverages
  • Management of wine cellar - monthly stock-take; sourcing new wineries; matching wine for official entertaining; accounting for beverage usage and submitting monthly costings to Residence Manager
  • Assisting Residence Manager run estate
  • Maintaining a high standard of housekeeping of official and household areas at the residence
  • Moving furniture and setting up function rooms in liaison with the Residence Manager
  • Cleaning all function equipment, china, crystal and silverware after use
  • Preparing bedrooms and bathrooms for official houseguests; cleaning of household rooms
  • Responsible for laundering all official and household linen
  • Laundry for houseguests and/or HC on official business
  • Liaising with Facility Managers (JLL) and contractors
  • Liaising with Facility Managers (JLL) and contractors
  • Responsible for the silverware, crystal, china and linen inventories

Technical

  • Food and beverage service
  • Silver service
  • Eye for detail
  • Procurement and stock control
  • High standard of personal presentation
  • Sound exercise of discretion

Managing self, others and resources

  • Organises self and work effectively. Provides guidance and support, either formally and informally, to help others to achieve their objectives. Makes best use of resources and maintains high work standards.

Delivering Results

  • Takes responsibility and uses initiative to deliver high quality work. Handles a variety of tasks, making progress on all fronts. Works with speed and professionalism, recognising that others depend on them.

Customer Focus

  • Understands and focuses on customer needs. Offers new ideas to improve customer service.

Problem Solving

  • Uses information, experience, and judgement to solve day-to-day problems and complete routine tasks. Thinks creatively to solve problems.

Working with Others

  • Shows consideration for others needs and motivations, values diversity and inclusion, works effectively and supportively with colleagues and contacts in the immediate and wider teams. Embraces different ways of thinking and acting.

Communicating

  • Conveys information accurately and concisely. Expresses own views and contributes to team debate.

Learning and Development

  • Open and flexible approach to new ideas, drawing on them and on experience to improve results. Enthusiastic about personal development.

Security

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a local security clearance to “Official Sensitive” level
1 March 2021
S1
Fixed Term, Full-time
36.25
12 months
Asia Pacific
New Zealand
Wellington
British High Commission
1
NZD
5,416.66
5 April 2021

This is a maternity leave cover and a fixed-term role up to 12 months.

The British High Commission is committed to learning and development for all staff, and a wide range of training opportunities are available.

Appointment is subject to a 90 day trial period.

Open to New Zealand citizens, permanent residents and candidates with current local work permit . Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position.

Staff recruited locally by the High Commission are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local New Zealand employment law. 

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted regarding the next phase of the selection process.  To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer.

For more information on the work of the British High Commission, visit our website - http://www.gov.uk/government/world/new-zealand.

All applications must be received before 23:55 (NZDT), 1 March 2021.

Applications must address experience against the role responsibilities and required competencies in the cover letter and also include a current CV.

Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.

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.