View Vacancy - Communications Assistant (Part-time) - 6 months contract

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

Main purpose of job:

The Mission is an exciting and fast paced place to work. Our communications effort is crucial to our work. We expect quality from our staff, but offer unrivalled learning and development opportunities.  This jobholder will play a supporting role in coordinating our communication and public affairs activities, services and projects. This will include working with traditional media, as well as digital and social media.

Roles and responsibilities:

Social media monitoring, identifying breaking stories of interest to the UK and monitoring and reporting on impact of stories being pushed by the UK, responding in line with agreed script where necessary.

Routine Social media updates. Assisting with the drafting and publishing of interesting and topical updates for Facebook/Twitter/Instagram

Photography Act as Embassy photographer, ensuring high quality images for use on social media and with the press.

Support at Mission wide events, ensuring the communications aspects of events run by the Mission (including development programme launches, and public speaking or visits by senior officials) are handled professionally.

  • social media (twitter/facebook/instagram) experience
  • media or communications experience 
28 August 2017
Administrative Assistant (AA)
Part-Time
22.5
Africa
Zimbabwe
Harare
British Embassy
1
USD
$1098
1 October 2017

Part-time position, 22.5 hours per week. (6 months contract), Working pattern to be agreed between jobholder and line manager.

  • Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.
  • Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submit
  • Employees recruited locally by the British Embassy in Harare are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Zimbabwe.
  • All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit. 
  • The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;
  1. Obtain the relevant permit
  2. Pay the fees for the permit
  3. Make arrangements to relocate
  4. Meet the costs to relocation
  • HM Treasury has issued an instruction to Government departments employing staff overseas, where they are not liable to local tax, that their salaries should be abated by an equivalent amount. The British Embassy currently has not implemented this policy, however, reserves the right to do so in future.
  • Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework Please note:  Job grade AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5 
  • Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.