View Vacancy - Global Issues Attache
Main purpose of job:
To support the Global Issues Policy Teams in the Embassy covering Smart Cities (Digitalisation), Climate Change & Energy and Anti-Corruption, Rule of Law & Competition, to deliver the British Government’s overall objectives in Mexico.
Roles and responsibilities:
*Competition, Digitalisation and Skills for work (55 %):
- Provide relevant and timely policy updates for reporting domestically and to London.
- Assist the C4 Competition/Transparency Officer in developing and follow up of the Industry 4.0, Big Data/Open Data and Digital Economy Strategy of the Embassy to assure that they are included and in line with UK opportunities and priorities:
- Research of global strategies.
- Follow up London’s priorities on this area.
- Follow up of local strategies on these issues, identifying UK opportunities.
- Follow up of federal agencies strategies on these issues.
- Legislative follow up and engagement.
- Report of meetings. - Represent the Embassy in relevant digitalisation meetings.
- Liaise with London on digitalisation strategies, including but not limited to the Prosperity Fund.
- Contribute to increase and enhance our digitalisation stakeholders network.
- Provide policy support to programme and DIT teams.
- Support Future Cities VT
*Anticorruption, Transparency and Open Government (25 %)
- Follow up of local strategies on these issues.
- Legislative follow up and engagement.
- Stakeholders engagement & communication strategy.
- Support in organising and coordinating Embassy events.
- Report of events.
- Support Business Environment VT.
*Communications & Admin support (20 %)
- Ensure coordination of Global Issues work across the Embassy.
- Lead on policy comms (Future Cities, Digitalization and Climate & Energy) and work with PCT and Programme team for joint communication of impacts.
- Liaise with external stakeholders to implement policy communication strategies (including but not limited to digital economy and green finance).
- Provide administrative and logistic support to Global Issues Policy Teams (Smart Cities, Anti-Corruption, Rule of Law & Competition and Climate Change & Energy). Act as office manager, coordinating stationery and other logistic requirements.
All employees in the Embassy network are expected, as part of their job to contribute towards the corporate activity organisation
- At least Bachelor's degree in related field.
- Have a good understanding and interest in key national & international policy issues and diplomacy.
- Have excellent communication skills relating to relationship building both internally and externally to the British Embassy.
- Have an understanding of Global Issues relating to Smart Cities, Climate Change, Energy and Transparency/Competition
- Should be a proactive and creative self-starter with strong interpersonal skills who has the ability to learn quickly.
- Must be willing to work in constantly changing multicultural environments.
- Experience in managing budgets and finances is desirable
- 38 conditional working hours a week allowing employees to work flexibly in order to encourage a better work/life balance, 8:00 – 4:30 from Monday to Thursday and 8:00 – 2:00 on Fridays.
- 14 days of public holidays
- 15 days of annual leave during the first year then 20 days on the second year.
- 50% holiday bonus
- 13th Month salary
- Medical Insurance
This is a full time role. Any applicant wishing to apply flexible working patterns should have a plan in mind to ensure a mutually acceptable system can be put in place to ensure objectives can be delivered fully under the proposed patterns.
Resources managed (staff and expenditure): Provide administrative and logistic support to Global Issues Policy Teams & budget manager.
This opportunity is closed to applications.