View Vacancy - KL- Defence Project Officer A2 (L)

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MOD (Ministry of Defence)

Main purpose of job

The Defence Projects Officer provides support to the Assistant Defence Adviser and Defence Team with the main responsibility of offering UK training to the Malaysian Military Services. 

 

Roles and responsibilities

  • Responsible for offering UK training to the Malaysian Military Services including bidding for UK courses preparation of offer letters and monitoring deadlines, candidate details and the visa process;
  • Lead on projects such as seminars and courses run in Malaysia including but not exclusively Strategic Leadership Programme, Exclusive Economic Zone Seminar;
  • Provide support to the Assistant Defence Adviser and the Defence Team for military visits including VIP’s, military training expeditions and sports visits;
  • Support EA/ADA to obtain military aircraft/ships/units Diplomatic Clearances from the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and Foreign Commonwealth Office;
  •  Work with and support the British High Commission with cross department initiatives, i.e. QBP, VIP visits. 

 

 

 

Essential on arrival

  • Ability to work unsupervised using own initiative;
  • Good IT skills and proficient in Microsoft Office applications;
  • Able to work across cultures and organisations with sensitivity and effectiveness;
  • Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels;
  • Taking responsibility to deliver challenging goals and targets;
  • Ability to plan ahead, reassessing priorities as situations change;
  • A Degree or qualification similar to the role.
  • Fluency in Bahasa Malaysia
8 December 2019
Administrative Officer (AO)
Part-Time, Permanent
20
Asia Pacific
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
British High Commission
1
MYR
2280
1 February 2020

The British High Commission fosters a culture of Learning and Development. All staff will be encouraged to complete any necessary job- specific training as well as broader L&D opportunities. There is a commitment to a global minimum standard of the equivalent of five days learning and development activities for each member of staff.


This position is for 20 hours per week. Opportunity for flexible and remote working options available following line manager approval. Occasional weekends and some evening work may be required. 

Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

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.

Indicated start date is provisional and subject to successful completion of reference and security checks.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.