View Vacancy - TW - Prosperity Officer A2(L)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Economic and Prosperity

Main purpose of job:

The British Office Taipei is recruiting a Prosperity Officer to support the work of the Economic and Prosperity Section. A key part of the role will be managing the UK Government’s Prosperity Fund in Taiwan which aims to help deepen cooperation in science and innovation, share experience on tackling climate change, and help UK firms tackle market access barriers.  You will work with the Prosperity Fund Lead to ensure programme funds are spent effective and achieve value for money.

You will also be responsible for providing a range of administrative support to Economic and Prosperity Section. In particular you will support the Market Access Lead’s work to to reduce barriers faced by UK businesses in Taiwan. The will also be opportunities to get involved in the wider work of the Prosperity Team, including supporting research and analysis work on a variety of issues.

This British Office is an exciting and rewarding place to work, where your work can make a real difference. The working environment is supportive and friendly and there are lots of opportunities for learning and development.

Roles and responsibilities:

Prosperity Fund management

  • Administer the procurement and bidding process, publicising the fund and collecting bids from potential implementers
  • Be a first point of contact for questions relating to the Prosperity Fund
  • Liaise with project-implementers, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
  • Administer budgets and prepare regular (monthly, quarterly and year-end) financial reports on projects to be shared with the London programme team.
  • Monitor the progress of projects, helping ensure they deliver the agreed outcomes.
  • Manage financial issues, including supplier set up, raising requisitions, checking invoices and receipts.
  • Use Prism (IT tool) to record expenditure. Liaise with the Corporate Services team and the PRISM team in Manila to resolve issues

 Support to the Market Access Lead and wider team support

  • Provide administrative assistance for the Market Access Lead including helping with analysis of market barriers, and carrying out project support work.
  • Research work on a range of issues including climate change (a key priority for the UK with Glasgow to host the COP26 climate meeting in 2021), science and tech, economic and trade figures. Full guidance and support will be provided.
  • Arranging meetings, booking rooms and transport, supporting event planning, taking notes of meetings, drafting short letters, finalising formal documents, and other administrative tasks as needed.
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to work with a wide variety of stakeholders and to take initiative
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong MS Office skills.
  • Level of language required: English and Mandarin (Fluent written and spoken)
  • Previous experience working in a similar administrative role or covering related issues (including economics and trade, market access, climate change and science and innovation).
  • Previous experience of budget and project management.
22 October 2020
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
40
Asia Pacific
Taiwan
Taipei
British Office
1
TWD
63,514
17 February 2021
31 March 2021

The British Office offers a competitive remuneration package with a gross salary of NT$60,191per month x 13.5, benefits, leave entitlement and training package. The British Office Taipei has a strong commitment to developing staff and supports staff who wish to pro-actively develop their talents and abilities. With a dedicated Learning and Development Committee and opportunities to undertake training including self-study, in-house online training programmes as well as classroom-based training; the British Office is a great place to work for those committed to self-development.

“Please note that the initial contract will run to 31 March 2021, with extension likely to March 2022 and potentially beyond, subject to funding being confirmed.”

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

  • Project and programme management training
  • Budget management systems – Hyperion and Prism

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Office are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Taiwan employment law. Candidates must have the correct permit to work in Taiwan in order to apply.

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have or be able to obtain correct permit to work or work authorisation in Taiwan in order to apply. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.

Your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”

Applications must 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.

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

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This opportunity is closed to applications.