View Vacancy - Community Liaison Officer A2, Tbilisi (GEO99)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
HR

The British Embassy in Tbilisi is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a Community Liaison Officer.

The selected candidate will work closely with Post Management for the well-being of all staff at Post, with primary function as advocate for and provision of support to UK-based staff and families (FCO and PAGs) on family and community issues, principally in the areas of information gathering, welfare and communication.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

  • Information gathering for UK-based officers and their spouses/partners and families, and Local Staff on flexible deployment (including for those not yet at Post). To include (where applicable) information primarily on spouse/partner employment at Post; children's education (through completion of separate HR School and Nursery Information Sheets of authorised schools at Post); feedback on adult education; career and training opportunities; single officer and foreign born spouse/partner issues; recreational facilities; social matters; and completion of DSFA Spouse and Partner Annual Employment Report.
  • Welfare at Post: welcoming all staff on posting/temporary duty/flexible deployment and accompanying families to ensure as smooth an integration as possible into the life of the Post community; following up to check that the settling in process is working; being a source of referral and support where questions, problems and difficulties arise; providing short Post community induction.
  • Advocate for UK-based staff and families in addressing issues of importance with Post Management, including as their representative on Post Joint Management Boards, evacuation/contingency planning and housing committees, and as the chief link between Post and DSFA in London.
  • Communicating effectively on community and social matters across Post to all staff.
  • Information management of Post Welcome Pack, CLO homepage on Post’s Intranet/SharePoint site, input to update and review of Post Report and Fact Sheet; management of domestic equipment float.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English;
  • Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills;
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of interacting with colleagues and external stakeholders;
  • Knowledge and experience of living abroad;
  • Ability to respond flexibly and creatively to changing priorities;
  • Good computer skills, MS word, excel, power point etc.
  • Some knowledge of the local language (Georgian) would be useful, but is not essential.

20 August 2017
Administrative Officer (AO)
Fixed Term, Part-Time
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Georgia
Tbilisi
British Embassy
1
GEL
1,293
1 October 2017

Terms and Conditions

This is a part-time fixed term position. The monthly salary for this position is 1,293 GEL per month, A2 level. Please note that staff members are responsible for paying any income tax required by local law.

The successful candidate will be subject to a professional background check and security clearance.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Tbilisi are subject to local Terms and Conditions of Service.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Georgia. The British Embassy does not sponsor applications for work permits.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.