View Vacancy - HR Support (FRA18.106)

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

The British Embassy is part of a worldwide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. We are currently looking for a HR support officer to join our small, busy HR team in Corporate Services. The selected candidate will report directly to the Deputy Head of Corporate Services.

Roles and responsibilities

Liaison with internal/external stakeholders over arrivals and departures of UK based and locally engaged staff.

Implement and coordinate HR processes for all staff.

Maintaining and updating HR databases and HR elements of the Embassy’s sharepoint site.

Other duties as required.

Locally Engaged staff : Handle daily HR enquiries, administrative support for new arrivals, employment documents, attestations, working on a regular basis with the French Social Security, general HR advice to staff concerning conditions of employment. Preparation of remuneration variables for our outsourced payroll provider. Liaising with the HR hub in Lisbon for recruitment and updating staff details.

UKB based staff : Handle daily HR enquiries and provide specific advice to UKB staff on protocol admin, vehicle registration and healthcare, collaborating regularly with the Community Liaison Officer.


The ability to communicate effectively in English and French, both orally and in writing.

Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Discrete with excellent communication skills.

Resilience and the ability to prioritize.

Genuine interest in people/HR matters.

Positive outlook with can-do attitude.

Previous experience as HR generalist.

French labour law and practice.
21 March 2018
Administrative Officer (AO)
Permanent, Part-Time
24
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
France
Paris
British Embassy
1
EUR
2143
5 May 2018

This is a part-time and permanent contract.

All appointments are subject to professional background check satisfactory security clearance. The successful applicant will be required to provide a copy of his/her passport or national identity card for all nationalities held, an up-to-date criminal record (casier judiciaire) for recent countries of residence (which can be obtained online at www.justice.gouv.fr/cjn/), two written proofs of address (utility invoices and/or bank statements) and two references.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in France are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local French employment law and FCO guidance for Local Staff. The posts we offer are not an entry point into the UK’s Diplomatic Service.

Your application will only be considered if you follow the guidance below:

  • Your application must be sent in English only.
  • Your application must clearly indicate all nationalities you hold.

 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.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.