View Vacancy - Community Liaison Officer (FIN18.014) - INTERNAL VACANCY
The British Embassy in Helsinki is part of a world-wide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a Community Liaison Officer to 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 and 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 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; completion of DSFA Spouse and Partner Annual Employment Report; and completion of COLA return and other such official returns.
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; management of domestic equipment float; 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; participation in the Club Committee to represent the interests of UK-based officers and their spouses/partners and families.
Advocate for UK-based staff and families in addressing issues of importance with Post Management, including as their representative based on an invitation to discuss agenda items of relevance at Post Senior Management Team meetings, and as a member of the crisis planning team, and as the chief link between Post and DSFA in London.
Communicating effectively on community and social matters across Post to all staff, including acting as the chief link between Post and the British International Association and other similar organizations in Finland.
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.
Other administrative tasks as required.
- Self-starter with the drive and initiative to work through tasks on their own.
- Approachable, empathetic, resilient, and discreet.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to multi-task.
- Windows 10 skills.
This is a part-time fixed-term contract of 18 hours per week.
The appointment is subject to professional background check, security clearance and the successful completion of a probationary period.
All applicants should have the right to live and work in Finland. The British Embassy does not sponsor for work permits.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Finland are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Finnish employment law and FCO guidance for Local Staff.
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.
FCO does not pay for travel related expense incurred in interviews (including Security Check) or accept any financial risk, including cancelation or reschedule costs. The FCO will not meet the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
