View Vacancy - MYR - Pro Consul A2

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Consular Roles)
Consular

The jobholder will provide support to the Vice Consul in the day-to-day running of the consular operation in Burma. Providing British nationals with the full range of notarial and documentary services and assistance to those in difficulty, in line with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Consular Strategy, consular guidance and business targets and local procedures

 

  • Provide Consular Assistance across the full range of casework: visiting prisoners, dealing with deaths, hospitalisations, victims of crime, distressed British nationals, accepting and processing Emergency Travel Document (ETD) applications
  • Handling correspondence, counter and telephone enquiries escalated by the contact centre. Verifying copies of documents for the local authorities. Taking consular fees and ensuring that the Consular Certificate is completed each day. Work on small prevention projects including up-dating contact lists.                                                  
  • Liaising with, and acting as a point of contact for, local authorities. Providing translation in meetings.
  • Assisting the Vice Consul in preparing for and responding appropriately to a crisis including accompanying him on outreach trips
  • Standing in for Vice Consul when on ad hoc leave                                                   
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Strong time management skills
  • Good attention to detail
  • Ability to follow procedures and guidelines in making judgements and solving problems
  • Ability to deal sensitively with difficult situations and people in distress
  • IT proficiency – using MS Office, Outlook and ability to learn FCO systems
  • Experience of social media IT skills
  • Experience of living in or an understanding of the UK
  • Previous consular or comparable experience
  • Willingness to travel at short notice to provide support in other consular sections in the region
26 July 2017
Administrative Officer (AO)
Fixed Term, Part-Time
17.5
12 months
Asia Pacific
Myanmar
Yangon
British Embassy
1
USD
516
1 September 2017
31 August 2018

The British Embassy Rangoon supports staff to undertake any relevant learning and development training, including courses and learning trips.

 

The British Embassy Rangoon offers a competitive remuneration package, including salary, benefits, leave entitlement of 22 days per annum (calculated in pro rata).

 

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks.

 

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Rangoon are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.

All applications must be received before 26 July 2017 at 2355 Rangoon time.

 

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.

 

Interviews for this position will commence during the week of 14 August 2017.

 

The successful candidates should be able to start as soon as possible.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.