View Vacancy - Portfolio Assistant B3 (CSSF) (49/18 NR)
Main purpose of job:
Assistant to the CSSF Portfolio managers running a £30m portfolio that delivers effective programme activity to support the UK Government’s security and stability objectives in Somalia.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?
- Helping Somalia CSSF to comply with best practice in programme and project management from within HM Government, delivered through a team of project managers and technical leads;
- Tracking of programme impact and risk mitigation, helping the team to record results; and to report on the delivery and political risks posed to the portfolio.
- Focal point for Monitoring and Evaluation work across the Somalia CSSF portfolio.
- Working with the Somalia CSSF team to deliver prompt and accurate programme reporting to London and senior managers.
- Information Manager – oversight of the accurate recording of portfolio records for the public record.
Resources managed (staff and expenditure):
Expenditure: £30m annual CSSF budget, overseen by the Portfolio Manager
- BA in International Relations, Program Management, Finance, Business Administration or any other relevant degree
Experience in programme management
Confidence and ability to work with colleagues across the team, including with senior colleagues in Mogadishu and London
- Experience of financial management and budgeting, procurement and risk management.
- Experience of working on security, governance and conflict issues.
Learning and development opportunities:
- UN SAFE training course
- Mandatory e-learning courses for post
Leave:
Members of staff are entitled to paid annual leave, which is earned, from the day they commence employment. Entitlements are as follows:
- Grade B3 - 30 days
In addition to annual leave, the BHC normally observes no fewer than 9 and no more than 14 Kenyan and British public and religious holidays in a year. These vary from year to year and are at the discretion of the High Commissioner. A list of holidays is published each year.
Working Patterns:
Subject to the Flexible Working Scheme (see below) normal office hours are:
• Monday to Thursday: 0730 - 1600
• Friday: 0730 - 1300.
Flexible working requests will be looked upon favourably where possible.
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- Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Nairobi are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Kenya.
- It is essential that the applicants already have the right to live and work in Kenya without the need to apply for a work permit
- Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
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