View Vacancy - Corporate Services Officer (HR, Finance & Logistic Support)

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

Summary:

A key role in the busy Corporate Services team supporting Embassy operations. Both a Managerial and Administrative role in day to day operations.

 

The Officer will be responsible for:

  • HR work, liaison and supporting
  • Supervise transport Team / Operations.
  • Information Management agenda; introducing both knowledge and tools to users to improve our document management.
  • Back Up IT and Support.
  • General logistics.
  • Ad hoc project support.

Responsibilities:

  • To provide HR advice (recruitment, legal cases, pensions, payroll / social security issues) and support to team leaders and consultation with our professional lawyers and our HR Hub’s based in Washington D.C. / Mexico City, etc.
  • To provide oversight and line management to the Embassy Corporate Services Transport team, ensuring effective use of both vehicles and transport diary and policy compliance. Liaison with SIM and Superintendencia de Vigilancia y Seguridad Privada.
  • Transport budget forecasting and spend.
  • Deputy Information Management Officer - manage the Bogota SharePoint site and other archives.
  • Deputy IT Officer – back up to IT officer during busy periods or absences.
  • Deputy Finance / Accounts officer - back up to Corp Service Officer (Payroll, Finance & payment batches) during busy periods or absences.
  • Procurement support: Requisitioner/Receiver, supplier maintenance etc, Govt Procurement Card (GPC) holder.
  • To support with other ad-hoc General Corporate Services tasks (e.g. project work or visitors at Post). 

  • Law/HR/Administration degree or relevant comparable experience.
  • Certified studies in ‘Sistema de Gestion y Seguridad en el Trabajo’.
  • Knowledge of Colombian legally mandated HR processes.
  • Knowledge of payroll, including payment of social security affiliations in Colombia.
  • Strong IT skills (including knowledge of SharePoint).
  • Effective people management skills.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Ability to prioritise tasks.
  • Team player.

  • Experience of budget forecasting and control.
  • Advance driving training skills

25 February 2018
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
35
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Colombia
Bogota
British Embassy
1
COP
$3,770,432 (Negotiable according to experience)
20 March 2018
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This opportunity is closed to applications.