View Vacancy - VNM - Logistical and Administrative Support Officer, A1 (L)
Main purpose of job:
(50%) To provide support for the Chevening Scholarship Programme, overseeing budgets to ensure value for money and managing the Chevening database; providing logistical and administrative support for travel and visits, events and promotional activities, translation and interpretation and acting as a point of contact.
(40%) To provide administrative, logistical and financial support for the Embassy’s Prosperity and Political teams, including management of the sections’ entertainment, travel and learning and development budgets and liaising with government and other contacts.
(5%) To act as a flexible resource for the wider embassy.
(5%) To carry out strategic export licence checks as required, liaising with end users and relevant companies.
The successful candidate will be expected to embody the UK Civil Service code.
- Experience in using MS Word, Excel
- Experience in managing budgets
- Good time management and event management skills
- Experience in dealing with external suppliers
- Networking ability.
- A knowledge of the UK higher education sector would also be an advantage
The British Embassy is committed to being a learning and development organisation and encourages all staff to pursue continued learning and development in the workplace. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment where staff work to the values of: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. Everyone is encouraged to take responsibility, be innovative and work together.
The British Embassy offers a competitive remuneration package including salary, leave entitlement, flexible working patterns, medical package for staff and dependants, and opportunities for learning and development.
Employment offers are subject to the successful clearance of pre-employment checks.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Hanoi is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.
All applications must be received before 23:55 on the day of the deadline indicated above.
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.
This opportunity is closed to applications.