View Vacancy - WS - Policy & Communications Officer to the UK High Commission, B3 (L)
Main purpose of job:
Policy Officer: to ensure the UK High Commission keeps abreast of policy developments which may affect the UK (including risks and opportunities)
Communication Officer: to ensure the UK High Commission communicates effectively with the host country to promote UK objectives.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?
Policy Officer (80%):
- Keep abreast of the host government’s policy developments
- Develop a local network of policy influencers
- Write reports to UK colleagues (e.g. London/Oceania Network) on political developments
- Maximise opportunities for the UK to engage with the host country on UK foreign policy priorities, including through programme management
- Summarise media reports for the High Commissioner and DHC
- Arrange inward and outward visits
Communications (20%):
- Devise and implement communication plans for the UK High Commission.
- Develop and maintain a social media platform for the UK High Commission to promote UK objectives.
- Draft print media articles to promote UK objectives
Other duties as necessary and as determined by the High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner.
- Similar policy/communications experience working in a government/NGO/international company or diplomatic mission.
- IT literate (MS Word, Excel)
- Strong knowledge of host country government systems and media
- Fluent spoken and written English. Fluent spoken and written Samoan.
The starting annual salary for this position is WST 46,909.
There will be continual on-the-job learning and access to the UK’s online Diplomatic Academy training courses.
We will consider flexible working arrangements in line with the High Commission terms and conditions of service.
The target starting date for this position is around 28th October 2019, subject to successful clearance of pre-employment/security checks.
All applications must be received before 23:55 local time on the day of the specified deadline.
Applications must address experience against the role responsibilities and include a current CV.
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 is a new role in a brand-new High Commission. As new procedures and functions are tested, we would expect some changes to each role in the Mission in the first year until things are established. Thus, the ideal candidate would be flexible and positive in accommodating these changes.
This opportunity is closed to applications.