View Vacancy - Support Officer (PRT18.385)

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

The British Embassy in Lisbon is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit a Support Officer: Reception, Driving, Administrative Work.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Reception duties;
  • Deal with all enquiries in a professional and courteous manner, in person, on the telephone or via e-mail, for e.g. answering telephones, transferring calls, attending to the public and checking in visitors, liaison with internal customers on conference room bookings, arranging transport or taxi bookings, liaison with security guards on visitor arrivals;
  • Driving duties;
  • Assisting departments with set up for events in conference rooms or residence, including set-up of IT equipment;
  • IT support: co-ordinate IT shipments, packaging and despatch;
  • Supervising contractors on delivery of supplies or during works;
  • Provide general administrative support;
  • Carry out instructions given by the management team.

 

 


  • Excellent command of English and Portuguese (both oral and written);
  • Excellent Driving Skills – Clean driving licence;
  • IT – Proficient use of Excel ,Word, Outlook.

  • Previous experience in public customer service position;
  • Service in Armed Forces, Security forces.

22 July 2018
Administrative Assistant (AA)
Full-time, Temporary
35
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Portugal
Lisbon
British Embassy
1
EUR
15,574.72
13 August 2018

This is a temporary full-time contract (35 net per week) to cover indirectly for maternity leave subject to a 30 days probation period. The British Embassy in Lisbon aims to offer an attractive working environment and remuneration package for this role of €15,574.72 gross annual salary paid in fourteen instalments, provided that the individual in question is subject to individual income tax (IRS) in Portugal on the employment income in question or, alternatively, is subject to income tax on such income in the UK, plus € 134 monthly meal allowance.

The embassy offers flexible working patterns, opportunities for learning and development and has pleasant working conditions - a social club, a fully equipped gym  and a garden.

All staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Portugal are subject to local Portuguese employment law as well as internal regulations in force at any given time.

The successful candidate will be subject to a professional background and security clearance and must have pre-existing work authorisation for Portugal in order to apply.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Portugal. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

The Embassy will not consider applications from existing staff who have not successfully completed their probation period or, in the case of staff on temporary contract who have not yet completed two thirds of their contract.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”. We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered. Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

Please be advised that the Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.