View Vacancy - SG - Corporate Services Officer (Estates and Health & Safety), AO

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

Main Purpose of Job:

The Corporate Services Officer (Estates and Health & Safety) will support estates delivery for the High Commission in Singapore.  The role holder will oversee maintenance of one floor of the office, collaborate on allocation of residential accommodation for diplomatic staff and their families, and support on health & safety.  The role holder will act as Secretary to our Post Housing and Health & Safety committees.     

Experience working in estates or health & safety is welcome but not required.  Experience in a busy customer focused role is essential.  In addition, the successful applicant will be keen to learn, have excellent communication skills, demonstrate flexibility and a can-do attitude and, above all, be committed to teamwork; effective collaboration with a diverse range of colleagues and partners is key to success in this role.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:

Estates (70%)

  • Act as Secretary to the Post Housing Committee (PHC), working closely with the FM provider to proactively plan for arrivals and departures from Post, make recommendations on residential accommodation, and engage with UK-based staff on allocations.
  • Support maintenance of the main office second floor in coordination with the Technical Works Supervisor and other stakeholders, including: proactively arranging cleaning services and pest control, carrying out procurement, and tracking maintenance budget spend.
  • Collaborate with the FM provider and Overseas Estates Department on estates issues, representing Post at weekly estates meetings and ensuring a joined-up approach.
  • Sit as a member of the Sustainability Committee and support implementation of recommendations.
  • Act as Post’s point of contact for the FM team on estates projects.

Health & Safety (H&S) 20% 

  • Be the appointed H&S coordinator, supporting the H&S Manager, including through administrative support such as logging incidents and maintaining records of H&S-related activities.
  • Act as Secretary to the Health & Safety Committee, circulating agendas, preparing minutes and tracking actions.
  • Support estates compliance and inspection visits, ensuring health & safety recommendations are followed and records are maintained.

Other (10%)

  •  Provide flexible support across Corporate Services Team as required.
  • Previous experience in a role with a strong customer focus.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across a large and diverse team.
  • Ability to work at pace and prioritise tasks effectively.
  • A proactive, flexible and can-do approach.
  • Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
  • Desire to develop capability.
  • Experience of working in an international environment.
  • Estates and health & safety experience.
Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
13 April 2026
Administrative Officer (AO)
Permanent
37.5 per week
Asia Pacific
Singapore
Singapore
British High Commission
1
SGD
SGD 4,457
monthly
24 June 2026

Due to the clearance requirements for this role, this vacancy is open only to citizens of the following countries: the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States (U.S. passport holders). Applicants must also have a traceable physical residency footprint of at least five (5) of the last ten (10) years in their home country, as this is required to obtain the necessary clearance for the role.


Working patterns:

Normal working hours are 37.5 per week: 8:30AM to 5:00PM from Monday to Friday. The team operates a ‘core hours’ policy of 10:30AM to 2:30PM with individual flexibility around that.

Terms of service:

  • Staff recruited locally by the British High Commission are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local Singapore employment law.
  • Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Only short-listed applications will be called for personal interviews.
  • We have a generous leave offer including: 23 days annual leave, increasing to 25 after 5 years' service, with the option to carry over up to 12 days into the subsequent leave year; 14 public holidays; generous maternity and paternity leave; and childcare leave. We encourage volunteerism and offer up to 3 days paid volunteer leave.
  • We also offer medical insurance to support staff with the high costs of healthcare in Singapore and periodic reimbursement for the cost of eye tests and replacement eye wear.
  • The British High Commission is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on grounds of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation. Our values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Expertise (CORE) are our guiding principles. We aspire to live our values consistently in order to make the British High Commission a great place to work where staff feel valued, supported and inspired to be their best.
  • In addition to the duties which this job normally entails, you may from time to time be required to undertake additional or other duties as necessary to meet the needs of the High Commission, including playing a part in the corporate life of the mission and supporting any crisis response.
  • All successful candidates will be expected to serve a minimum of 6 months in their new role before being eligible to apply for further positions within the British High Commission.

Please note that all successful candidates will be expected to serve a minimum of 6 months in their new role before being eligible to apply for further positions within the British High Commission.

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

We offer time and financial support for the successful candidate to take advantage of professional learning and development opportunities inside and outside of the organisation.

The BHC has an active Learning & Development Committee which works hard to provide a comprehensive L&D offer. There is a wide range of options available for personal development including training courses, coaching and mentoring, job-shadowing, presentations and learning sets. Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources through the International Academy and Civil Service Learning. Staff are strongly encouraged to take advantage of all available opportunities.

All new hires undertake a workplace induction and there are several mandatory e-learning courses that must be completed to pass probation.

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Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
 
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