View Vacancy - Military/Political Officer (03/24 JUB)

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MOD (Ministry of Defence)

Main purpose of job:

Provide administrative and logistical support to the UK Defence Attaché (who is based in Addis Ababa).  Provide advice and weekly reporting on military and security sector issues to the Defence Attaché and broader British Embassy Juba colleagues.

Day-to-day liaison with South Sudanese Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs and other relevant South Sudanese Government Departments.  Support British Embassy Protocol team with aircraft diplomatic clearance. Act as link point for any British Military personnel in South Sudan with the British Embassy.

Roles and responsibilities:

The Defence Attaché for South Sudan is based in Addis Ababa but makes monthly visits to Juba. This role’s primary purposes are to provide support to the Defence Attaché and to contribute to the day-to-day reporting of the Embassy by providing insights into military and security sector issues.

The main responsibilities:

  • Support the Defence Attaché by providing administrative, logistical and other support as required, including support for his/her regular visits to Juba
  • Assist the Defence Attaché in preparation of monthly and weekly reports/updates by providing regular, timely and accurate information about military/security developments in South Sudan
  • Contribute to Embassy analysis and reporting on military/security issues in South Sudan
  • Lead on day-to-day, working level liaison with the South Sudanese Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs, SSPDF and other security sector actors
  • Maintain a broad network of contacts in the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs, SSPDF and other security sector actors in support of Embassy objectives
  • Support UK Peacekeepers serving with UNMISS in any administrative tasks
  • Processing clearances for UK military aircraft overflying South Sudan and providing advice and guidance on overflights
  • Manage UK MOD inventory in Juba including vehicles and other equipment
  • Maintain up to date records of UK defence related activity in South Sudan as required
  • Very good working knowledge and experience of the South Sudanese military and broader security sector

Language requirements: 

Language: English

Level of language required: Fluent 

  • Broad existing network of military/security sector contacts in South Sudan
  • Knowledge and understanding of the UK society and government
Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
28 March 2024
Executive Officer (EO)
Fixed Term
12 months
Africa
South Sudan
Juba
British Embassy
USD 2,154.42 per month
1 May 2024

Learning and development opportunities:

BE Juba is committed to learning and development. The successful applicant will have access to a range of formal and informal learning opportunities including both in person and remote learning through the FCDO’s Global Learning Opportunities portal.

South Sudan is the world’s youngest country and third most fragile state. It has regressed on key stability and development indicators since independence in 2011.  

We have a significant interest in promoting stability in South Sudan as members of the Troika, guarantors of the Peace Process, and using our aid and diplomacy efforts to improve the accountability between the state and its citizens, save lives and build resilience. A stable South Sudan will rely less on humanitarian assistance and allow more UK aid spending to be directed towards development.

Through our work in partnership with the UN and others on South Sudan, we help to shape international responses to protracted humanitarian crises, intractable conflicts and supporting countries in transition.  South Sudan is a priority country for PSVI and is a focus country in the UK’s Gender National Action Plan.

UK Objectives

We want to see a South Sudan that is more stable, with reduced levels of conflict throughout the country and reductions in food insecurity and poverty, and increased resilience to shocks and stresses. We want to see the Government of South Sudan use more of its own resources (including oil revenues) to deliver essential services to its people.  
  
British Embassy Juba (BEJ)

BEJ is a mid-sized post with around 80 staff. We draw on the expertise, mandates and advice of East Africa Department including the Sudan and South Sudan Envoy, regional posts (Nairobi and Kampala in particular) and missions in New York, Washington and Geneva.  
 
To deliver BEJ objectives in South Sudan, our political, development and humanitarian experts develop joint analysis and policy and deliver jointly on objectives across the full range of BEJ priorities. The deeply entwined political, humanitarian and development challenges require us to fully exploit our diplomatic and development expertise in both strategy and delivery. 
 
We are organised into 5 teams:  

  • Delivery Excellence (DelEx) – responsible for providing strategic oversight, coordination, quality assurance and compliance across BEJ programming, influencing and policy work to support delivery and monitoring of the Country Plan
  • Essential Services Team (EST) – responsible for delivering policy and programming aimed at improving provision of essential services, with a focus on Girls Education and ending preventable deaths.  
  • Humanitarian and Livelihoods Team (HLT) – Focussed on delivering lifesaving humanitarian assistance and resilience building work, influencing the in-country humanitarian architecture and leading on BEJ’s climate resilience activity.  
  • Building Stability and Open Societies (BSOS) - responsible for political, economic, conflict and social development advice and analysis as well as peacebuilding, governance and GBV programming.  
  • Corporate Services Team (CST) – responsible for running the platform, non-programme finance, transport, security, IT, protocol and estates.

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  • Employees recruited locally by the British Embassy in Juba are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in South Sudan.
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    Pay fees for the permit
    Make arrangements to relocate
    Meet the costs to relocate
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