British High Commission Personal Assistant to His Majesty’s Ambassador Jobs in South Sudan

British High Commission Personal Assistant to His Majesty’s Ambassador Jobs in South Sudan

Main purpose of job:

You will be responsible for providing administrative, organisational and diary support to Her Majesty’s Ambassador to South Sudan, as well as support on the co-ordination of high-level visits.

You will also help lead on the co-ordination and management of internal and external events for the Ambassador and British Embassy, including important representational events at the Ambassador’s official Residence. You will be involved in planning and supporting the UK National Day (aka HM The King’s Birthday Party) and Remembrance Day, as well as large staff events. This will necessitate out of hours work, including occasionally at weekends.

Role and Responsibilities:

Personal Assistant to His Majesty’s Ambassador (HMA), helping prioritise his/her time and commitments. Leading on diary and inbox management for HMA including communicating with wider British Embassy team to ensure they know how best to work with and support HMA. Assist with arranging programmes for HMA for travel in South Sudan and overseas.

You will coordinate with the PA to the Development Director (DD) to ensure coordination of HMA and DD diaries where required and you will provide leave cover for the Personal Assistant to the DD. They will provide leave cover for you in return.

Build relationships with other assistants and chiefs of staff in the offices of the embassy’s key stakeholders to facilitate diplomatic engagement with the Government, ministries and international partners. You will need to ensure you have good working relationships with key members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and develop your understanding of diplomatic processes and procedures e.g. Notes Verbale, in order to help the embassy run smoothly.

Support delivery of British Embassy events including the King’s Birthday Party and events held at the Ambassador’s residence. Work with colleagues across the Embassy to identify guests, issue invitations and support on all logistical aspects of the event management including guest lists, receiving guests and catering.

You will also have oversight of budget management for events at the Ambassador’s Residence, including advising on spending trends, reconciling expenditure and facilitating accurate forecasting (to include ensuring compliant use of FCDO Accounting systems). You will need to manage logistics at the Ambassador’s Residence which may require out of hours work on occasions.

Respond and draft replies to routine enquiries and correspondence.

Ensure up to date management of the Embassy’s contacts database, and ensure all electronic

and paper files are up-to-date with any outstanding actions followed up.

Assistance with the planning and delivery of high-profile UK visitors to South Sudan such as UK Ministers or the UK Special Envoy to South Sudan. This will include liaising with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, managing logistics including travel, and ensuring visits run smoothly.

Assist with other corporate activities and provide ad-hoc administrative support to the political team, including regular updates to the team on HMA engagements; drafting of minutes of internal team meetings and supporting in-country travel planning for the team.

Resources managed:

No formal line management responsibility but you will work closely with the other PA and other corporate services staff. Responsibility for value for money in procuring catering and management of drinks inventory.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Previous experience working as an PA, Executive Assistant or Private Secretary

Experience working in an international organisation, Embassy or UN or similar skill sets from private sector

Excellent organisational skills and a keen eye for detail

Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English

Strong numeracy and budget management

Communication and influencing skills, including experience of drafting records of meetings

Ability to multi-task and work as a team player

Strong self-organisation, the ability to be flexible and resilient

Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Teams, Excel)

Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to be professional, courteous and discreet and deal directly with key players at a senior level inside and outside the Embassy

The ability to maintain key contacts with UK Government departments. Embassy staff, members of other diplomatic missions as well as members of the public

Language requirements:

Language: English

Level of language required: Excellent

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Event management

Private sector experience

Knowledge/experience of international affairs

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; British High Commission Personal Assistant to His Majesty’s Ambassador Jobs in South Sudan

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