Community Liaison Officer – British Embassy
Job Overview
British Embassy is looking for qualified applicants for the following open positions.
Job Title:
Community Liaison Officer
Job Overview:
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: Company’s Scale
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Job Position:
Community Liaison Officer
Duties:
- Information gathering for UK-based officers and their spouses/partners and families (including for those not yet in Addis).
- This may include information on possibilities for spouse/partner employment in Ethiopia and completion of an annual Spouse and Partner Employment Report for FCDO;
- children’s education (through completion of separate School and Nursery Information Sheets of authorized schools);
- feedback on adult education; career and training opportunities; advice on foreign-born spouse/partner issues;
- recreational facilities and social matters. Biannual completion of the Cost of Living report.
- Welfare at Post: welcoming all staff on posting/temporary duty/flexible deployment and accompanying families to ensure as smooth an integration as possible into the life of the Embassy community;
- following up to check that staff and families are settling in; being a source of referral and support where questions or problems arise; providing short Post community induction.
- Advocate for UK-based staff and families in addressing issues of importance with Post Management, including as their representative on the post housing committee, working with the Corporate Services Team to identify appropriate accommodation, and as the chief link between the Embassy and the Diplomatic Staff Families’ Association in London.
- Communicate effectively on community and social matters across Post to all staff and responsibility for information management such as the CLO homepage on Post’s Intranet/SharePoint site and newsletter; input to update and review of the Post Report, Post Fact Sheet and One HMG Induction Pack.
Job Requirement:
Qualification:
Education:
- Must have a sound understanding of expatriate (and preferably diplomatic) life
- You must be able to demonstrate excellent written and spoken English
- Must be comfortable using Word, Excel and Outlook
- You will need to be able to work independently, using initiative and problem-solving skills
- The successful candidate must be sympathetic, discrete and a good listener
Experience:
- Previous experience in a similar role.
How to apply
Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to: https://fco.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-2/xf-7810a1ba3247/candidate/so/pm/4/pl/1/opp/18425-Community-Liaison-Officer-16-22-ADD/en-GB
Deadline: 23, December, 2022.
- Total Jobs 20 Jobs
- Location Ethiopia