Assistant to Defence Attache (ROU18-717)

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Job Category

Other British Government Departments (Partners across Government, including UK Visas)

Job Subcategory

MOD (Ministry of Defence)

Job Description (Roles And Responsibilities)

The British Embassy in Bucharest is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is looking to recruit an Assistant to Defence Attache for the Ministry of Defence Department (MOD).

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Liaise at operational level with Romanian Ministry of Defence, proactively develop contacts within the respective ministries and maintain strong relationships with key personalities;
• Management and implementation of the Defence Bilateral Activity Programme between Romania and UK. This also includes high level representational work, event management, organizational and admin work and strategic awareness;
• Co-ordinate and organise all official, diplomatic and ceremonial events and/or visits;
• Provide office management and smooth running of the Defence Attache’s “Head Office” in Romania;
• Line management responsibilities of Driver of the Defence Section;
• Line management and learning and development responsibilities for the Defence Section Intern programme;
• Account/budget management (monthly section account, cashbox and Government Procurement Card reconciliation and forecasting);
• Administration of the official vehicle, equipment and inventory;
• Responsible for obtaining all UK diplomatic clearances for aircraft (over 100 flights a month), ships, vehicles and adventurous training.
  
  

Essential Qualifications, Skills And Experience

• Outstanding verbal, presentation and written skills;
• Previous experience in office administration and event planning and management;
• Excellent English and Romanian both verbal and written;
• Strong interpersonal skills for influencing at all levels;
• Self-motivated, independent and effective team-player;
• Discretion;
• Computer skills, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook;
• Ability to travel in country and occasionally abroad, sometimes over night or more.
  
  

Desirable Qualifications, Skills And Experience

• Bachelor degree;
• Some knowledge of defence issues, both globally and Romanian.
  
  

Required Competencies

Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Demonstrating Resilience

Application deadline

21 November 2018

Grade

B3 (L)

Type of Position

Fixed Term, Full-time, Temporary

Working hours per week

35

Duration of Post

18 months

Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory

Romania

Location (City)

Bucharest

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

1

Starting monthly salary (RON)

RONGross) (Salary is not negotiable)

Start Date

11 December 2018

Other Benefits And Conditions Of Employment

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 18 months (35 hours net per week) to cover for Maternity Leave. Working hours are flexible and staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked.

The annual leave entitlement is 21 days per year pro rata and the Embassy also enjoys a maximum of 14 Romanian / UK public holidays per year.

Monthly salary is 5,584 RON gross. In addition, staff are entitled to a 13th month salary pro rata and may receive a performance related bonus at year end. Staff also receive meal vouchers and a monthly subscription to a medical centre. An individual personal development plan will be agreed with the successful candidate, which may include training outside Romania.

For your information whilst the Emergency Ordinanceis in place the job holder will receive a gross monthly compensation bonus of RON 1112.

The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance, and satisfactory completion of a probationary period of 90 calendar days.

All applicants should have a pre-existing legal status to live and work in Romania. The British Embassy does not facilitate/sponsor visa applications and work permits. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions service according to Romanian employment law.

Additional Information

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 British 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.