The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)
Economic and Prosperity
This is a fast paced job, providing direct support and assistance to the Economic and Trade Policy Counsellor, working as a key member of a high performing Embassy team. It needs excellence in the basics of the PA and office manager role, but includes important work to support on information and budget management and official visits.
Position responsibilities:
- Provide high quality secretarial and administrative support to the Counsellor for Economic and Trade Policy, including through effective diary management, meeting and travel arrangements.
- Arrange meetings, travel booking, and other general support to the Economic and Trade Policy team; invite and coordinate attendance of external contacts for official Embassy events; organize annual China network conference.
- Support arrangements for official visits; arranging invitations, liaising with Chinese Ministries and other organisations, scheduling meetings; booking hotels, travel, and interpreters.
- Budget management - Accurately complete financial processes and manage travel and entertainment budgets for the team; coordinate team travel plan and monitor section’s monthly spending report.
- Information management - Manage the team’s contacts database, the network intranet, distribution lists and induction material.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
- High level of written and spoken English.
- Previous administrative work, office manager, or PA experience in a busy team environment would be a benefit.
- Knowledge of UK or Chinese government.
- Chinese language to a high level of fluency would be a strong advantage, but is not essential if counterbalanced by other strong skills and competence.
Changing and Improving, Making Effective Decisions, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering Value for Money, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace
1 June 2016
A2 (L)
Fixed Term, Full-time
35
Asia Pacific
China
Beijing
British Embassy
1
CNY 10,348
11 July 2016
We are an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce, and valuing difference.
We offer a competitive package, which includes basic salary, good leave entitlement, and insurance plan, etc. The gross starting salary (before all deductions) for this position is RMB 10,348/ month for Chinese Nationals and an abated monthly salary of RMB 16,230/ month for British Nationals and spouses/ partners (all nationalities) of diplomats who are ‘W’ (diplomatic) visa holders and meet passport criteria.
We also offer excellent development opportunities and a 22-day annual leave entitlement in pro rata. Conditioned working hours is 35 hours/ week from Monday to Friday and flexible working can be arranged upon personal needs. For more details on our Total Rewards Package, please visit our website http://www.gov.uk/government/world/china.
Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Beijing is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Chinese employment law.
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