British High Commission is recruting Administrative Officer, West Africa Conflict, Stability and Security Team

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Job Category  

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory  

Finance

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

Main purpose   of job:

This is a new position as an administrative officer in the CSSF West Africa Conflict,Stability & Security Team, in the British High Commission in Abuja. This dynamic, eight person team has a   regional remit in support of upstream conflict prevention and security in   West Africa. The team manages approx £29m per year (FY 16/17) of the UK Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) focused on Nigeria, the Sahel and   the Manu River Union. The biggest programme by far is on Nigeria. The team   supports a number of UK Government departments and Agencies such as the   Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Department for International   Development, Ministry of Defence, Home Office and National Crime Agency, as   well as working with international and local civil society, ministries,   departments and agencies.

The job holder will   provide administrative support to the Team Head and the rest of the team as   required, including support to the Nigeria programme officer on aspects of   programme management and to the finance manager on aspects of financial   management where required.  

Roles and   responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

• Making   the administrative arrangements for regular meetings hosted by the team, in   particular monthly Working Group Meetings and quarterly Local Strategy Board   meetings. This includes booking rooms and technical services, making diary   appointments and collating paperwork.
• Providing   Support for Team Head and Deputy Head on administrative and programmatic   matters across CSSF West Africa, especially Nigeria.
• Arranging   programmes for visiting HMG staff and consultants working with CSSF,   including making travel plans (e.g. flight and hotel bookings), and for   Head/Deputy Head.
• Coordinating   administrative activities to ensure day to day operational needs of the team   are met.
• Supporting   the team finance manager in the collection and collation of financial   reporting.
• Supporting   the Nigeria programme officer in the delivery of programme components as   require.
• Information Management (Shared folder management) and managing the filing, storage and security of documents (contracts, MOUs, Project Terms of References, etc)

Essential qualifications and experience  

• Experience of providing administrative support in a busy working environment
• Strong oral and written English communication skills.
• Highly organised, strong attention to detail and able to take initiative and to work accurately within deadlines and with limited supervision.
• IT skills, MS Office applications e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Confidence to deal with senior personnel
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Desirable qualifications and experience  

• Prior experience of working with the UK government.
• Excellent numerical and   spreadsheet skills
• Knowledge and interest in peace, conflict and security issues   in Nigeria and West Africa.

Required competencies  

Seeing the Big Picture, Changing and Improving, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace

Application deadline  

2 June 2016

Grade  

A2 (L)

Type of Position  

Fixed Term

Duration of Post  

12 months

Region  

Africa

Country/Territory  

Nigeria

Location (City)  

Abuja

Type of Post  

British High Commission

Starting monthly salary ()  

N360,778

Start Date  

1 July 2016

Additional information  

• For more information about the FCO competencies please refer the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework
• Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission/Embassy in Abuja are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Nigeria.
• Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
• Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted.
• Any questions you may have about this position will only be answered during interview, should you be invited.

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