The British Government is recruiting a Community Liaison Officer, to be based in Maputo, Mozambique.

Description
  • 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 identity, 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. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require
  • To work closely with Team Leader for Delivery Excellence and Corporate Services for the well-being of all staff at the Mission, with primary function as advocate for and provision of support to UK-based staff and families (FCDO and PAGs) on family and community issues, principally in the areas of information gathering, welfare and communication
Duties
  • Information gathering for UK-Based officers and their spouses/partners and families, and UK-Based on duty visits or deployment (including for those not yet in Maputo). To include (where applicable) information primarily on spouse/partner employment at Post; children’s education (through completion of separate HR School and Nursery Information Sheets of authorised schools at Post); a comprehensive information pack on childcare at post; career and training opportunities; single officer and foreign-born spouse/partner issues; recreational facilities; social matters; and completion of FCDO Families Spouse and Partner Annual Employment Report
  • Welfare at the Mission: welcoming all staff on posting/temporary duty/duty visits or deployment and accompanying families to ensure as smooth an integration as possible our BHC Maputo community; following up to check that the settling in process is working; being a source of referral and support where questions, problems and difficulties arise; providing short Post community induction. CLOs are not expected to be medically trained and have no medical responsibility
  • Advocate for UK-based staff and families in addressing issues of importance with SLT and through the Post governance structures including Post Security Committee, Post Health and Safety Committee and Post Housing Committee. Also, as the chief link between Maputo Post and the FCDO Families in London
  • Communicating effectively on community and social matters across the Mission to all staff and receive notification of staff arrivals/departures. They should advertise details of FCDO Families career support services and courses to eligible UK-Based spouses/partners at the Mission. Finally, the CLO is expected to establish some form of communication for staff and spouses/partners across the \Mission, such as a WhatsApp group, in accordance with the FCDO social media policy
  • Information management of the BHC Maputo Welcome Pack, CLO Teams site, input to update and review of the Post Report and Fact Sheet. CLO should be accessible and able to provide information in areas including pre-Posting information, spouse/partner employment at Post; child and adult education, childcare, recreation facilities and training opportunities
  • Management of domestic equipment float – storage, records, delivery and collections, as required
  • Emergency Planning: the CLO must be aware of and involved in any BHC Maputo contingency and drawdown plans. As part of this they must complete the Crisis Preparedness Management eLearning on GLO and have a role with Crisis Preparedness, usually Welfare
  • All the above tasks require the CLO to have strong links with the Senior Leadership Team, relevant to FCDO departments and the FCDO Families’ London office
Requisites
  • Good organisational and inter-personal skills.
  • IT literacy (proficiency in MS Word, Outlook and Excel)
  • Good oral communication, team-working and self-management skills
  • English speaker
  • Experience of managing inventories
  • Experience of working for a diplomatic mission or international organisation
  • Portuguese speaker
Notes
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
  • Please complete the application form in full. Failure to do so may result in a determination that you do not meet the requirements for the position
  • Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Maputo are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Mozambique
  • All applicants must be legally able to work in Mozambique with the correct visa/status or work permit
  • Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount
  • Reference and security clearances checks will be conducted
  • Any questions you may have about this position will be answered during the interview, should you be invited
  • Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
  • Check your application before you submit your application, as you will not be able to make any changes once submitted
  • The British High Commission will never ask you to pay a fee or money to apply for a position
  • Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months, the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, access the followingl ink:

Alto Comissariado Britânico: Community Liaison Officer, Maputo – emprego.co.mz