East Kilbride, London
About The Job
Job summary
You will work to d eliver across an exciting policy portfolio which ranges from producing guidance for the FCDO country network on how to work with civil society organisations (CSOs) and respond to restrictions to civic space, to influencing the UN to be more inclusive in its stakeholder engagement.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and leading on the Departments contribution to FCDOs engagement with civil society and will focus on securing strategic senior official and Ministerial engagement with the sector and raising the profile of the UK as a global beacon of civic space. In emergent crisis, you will need to provide advice to relevant teams on setting up engagement between civil society and the FCDO. For example, in the past the team has worked on shaping engagement on Afghanistan and Ukraine.
There is a high level of Ministerial and Parliamentary interest in this area of work, making this an exciting, influential, and fast-paced role. You will be required to manage multiple demands simultaneously.
As with all roles, the successful candidate will be expected to be flexible and to support priorities in the team and across the directorate as required.
You will be expected to remain in your initial FCDO role for at least two years.
Job Description
In this role you will also be responsible for:
- Ensuring FCDO Ministers and senior officials are supported in engaging effectively with the civil society sector and delivering quality and timely briefing.
- Supporting CSCSs structured engagement with CSOs to deliver a streamlined approach at all levels (Ministers and officials) in order for CSOs to share their views and expertise on key policy issues.
- Facilitating the FCDOs structured engagement with CSOs in response to emerging and protracted crises.
- Being the key point of contact and managing the relationship with Bond (the UK umbrella network for CSOs working in international development) and other CSO networks.
- Responding as needed to briefing requests for Ministers, ministerial correspondence, treat officials and parliamentary questions to a high quality within assigned deadlines.
You must be a British Citizen at the time of application and, if invited to interview, you will need to bring proof of identity (British Passport/Driving Licence etc.) with you.
This role requires you to attain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance.
For more information about this process, click here . Attaining DV will require you to have been resident in the UK for five of the last ten years. At least one year of this must have been a consecutive twelve-month period. Serving overseas with HM Forces, in some other official capacity as a representative of His Majestys Government, or having lived overseas as a result of your parents or partners Government employment counts as UK residency for the purposes of security clearances.
It is essential in your application that you provide evidence and proven examples in each of the following Minimum Criteria and Behaviours as far as you are able to do so. These responses will be further developed and discussed with those candidates invited for interview.
Minimum Criteria
- Strong communication skills (written and oral).
- Ability to effectively represent the FCDO and to participate in meetings with stakeholders.
- Strong team working skills and ability to form effective working relationships both internally and with external partners.
- Ability to pro-actively lead on key pieces of work and flexibly respond to new priorities as they arise.
- Ability to take initiative and manage own workload.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Alongside your salary of 34, 500, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office contributes 9, 315 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- A Civil Service Pension.
- 25 days Annual Leave per annum.
- 9 days Public and Privilege holidays per annum.
- Learning and Development tailored to your role.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
This vacancy uses the Success Profiles Framework and will assess your Behaviours.
Please see the Hints and Tips that are provided for your information about how to prepare Behaviour examples at the Application and/or Interview stage.
Application Stage
You will be required to complete an online application form and submit a CV and 1250-word Personal Statement to assess your skills and experience.
The Behaviours you will be assessed on at the application stage are as follows:
- Communicating & Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Interview Stage
The Behaviours you will be assessed on during the interview are as follows:
- Communicating & Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Candidates will be required to give a presentation at the interview and the topic will be sent alongside the interview invitation.
Please note that the FCDO carries out name-blind (anonymised) recruitment to help build a more diverse and inclusive workforce. The personal information on your application form and/or CV will be concealed during the sifting phase, and only the names of those who are being invited for Interviews will be made known to the Panel.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window) . See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality Requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window) .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Anna Bobin
- Email : anna.bobin@fcdo.gov.uk
- Email : resourcing@fcdo.gov.uk
If you wish to make a complaint you should email Resourcing@fcdo.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the FCDO you can contact the Civil Service Commission.
