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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
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Political
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Main purpose of job:
This exciting role in the Embassy’s Political Section will help deliver UK strategic objectives in Thailand. The role focuses on the management, oversight, and implementation of programmes and projects on a wide range of issues, including human rights, parliamentary democracy, security and rule of law. The jobholder will also be responsible for: designing and coordinating a programme of events that maximises UK political engagement within Thailand; arranging important visits by UK Ministers and Senior Officials that support UK-Thailand bilateral relations; and providing policy support to the wider Political Section.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:
Programme & Project Management (55%)
The jobholder will be the Political Section’s programme and project management lead. Specific tasks will include:
- Advising Political Section’s and wider Embassy’s policy officers on all aspects of the organisation’s approach to project management, including by keeping up to date with latest guidance issued by UK headquarters, and advising on best practice to ensure impactful projects that deliver value for money.
- Acting as Secretariat to the Embassy’s Programme Delivery Board to monitor project progress and coordinate across teams, including by scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, collating and circulating papers and taking the minute.
- Ensure best practice is adhered to regarding: calls for bids from potential project partners; completing due diligence assessments; development of strong project bids; budget forecasting and spending; preparation of contracts and grant agreements; ensuring project partners are aware of and can comply with UK rules and procedures; and completion of monitoring and evaluation reports.
- Work with the team’s thematic policy leads to identify future funding opportunities, and to coordinate the Embassy’s bids to these funds. Develop a network of implementing partners to ensure a strong pool for our calls for bids. Ensure a pipeline of activity that keeps the UK engaged on strategically important issues in Thailand.
- Maintain relationships with project partners during the project cycle, identifying and initiating actions to deal with emerging issues and risks.
Visits & Events (30%)
The jobholder will support the Embassy’s Political Section in preparations for important visits by acting as the Visits Officer, with a particular focus on visits by Ministers and senior officials from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The jobholder will work with the relevant Policy Officer on the design and coordination of a programme of events for the Embassy’s Political Section that maximises the impact of UK political engagement within Thailand. Specific tasks include:
- Understanding UK strategic objectives in Thailand, and identifying key stakeholders for FCDO Ministers and Political Section to engage.
- Acting as Embassy lead on coordination for Political Section’s FCDO Ministerial visits to Thailand, owning visit programmes, managing visit meetings, liaising across the Embassy and externally with Embassy partners as necessary on the programme, and flagging risks and issues to Embassy leadership.
- Support visits by FCDO senior officials to Thailand by coordinating programmes, suggesting programme elements, and setting up meetings and events as necessary.
- Ensuring the team has an effective and up-to-date contacts database.
- Work with Political Officers to design an events plan, to deliver targeted and creative events for Political Section that maximise UK influence and impact in Thailand, as well as provide good value for money for UK taxpayers.
- Undertake evaluations and lessons learned exercises to understand how we can improve delivery against objectives through future visits and events.
Team protocol lead (5%)
The jobholder will provide advice and support on all protocol matters on behalf of the Political Section, including:
- Drafting Verbal Notes and other official correspondence.
- Liaising with Royal Thai Government on protocol matters relating to the team’s work.
- Following protocol guidance and providing advice to colleagues.
Management & Other (10%):
The nature of working in Political Section means that priorities and areas of focus can change at short notice. Occasionally, the jobholder will be expected to support the wider Political Section by taking on new work or tasks not outlined above including ad hoc policy support.
The jobholder will be responsible for line management of the Project and Team Administration Officer (AO) including supporting them to achieve their objectives and to develop in the role.
The jobholder will be expected to contribute to the wider Embassy in support of corporate and crisis management objectives. The Embassy has a wide range of internal committees to take part in, such as our Inclusion, Green, and Learning and Development Committees. All members of staff undergo crisis management and response training, and should be ready to fulfil a crisis role as required.
Resources managed (staff and expenditure):
- Oversight of cross-Embassy programme fund, and local management of other funding streams.
- Management of the Project and Team Administration Officer [AO level].
- Government Procurement Card holder.
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- Proven project management skills and experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills and initiative, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Dynamic, well organised self-starter with excellent communication skills.
- Good knowledge of Thai politics and Thai current affairs.
- Proven ability at gathering, summarising, analysing and presenting information clearly and concisely in English.
- Positive attitude and proactive approach.
- Ability to make decisions and to work with limited supervision; ability to use own initative to drive forward work.
- Comfortable working with Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel.
- Ability to prioritise own workloads and make adjustments to accommodate urgent work items.
Language Requirements: Thai and English
Level of language required: Expert
- English: Excellent command of spoken and written English, equivalent to IELTS 7.5 or above. Offers of employment may be made conditional on a recent IELTS test but this is not required ahead of application / interview.
- Thai: Excellent command of spoken and written Thai, equivalent to C1 CEFR level or above. (Political Thai not required).
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- Experience of visit planning and / or event management.
- Basic knowledge of UK political system.
- Experience working in an international organisation or studying or working abroad.
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Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big Picture
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12 June 2025
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Executive Officer (EO)
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Full-time, Permanent
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Asia Pacific
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Thailand
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Bangkok
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British Embassy
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THB
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74,490
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monthly
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14 July 2025
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The British Embassy offers a competitive compensation package including a guaranteed 13th month pay, 20 days paid annual leave (calculated on a pro-rata basis if you join after 1 January), extensive medical insurance and access to a guaranteed 5 days of learning opportunities a year.
Learning and development opportunities:
The British Embassy Bangkok encourages all staff to develop their capabilities, through both formal training (courses) and informal (job-shadowing, coaching, on-the-job training etc.). The majority of our formal L&D opportunities are drawn from FCDO resources. All staff are encouraged to share their skills and experience with colleagues, through informal training (‘lunch & learn’) or coaching/mentoring. All staff are eligible for 5 L&D days a year.
The jobholder will be expected to undertake training offers relevant to their project and financial administration responsibilities, through FCDO training (including International Academy), and supplement this formal learning through on-the-job and mentoring / coaching opportunities.
Working patterns:
Embassy core hours are 10:00 to 16:00 on Mon-Thu and 10:00 to 13:00 on Friday.
This is a full time role – 36 hours/week, Monday to Friday. The officer will be required to undertake occasional evening work to fit in with the operational requirements of the role.
The Embassy has a flexible working policy and is committed to offering flexible working patterns balanced with the operational requirements of the role. The Embassy has processes in place to support remote working patterns. We encourage applications from candidates who wish to work flexibly.
In crisis/emergency situations you may need to work as required to support the Embassy response, sometimes on a shift pattern working which may result in unsociable hours and/or weekend working.
As an inclusive employer we are happy to discuss alternative working patterns at interview or at the point of any job offer.
Other Information:
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are locally recruited by the British Embassy are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.
No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.
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.
The FCDO also operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.
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Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
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.
Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.
Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. 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.
To ensure a successful application, it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours, including through your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles: Civil Service behaviours which provides detailed guidance on how the behaviours are defined.
Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to prepare specific examples of when they have demonstrated these behaviours in their application. Using the STAR format to provide evidence of your skills and experience in your application and at interview helps to give a structure. You briefly describe the situation in which you showed the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.
For inclusivity and diversity, please remove the following personal information when uploading your CV: name, address, email address, age, date of birth, gender, and nationality.
The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.
Please note that it is likely that any non-Thai national who is successful in securing a role within the Embassy will need to leave the country and re-enter with a specific type of visa if currently living in Thailand or will need to apply for a visa before travelling here if currently based outside of Thailand. Whilst the Embassy can support you with this process, the costs involved will need to be met by the candidate.
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are recruited by the British Embassy are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.
The British Embassy Bangkok promotes the following values:
- Collaboration
We support each other and are inclusive
We work closely with others to deliver
- Empowerment
We are innovative and adaptive
We achieve a healthy work-life balance, taking advantage of hybrid working
- Expertise
We build on and champion our diverse skills and expertise
We draw on data, technology and evidence
- Respect
We build trust and value differences
We invite and appreciate other perspectives
- Impact
We take a strategic approach
We prioritise and are all clear on expectations
To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer.
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