The British Embassy Dubai has a vacancy for a Regional Prevention Adviser (RPA), job grade Executive Officer (EO), under the MENASA Consular Network. This is for a fixed-term contract of three (3) years with a possibility of renewal based on performance and operational need.

Consular teams in HMG embassies and high commissions across Middle East, North Africa & South Asia offer consular assistance to British people who need support while abroad, 24/7, 365 days a year. Prevention is an integral part of our consular work.   Prevention is all about what the FCDO is doing to prevent (consular) incidents from happening. In some situations, an incident may not be preventable, but we may be able to work with partners or host authorities to improve the level of support available. When done well it is safer for British people (both travellers and residents) in country, and better for British people, host authorities and for the FCDO.

The Regional Prevention Adviser will embed consular prevention activity, in line with the Consular Strategy, across 35 Posts across Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA). The jobholder will provide expert advice and build capability to help Posts within the region develop effective prevention interventions based on behaviour change of host authorities, partners, and British nationals, and embed prevention best practice. They will contribute to the development of global prevention policy and sharing of prevention best practice globally.

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 promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Duties and responsibilities:

Help Posts to deliver effective Prevention Interventions (50%)

• Work with stakeholders and use consular data and local insights to help Posts to identify prevention priorities.
• Provide expertise and challenge to all Posts to assist in developing proportionate and effective prevention interventions using a variety of different levers (lobbying, outreach, partnerships, advice and information, comms and capability building projects) to shift behaviours.
• Ensure that all prevention work is planned, delivered, monitored and evaluated effectively in line with Prevention guidance. Amongst others, this includes: (1) Agreeing priorities with posts; (2) Advising on suitable interventions; (3) Quality control (Providing advice and support to posts on completion of their prevention trackers at the planning, monitoring and final evaluation stages).
• Helping posts with funding bids where appropriate, including advice on project implementers, due diligence and measures of success. Identify common themes across the region, and globally, encouraging posts to work collaboratively and learn from each other, as well as assisting in developing cross-cutting prevention activity, where appropriate.

 Help the region deliver and report progress on the Prevention strand of the Consular Strategy (25%)

• Engage with Consular Regional Director, Consular Regional Operation Managers, and seniors at Missions as appropriate, to ensure whole of Mission engagement with prevention work across MENASA, in line with the Consular Strategy.
• Coordinate Consular prevention work in MENASA. Monitor and report on all prevention work in MENASA, ensuring that that the MENASA Consular Prevention Board and the Regional Consular Board of Management have full visibility of MENASA’s prevention work. This will include presenting to senior colleagues at Consular Regional Management Board meetings in person or virtually.
• Work closely with Consular Directorate’s Prevention leadership and fellow RPAs to contribute to central prevention policy and tools.
• Use creative ways (including Prevention champion networks) of engaging the region in prevention work, and disseminate central prevention messaging.

 Prevention Capacity Building (25%)

• Identify and share prevention best practice across MENASA. Signpost the prevention work of other consular regions, sharing best practice in both directions.
• Identify prevention skills and capability gaps within the region. Liaise with regional / global Learning and Development teams, and fellow RPAs to address these gaps, helping design and develop global learning tools which can be adapted regionally  where necessary, and ensure staff in MENASA have the right skills and tools to carry out prevention work.  Deliver prevention training in person and virtually in the region.
• Encourage staff to include Prevention Learning and Development in their Professional Development Plans, so they have the skills they need to develop effective prevention activity.
• Keep up to date with the latest thinking on behaviour change, as well as travel industry and other trends where relevant to prevention, sharing with posts and upskilling colleagues as appropriate.

  The above list is not exhaustive, and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other ad hoc tasks as required.

Resources managed:

• Oversee Travel budget for regional visits and conferences.

Key behaviours required:

• Leadership: Show pride and passion for public service. Create and engage others in delivering a shared vision. Value difference, diversity and inclusion, ensuring fairness and opportunity for all.
• Developing Self and Others: Focus on continuous learning and development for self, others and the organisation as a whole.
• Working Together – Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources, and support.
• Seeing the bigger picture – Understand how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives. Recognise the wider Civil Service priorities and ensure work is in the national interest.

• Experience in planning, implementing, and/or evaluating campaigns or similar activities.
• Able to communicate and facilitate both virtual and live (face-to-face) groups effectively.
• Demonstrates initiative and ability to work flexibly both in a small team and autonomously, and across a wide international network.
• Excellent consultative and partnering skills. Able to maintain a range of contacts to build effective working relationships and collaborate effectively across teams and across posts.
• A confident communicator with strong outreach and networking skills. Proven ability to engage at all levels internally and with external stakeholders.
• Excellent English Language skills, both written and spoken. Able to express ideas and messages clearly and concisely.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills. Ability to work quickly and reliably with limited supervision, and able to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines without compromising the quality of the work.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.