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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Protocol, Visits and Events
Main Purpose of Job:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Visits and Events Team for six months, supporting the delivery of high impact visits and events which help us to advance UK Government priorities in Japan.
The Japan Network holds a wide variety of dynamic events such as the annual King’s Birthday Party; and ensures the smooth delivery of visits from the UK by Ministers, Parliamentarians, and senior officials – in a way that is efficient, highly collaborative and provides good value for money.
The job holder will be working in the Visits and Events Team, based within the Political Section (Bilateral) in Tokyo, but will have the chance to work with sections across the Japan Network.
What the Jobholder will be Expected to Achieve:
Visits and Events Logistics
Political Bilateral Team Support
The jobholder will need to be calm under pressure, able to adapt to unexpected scenarios quickly, a strong communicator (with fluent Japanese and English), and a team player with good attention to detail.
Resources Managed (Staff and Expenditure): None
Language Requirements: Fluent Japanese and English
Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
30 June 2024
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Fixed Term
37.5
6 months
Asia Pacific
Japan
Tokyo
British Embassy
1
JPY
JPY 410,279 per month
2 September 2024
This role is advertised as a 6-month fixed term contract.
Working Patterns:
Full time and office based. 37.5 hours per week.
The British Embassy Tokyo is supportive of a range of flexible working approaches. This particular role allows for flexibility in start and end times and working remotely for one day a week. In the run up to a visit or event, this role will require flexibility to sometimes work outside of conditioned hours. The Embassy operates a TOIL (time off in lieu) system to compensate for additional hours worked during busy periods.
Applicants must possess or be able to secure a local work permit.
Learning and Development Opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
The British Embassy offers comprehensive learning and development opportunities that will be fully available to the jobholder. We regularly run both work area specific training, as well as more general skills development in project management, finance, and leadership.
All staff are required to take a role in the embassy’s crisis preparation and response. Full training will be provided for this, and regular opportunities will be available to test and develop your skills.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
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