This vacancy is advertised as full-time, temporary role for 4 months.

The FCDO offers time and financial support for the successful candidate to take advantage of professional learning and development opportunities inside and outside of the organisation.

The British High Commission is proud of its L&D offer to staff. We work hard to ensure staff have the skills needed to do their job and the opportunities to develop professionally. There are a wide range of options available for personal development including training courses, coaching and mentoring, job-shadowing, presentations and learning sets. Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources through the Diplomatic Academy and Civil Service Learning. Staff are strongly encouraged to take advantage of all the available opportunities.  All new staff undertake a workplace induction and there are a number of mandatory e-learning courses covering areas such as diversity, health and safety, and information management.

The Project Manager will gain exposure working in a cross-mission committee, looking at various aspects of organising the biggest event in the High Commission’s calendar. The Project Manager will have the opportunity to collaborate with sponsors and partners, meet key stakeholders from government, businesses and civil societies. 

Working hours:

Flexible hours and remote working are available upon agreement with Line Manager and Human Resource. However, the role requires numerous visits to event venue, coordination meetings (internal and external), the jobholder must be prepared to be present in the office and/or event venues when needed.

Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

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. 

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”.

Indicated start date is provisional and subject to successful completion of reference and security checks.

Kindly check your application centre or email regularly for any update on the status of your application.

To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer.