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View Vacancy – ROK – Residence Coordinator, S2
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Residence and Support Staff)
Residence Coordinator
Main purpose of the job:
To work on day-to-day events held at the Residence and to be working with other Residence staffs to ensure that the Residence is run efficiently and in accordance with the type of event held at the Residence.
To work as a team and with other members at the Embassy, to ensure that duties are shared in the best way to deliverance excellent services.
Roles and responsibilities/what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:
- At all times, to be ready to receive Ambassador’s official guests for official engagements, and this including senior Korean & International ministerial & senior UK dignitaries.
- Playing part in delivering, organizing, preparation, and delivery for major Residence events, some formal dinners, receptions and some major outdoor events by external hiring company or King’s Birthday Garden Party.
- To liaise with Residence Manager of any potential difficulties, last moment changes, or problem developing.
- To be able to provide excellent services to anyone coming to the Residence for an event.
- To cover during Butler’s absence
- Work on table setting, managing table serving & beverages, meals, and also to ensure furniture is moved and stored as necessary before events and those are properly stored.
- To properly assist hiring companies so that the event is carried out without any problems and in a professional manner.
- To keep pantry drinks refrigerator/cupboards well stocked at all times and maintain sufficient supplies of other household items, this includes caring for China and stock keeping silver, cutlery and glassware
- Reporting any breakages and discrepancies to Residence Manager.
- Assisting residence team on IT/financial works that includes printing menu, name tent, reimbursement, impress account etc.
Resources managed (staff and expenditure):
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There are no direct line management responsibilities but responsible for working closely with other residence team members and contractors and extra waiters.
Essential upon arrival:
- Experience of working in catering service.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word & Excel.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good personal organisation skills
- Intermediate level in English and Korean language
Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Communicating and Influencing, Developing Self and Others
7 February 2024
S2
Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
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Asia Pacific
South Korea
Seoul
British Embassy
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KRW
2,471,092 per month (negotiable)
18 March 2024
This is a 12-month fixed term contract with possible extension.
Learning and development opportunities:
The British Embassy is committed to investing in L&D for its staff, and provides a range of L&D opportunities, from learning sets to speaker events, group learning to job shadowing opportunities, as well as an extensive suite of online learning materials. Where job-specific training is identified the British Embassy will provide access to appropriate courses.
Working patterns:
Normal working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:15 (17:00 on Fridays). However, occasional evening and weekend working may be required, for which time off in lieu is given. The British Embassy encourages flexible working and is open to a range of flexible working options subject to the operational effectiveness of the embassy.
Other information:
Accommodation will be provided when working later or out of office hours. Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. 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. Staff who are recruited by the British Embassy Seoul are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.
Kindly 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. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core behaviours listed above.
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.
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.
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.
The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.
British Embassy Seoul is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we encourage enquiries and applications from under-represented groups. If you would like to speak to someone at the Embassy who is not directly involved in the recruitment process about diversity and inclusion, please enquire to APAC Recruitment [email protected].
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