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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Communications, Press and Media
Main purpose of job:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a creative and ambitious communications team at the heart of the British Consulate-General Shanghai. We are looking for a confident and energetic Communications Officer who will work as part of the Communications Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the Consulate’s communications activities across Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui.
This role offers the opportunity to be part of an innovative and high-performing team whose past achievements include: hosting a world-record-breaking Queen’s Birthday Party afternoon tea; leading on the UK’s communications efforts for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, the UK-China High Level People to People Dialogue; leading UK communications for the China International Import Expo; and integrated digital partnerships with the Premier League, BAFTA and Formula 1.
The job holder will be responsible for assisting media and press engagements; supporting event and campaign delivery; drafting articles and social media content including Weibo posts and WeChat articles; and partnering with a range of organisations. A flexible and cooperative team approach and good interpersonal communication skills are essential as you will be working with a variety of stakeholders.
An understanding of the priority that the UK places on its relationship with China will be key to succeeding in the role. The officer will be naturally interested in current affairs and keeping themselves up to date on news that is relevant to the work of the British Embassy and Consulates in China.
The successful candidate will need to have a proven history in delivering projects, along with excellent organisational skills, and will need to have event management, media handling and communications skills. Creativity, initiative, agility and resilience are required to maximise the impact of UK communications across all channels, both traditional and digital.
The Communications team is a busy and high profile one. We work in an environment where learning and development is encouraged, and all team members support each other during particularly busy periods. Work-life balance and well-being are emphasised across all communication roles, and across network.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:
Delivering communications activities for public diplomacy campaigns and events (30%):
Media engagement (30%)
Digital Communications Support (20%)
Internal Communications (10%):
Team support (10%):
Language requirements:
Language: Chinese and English
Level of language required:
Chinese: Native-level (all)
English:
Spoken: Excellent/Highly Proficient
Written: Excellent/Highly Proficient
Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Working Together
14 June 2024
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Fixed Term
35
12 months
Asia Pacific
China
Shanghai
British Consulate General
1
CNY
Chinese: CNY 12,844 ; British: CNY 17,990
24 July 2024
Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
We offer a competitive package which includes –
There is plenty of opportunity to develop on and off the job and establish expertise and build capability. We are strongly supportive of the job holder continuing to develop their professional skills. The Mission encourages a blended learning culture based on the 70/20/10 model which includes e-learning, mentoring, coaching, other development activities and role-specific required trainings.
Conditioned working hours is 35 hours per week from Monday to Friday and flexible working can be arranged upon personal needs.
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 Chinese 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.
The job will involve opportunities for occasional business travel to the Consular districts in East China (Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui) on media engagement activities.
This role is advertised as a full-time, fixed-term role of 12 months to be based in Shanghai.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 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.
REMINDER:
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.
To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer.
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