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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 Senior Communications Officer for that team. The Senior Communications Officer will design and implement impact-driven, timely and targeted communications projects across a range of the Consulate’s activity across Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui by working closely with colleagues across the China network.
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 and the China International Import Expo; and integrated digital partnerships with the Premier League, BAFTA and Formula 1.
The job holder will be responsible for arranging media and press engagements; leading events; drafting articles and social media content including Weibo posts and WeChat articles; and partnering with a range of organisations. The officer will be responsible for planning impactful communications around key moments in the calendar, including ministerial visits from the UK as well as on long-term campaigns across priority areas. A flexible and cooperative team approach and good interpersonal communication skills are essential.
The successful candidate will need to have a proven track record in delivering projects from planning to evaluation, along with excellent organisational skills, and will need to have excellent 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 Senior Communications Officer will be naturally interested in current affairs, with a good understanding of the media and social media landscape in China. The officer will initiate and develop impact-driven strategic partnerships with a range of media outlets, KOLs and digital platforms – as well work closely with relevant British and Chinese businesses to tell the UK-China story.
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 the whole British embassy network.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:
35% Delivering public diplomacy campaigns and events:
35% Delivering media engagements for UK Senior Leaders:
20% Supporting Digital Communications:
10% Insight and Reporting:
Language requirements:
Language: Chinese and English
Chinese: Native-level (all)
English:
Spoken: Excellent/Highly Proficient
Written: Excellent/Highly Proficient
Seeing the Big Picture, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
29 February 2024
Executive Officer (EO)
Fixed Term, Full-time
35
12 months
Asia Pacific
China
Shanghai
British Consulate General
1
CNY
Chinese: CNY 19,955 ; British: CNY 27,633
8 April 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.
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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