View Vacancy – Vice-Consul (FRA24.042)

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View Vacancy – Vice-Consul (FRA24.042)

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Job Category
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Consular Roles)

Job Subcategory
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Consular

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)
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The British Embassy in Paris is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic, and consular interests overseas. It is also part of the UK’s France Network including offices in Lyon, Bordeaux and Marseille and representation to international organisations in Paris (OECD and UNESCO) and Strasbourg (CoE).

The UK’s consular assistance offer is explained in our publication Support for British nationals abroad: a Guide.

Helping British people living, travelling, and working around the world when they are most in need and responding rapidly to crises are FCDO priorities. Consular and crisis work touches the lives of British people in difficult and sometimes extreme circumstances, and this is one of the few ways that the British public come in to contact with the FCDO. Consular and crisis jobs are, therefore, some of the most rewarding in the FCDO but also some of the most challenging.

Main purpose of job:

We are looking for a Paris-based Vice-Consul. Working to the Paris-based Consul, they will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day consular operation in Paris and will have direct line management responsibility for three Pro-Consuls. They will support the Consul and Consular Regional Operations Manager (CROM) in delivering the FCDO consular strategy and high-quality consular services to vulnerable UK nationals in France, working closely with consular colleagues in Bordeaux and Marseille.

With over 165,000 British residents and over 12 million British visitors annually, the consular operation in France is one of the busiest in Europe.

The role will involve interactions with members of the public, French and UK authorities as well as being a fully engaged member of the FRABELUX (France, Belgium, and Luxembourg) consular sub region and wider EuroAsia Network. The Vice-Consul will be line manged by the Paris based Consul.

Roles and responsibilities:

Support British Nationals and their families, for example in cases of bereavement; helping destitute British people; supporting victims of crime and people who have been hospitalised; as well as assisting victims of rape & sexual assault, domestic abuse, prisoners, and people with mental health needs. Please note this could require visits in challenging environments; and some cases will have media/parliamentary interest.
Overseeing and providing support and guidance to the Paris Pro-Consuls on complex/high profile consular cases involving vulnerable British nationals and working with the Consul on our most complex cases.
Managing the day-to-day provision of high-quality consular support to British Nationals in the Paris consular district. This will include overseeing the issuing of Emergency Travel Documents to British Nationals and officiating Citizenship Ceremonies for new British Nationals.
Support the Consul in the management of a network of eight Honorary Consuls.
Directly line manage and develop three Pro Consuls, providing effective support and guidance on all aspects of consular work.
As part of a one mission approach, support the Consul and CROM by undertaking the consular manager role in crisis situations and contribute to France network crisis preparedness by being a member of the crisis committee.
Provide resilience and support to colleagues in the FRABELUX region, providing remote cover for other posts on an ad hoc basis.
Support the Consul in developing and maintaining positive, professional, and trusting working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders in the Paris consular district to support the delivery of day-to-day consular assistance and crisis response and monitor trends in casework to identify outreach opportunities.
Support the team on delivering prevention activity – encouraging British nationals to take responsibility for themselves and stay safe when visiting and living overseas.
Be part of a consular duty officer roster to provide out of hours assistance including at weekends.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience
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Fluency at C1 level in English and French, according to CEFR Framework*, or equivalent.
Excellent communication skills; both written and oral; including the ability to communicate at all levels.
Previous Line Management Experience.
Proactive, agile and able to work across multiple teams.
The resilience to manage multiple competing tasks concurrently, make effective decisions, with the capacity to meet tight deadlines.
Initiative, drive & determination with superior problem-solving skills, sound judgement, common sense, and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
Proficiency in Microsoft’s Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
The successful applicant will be a quick-thinking individual, who can demonstrate empathy towards our most vulnerable British Nationals, with good prioritisation and problem-solving skills and a strong sense of teamwork.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
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Experience of managing a team
Previous experience of working in an operational delivery environment, preferable within a Consular environment.
A good knowledge of multi-cultural Britain, its language and geography.
Experience of stakeholder engagement.

Required behaviours
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Seeing the Big Picture, Changing and Improving, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing

Application deadline
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18 February 2024

Grade
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Executive Officer (EO)

Type of Position
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Full-time

Working hours per week
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Region
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Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory
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France

Location (City)
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Paris

Type of Post
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British Embassy

Number of vacancies
1

Salary Currency
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EUR

Salary
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4510 gross

Start Date
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1 April 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment
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This is a full-time, permanent position for 35 working hours per week.

All appointments are subject to professional background check satisfactory security clearance. The successful applicant will be required to provide a copy of his/her passport or national identity card for all nationalities held, an up-to-date criminal record (casier judiciaire) for recent countries of residence (which can be obtained online at casier-judiciaire.justice.gouv.fr), two written proofs of address (utility invoices and/or bank statements) and two references.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in France are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local French employment law and FCO guidance for Local Staff. The posts we offer are not an entry point into the UK’s Diplomatic Service.

Your application will only be considered if you follow the guidance below:

Your application must be sent in English only.
Your application must clearly indicate all nationalities you hold.

The successful candidates will be subject to professional background checks and security clearance.

Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in France and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.

Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.

Additional information
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Please be advised that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

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.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

*Please note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment levels please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.

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