Deadline: 13 May 2024
Location: Bangladesh. There may be future opportunities for reserve candidates to be placed into various UK and Overseas roles.
Salary: £53,000 + overseas allowance.
Job Type: 3 year Fixed Term Appointment.
Apply Here: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?vxsys=4&vxvac=345114
Job Summary
In this three-year fixed-term contract, you will be located in our Bangladesh office where you will work flexibly to advocate UK humanitarian objectives. This will mean building relationships and working externally with a large range of humanitarian partners and governments. Internally you will be working with colleagues at all levels, with a particular emphasis on senior officials and Ministers. Working collaboratively with HQ humanitarian policy and research teams, you will see to it that all are learning from each other, which will result in the development of impactful humanitarian policies and diplomacy. You will also provide technical advice on the design, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of a broad range of humanitarian programmes, giving them the best chance of success.
Alongside this fascinating and fulfilling career prospect, you will also be expected to contribute 10% of your time to FCDO humanitarian work that is beyond your immediate team. – so, there will be plenty of variety in your work.
To be equal to the challenge we will therefore expect you to have significant experience of delivering humanitarian outcomes at an expert level. On a practical level, your technical competencies (prioritise, reform, protect and prevent) will be assessed against the FCDO Humanitarian Technical Competency Framework 2022. In addition to technical competencies, you will have exceptional communication and influencing skills, and you will always be capable of seeing the bigger picture
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a broad community of people who will support you in pursuing your professional and personal goals. You will therefore have plenty of ongoing development opportunities, with the chance to learn from other technical humanitarian experts and have access to a Senior Technical Quality Assurer (your technical mentor) and Head of Profession to help guide your professional development and integration in the organisation.
Against the backdrop of a supportive, inclusive and friendly team environment, we will also provide you with a competitive benefits package that includes access to an overseas allowance. This includes government-provided accommodation, medical insurance plus various other non-taxable allowances. So, if you are ready to take on the biggest, yet most interesting challenge of your career, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Reserve list - Candidates who meet the required level at interview will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months. Should another humanitarian adviser, or substantially similar vacancy arise within this period overseas or in the UK, we may offer it to a reserve candidate from this specific recruitment campaign.