View Vacancy – JPN (Osaka) – Programme Lead for Osaka Expo, HEO

Understanding of Scottish capabilities and strengths relative to opportunity areas in Japan

This role is advertised as a fixed term contract until 31 December 2025.

• 1 month salary bonus equivalents payable in June and December
  (Note: Salary may be reduced due to tax status)
• Commuting allowance of up to JPY35,000 per month (paid on an actual cost basis)
• 25 days paid annual leave (calculated pro rata)
• Health Insurance and Employee pension (kenko hoken/kosei nenkin)
• Employment Insurance (koyou hoken)

Working Patterns:

Full time and office based. 37.5 hours per week.

The British Embassy Japan Network supports and promotes flexible working. Some flexibility in working patterns and hybrid working could be possible, after discussion with the successful candidate and depending on business needs.

Applicants must possess or be able to secure a local work permit.

The FCDO also operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.

Learning and Development Opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

Both SDI and FCDO provides a range of learning and development opportunities relevant to this role including networking, influencing, communications and project management skills.

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.

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.

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.
 
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.

To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours, including through your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles Civil Service Behaviours Framework, which provides detailed guidance on how the behaviours are defined.

Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to prepare specific examples of when they have demonstrated these behaviours in their application. Using the STAR format to provide evidence of your skills and experience in your application and at interview helps to give a structure. You briefly describe the situation in which you showed the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.

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. 

The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.