British High Commission
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Other British Government Departments (Partners across Government, including UK Visas)
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MOD (Ministry of Defence)
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Main purpose of job:
The Defence Section Driver role supports the further strengthening of the UK and Malaysia relationship by providing official transport to the Defence Adviser and the Defence Section, as well as supporting the wider British High Commission Kuala Lumpur, when needed. Providing safe and reliable transport plays an important role in ensuring that we are able to deliver Defence-related objectives within HMG (His Majesty’s Government). Other responsibilities include vehicle maintenance and cleaning, and administrative support to the team.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:
Driving:
- You will drive the Defence Section vehicle safely and efficiently for the Defence Adviser and/or other official passengers, in accordance with Malaysian laws and regulations.
Your duties will include:
- Daily vehicle inspection to ensure the Defence Section vehicle remains roadworthy
- Keep the Defence Section vehicle clean, safe, and serviceable in your care
- Make sure all passengers use seatbelts
- Record all journeys accurately
- Prompt reporting to the line manager of any vehicle faults or damage and/or other issues, including road tax and vehicle insurance renewal
- Assisting when required with general duties such as hand deliveries, office assistant, event set-up/break down, loading/unloading vehicles, hand deliveries, banking checks, paying bills etc.
- Other tasks assigned by the line manager when necessary
You will be asked to ensure the confidentiality of passengers’ information (e.g. conversation in the vehicle). You may also be asked to support the handling of diplomatic cargo.
Resources managed (staff and expenditure):
Defence Section vehicle
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- Possess a valid, Malaysian class D driving licence with at least 5 years driving experience
- Good knowledge of routes and traffic within the Klang Valley area
- Working proficiency of the English language
- Basic IT skills (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Physically fit
- Good communication and time management skills
- Willing to work out-of-office hours when required (TOIL / overtime available)
Language requirements:
Language: English, Bahasa Malaysia
Level of language required: Good (English), Fluent (Bahasa Malaysia)
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- Live within reasonable distance of the High Commission as there may be occasions which warrant working outside of office hours
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Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
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7 February 2025
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S1
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Full-time, Permanent
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36.25
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Asia Pacific
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Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur
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British High Commission
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MYR
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MYR 2,650
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monthly
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31 March 2025
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- First aid training
- Basic driver training
The British High Commission is proud of its L&D offer to staff. We work hard to ensure staff have the skills needed to do their job and the opportunities to develop professionally. There are a wide range of options available for personal development including training courses, coaching and mentoring, job-shadowing, presentations and learning sets. Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources through the Diplomatic Academy and Civil Service Learning. Staff are strongly encouraged to take advantage of all the available opportunities. All new staff undertake a workplace induction and there are a number of mandatory e-learning courses covering areas such as diversity, health and safety, and information management.
All staff are required to take a role in the High Commission’s crisis preparation and response. Full training will be provided for this, and regular opportunities will be available to test and develop your skills.
Working patterns:
The nature of the job means flexible working is not suitable for this particular role, but paid overtime is available.
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.
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Please note that your application must be submitted before 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.
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.
Kindly check your application centre or email regularly for any update on the status of your application.
To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer.
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