View Vacancy – BK – Serious and Organised Crime Network (SOCnet) Officer, EO

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.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)

Main purpose of job:

SOCnet is the joint FCDO and Home Office overseas Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) policy network. The network was created five years ago and has quickly established itself as an important component of cross-HMG policy activity on transnational Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) and illicit finance (IF). SOCnet is administered by the FCDO, through the National Security Directorate (for SOC), and Open Societies and Human Rights Directorate (for illicit finance).

This is an exciting fast paced role that will help the UK deliver its new model for tackling Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) threats overseas. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic self-starter who is comfortable working as part of a virtual team. This role will provide integral support to the SOCnet Regional Coordinator based in Bangkok.

Occasional travel within SE Asia will be required.

The British Embassy Bangkok is a large diplomatic mission of around 150 staff delivering a dynamic and rapidly expanding programme of activity in support of the UK’s objectives including on economic and sustainable development, trade, security, open societies, consular services and law enforcement. This is an exciting opportunity to join our diverse team.  

Roles and responsibilities:

External Engagement (25%)

  • Assist the Regional Coordinator to further develop a range of contacts in academia, civil society and government institutions across SE Asia.
  • Research and identification of appropriate stakeholders for engagement in relation to specific SOC issues.
  • Arrange meetings and workshops with contacts to engage on SOC issues.
  • Attend stakeholder engagement events (occasionally out of hours) in support of the Regional Coordinator.

Administration (25%)

  • Ensure efficient and effective administrative support systems and management, including diary management and meeting arrangements for the Regional Coordinator.
  • Maintain the Regional Coordinator’s travel schedule and manage travel bookings.
  • Monitor the SOCnet devolved regional budget and undertake monthly expense reporting.

Briefing Support and Media Monitoring (15%)

  • Support the preparation of briefings by undertaking relevant research to inform the content.
  • Undertake regular media monitoring and research of relevant publications to inform the UK’s evidence base of regional SOC threats and trends.
  • Basic analysis of regional SOC and geopolitical issues to support UK understanding.

Project Management (15%)

  • Support the oversight and accountability of existing regional SOC projects.
  • Develop ideas for new projects, which address the drivers and enablers of SOC in the region.
  • Support project design and implementation, including through conducting basic research and analysis.

Events (10%)

  • Support delivery of SOCnet events in the region, including organising logistics and administration of regional workshops.
  • Lead and coordinate stakeholder engagement,  including maintaining guest lists, sending out invitations, scoping and providing suggestions for venues, travel, and facilities.
  • Support evaluation of events and collate learning to understand how we can improve delivery

 Other (10%)

  • In times of peak operation demand, work flexibly within the Embassy. All staff will be expected to make a corporate contribution to the smooth running of the British Embassy, either through a committee membership or another voluntary role.

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

  • No line management responsibility
  • Management of the devolved SOCnet budget

 

 

  • Excellent communication skills both written and oral (English and Thai)
  • An ability to report with clarity on complex issues
  • Excellent organisational skills and high level of attention to detail
  • Ability to work with a wide network of external stakeholders
  • Excellent IT skills – including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to prioritse workload where required, working with minimal supervision

Language: English and Thai

Level of language required:  Fluent Thai (CEFR Proficient User equivalent) and fluent English (TOEIC score of 800 or equivalent) 

  • An understanding of transnational serious and organised crime issues in SE Asia
  • Project management experience
  • Experience of managing budgets

Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Working Together

6 September 2024

Executive Officer (EO)

Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal

36

Asia Pacific

Thailand

Bangkok

British Embassy

THB

THB 72,147

4 November 2024

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

The British Embassy Bangkok encourages all staff to develop their capabilities, through both formal training (courses) and informal (job-shadowing, coaching, on-the-job training etc.). The majority of our formal L&D opportunities are drawn from FCDO resources. All staff are encouraged to share their skills and experience with colleagues, through informal training (‘lunch & learn’) or coaching/mentoring. All staff are eligible for 5 L&D days a year.

Working Patterns:

This is a full time role – 36 hours/week, Monday to Friday. 

We are currently operating a hybrid working pattern with at least 60% of the time being spent in the office.

The Embassy has a smarter working policy and is committed to offering flexible working patterns balanced with the operational requirements of the role. In crisis/emergency situations you may need to work as required to support the Embassy response, sometimes on a shift pattern, which may result in unsociable hours and/or weekend working.  

As an inclusive employer we are happy to discuss alternative working patterns at interview or at the point of any job offer.

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.

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.

Please note that it is likely that any non-Thai national who is successful in securing a role within the Embassy will need to leave the country and re-enter with a specific type of visa if currently living in Thailand or will need to apply for a visa before travelling here if currently based outside of Thailand. Whilst the Embassy can support you with this process, the costs involved will need to be met by the candidate.
  
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are recruited by the British Embassy are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.  

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, 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.
      
The British Embassy offers a competitive compensation package including a guaranteed 13th month pay, 20 days paid annual leave (calculated on a pro-rata basis if you join after 1 January), extensive medical insurance and access to a guaranteed 5 days of learning opportunities a year.  

The British Embassy Bangkok promotes the following values:

  • Expertise – We bring cultural, linguistic, geographic, historical and technical expertise to our work.  We continuously invest in ourselves and share expertise for the benefit of the UK internationally.
  • Respect – We have respect for each other and the different cultures we come from and work with. We are open, inclusive, fair and courteous and treat others with kindness and compassion.
  • Resilience – We are ready to work in tough places or on difficult issues. We look after ourselves, support each other and display solidarity with individuals, teams and organisations.

To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer. 

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