View Vacancy – Business Support Officer (UZB24.408)

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Job Category

Other British Government Departments (Partners across Government, including UK Visas)

Job Subcategory

Commercial Diplomacy

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy in Tashkent is part of the UK’s global diplomatic network and we are now looking to recruit a Business Support Officer on a permanent basis, who will work as a member of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) team based in the Embassy.

DBT is an international economic department, securing UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment opportunities and championing free trade. The successful candidate will contribute to the UK’s prosperity by working in an expanded DBT commercial team in the Embassy, contributing to the enhancement of the bilateral trade and investment relations between the UK and Uzbekistan.

The successful candidate will need to provide a high standard of day-to-day administration support, with both budget and information management. Additionally, the successful candidate will support with wider DBT team through translation of official documentation and correspondence. A key part of the role will be the support to business and networking events in Uzbekistan.

This is a fast paced and demanding role which requires strong interpersonal and organisational skills in order to deliver the business operations of the DBT team in Uzbekistan. The jobholder will also utilise their strong language skills to support the work of the wider team.

Roles and responsibilities:

The role has three key areas of responsibility:

The Business Support Officer will work as part of the wider Department of Business and Trade team including with the Country Director directly. The jobholder will be based at the British Embassy in Tashkent, supporting team in their day-to-day work and budget management.

Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in Uzbekistan: The Department for Business and Trade in Uzbekistan is based in Tashkent and is supported by colleagues from the wider Embassy, the DBT regional network, and UK government departments in the UK. The DBT team works to strengthen the bilateral trade relationship between the UK and Uzbekistan.

Your role will be varied and demanding, and you will need to be flexible. You will need to have a great eye for detail and an ability to juggle priorities according to demanding timelines. Relationship building skills are essential as you will need to create good contacts, across different teams within the Embassy in Tashkent, as well as build relationships with our colleagues in other regional locations.

Your responsibilities will include:

Team support, including data and information management, and media reporting.
Providing logistical support for large-scale events, workshops, trade missions and visiting delegations.
Translation of correspondence, official documentation, and marketing information.
Assisting the team with external procurement processes, in line with UK Government policy.
Budget support: including monitoring budgets, recording spending, and working with colleagues to forecast spend.
The British Embassy is an exciting and rewarding place to work, where your work can make a real difference. The working environment is supportive and friendly, with an excellent work-life balance, and there are lots of opportunities for learning and development.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Fluency at C1 level in English and Russian (according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages* or IELTS score of 6.0 or above) and knowledge of Uzbek, verbal and written, with excellent communications skills;
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, in particular Word and Excel.
Ability to manage your own work with minimal supervision and work effectively under tight deadlines.
Excellent organisational and planning skills, and efficient time management with minimal supervision.
Strong attention to detail and ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.
Flexibility to adapt and support a wide variety of tasks.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Previous experience in a business support role and/or events management.
Experience working within an international environment.
Experience in logistics management and procurement.
Experience in translation of business documentation on correspondence.

Required behaviours

Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together

Application deadline

19 November 2024

Grade

Administrative Officer (AO)

Type of Position

Full-time, Permanent

Working hours per week

Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory

Uzbekistan

Location (City)

Tashkent

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

Salary Currency

USD

Salary

1672.62 USD gross

Type of Salary

monthly

Start Date

6 January 2025

Other benefits and conditions of employment

This is a full-time, permanent contract for 40 working hours gross per week.

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

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Uzbekistan are subject to the terms and conditions of service according to local Uzbek employment law. All applicants interested in this job opportunity should have the legal right to live and work in Uzbekistan.

The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

Working patterns: This is a full-time position however the British Embassy Tashkent supports flexible working and would be able to consider flexi-hours (eg early start and early finish each working day) or compressed hours (eg working 10 days in 9).

Additional information

Please note 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.

FCDO does not pay for travel related expense incurred in interviews (including Security Check) or accept any financial risk, including cancelation or reschedule costs. The FCDO will not meet the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

*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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