British High Commission
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
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Economic and Prosperity
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Main purpose of job: The British High Commission in South Africa delivers a portfolio of activities to support the broad-based and inclusive growth needed for poverty reduction in South Africa. Unemployment is sky high at 33%, and 61% for youth – the rates are far higher if we include those who have given up searching for work altogether. There is a particularly acute need to support economic diversification in Mpumalanga in order to provide the alternative employment that will enable a just transition away from coal-fired power. Our strategic priorities within the Economic Growth team include supporting trade and investment, improving business environment and economic reform, driving productivity in key sectors through employment and skills development, improving digital access, support for entrepreneurship and SMEs and sustainable urban development. The post-holder will be the lead for our skills development and job creation work in South Africa, building and managing strategic stakeholders across all levels of government, including with the Presidency as well as with programme delivery partners, civil society and private sector. The holder will work as part of the BHC’s Economic Growth team, reporting to the Head of the Economic Development team, and work with other colleagues across the pillars of the South Africa Country Plan. This role will be expected to oversee a portfolio of programmes and activities that deliver against our priorities for supporting economic diversification through skills development and job creation including:
These programmes will also help deliver the UK’s commitment to support implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), especially SDG 8 “decent work and economic growth” and, but also SGD 1 “No Poverty, SDG 5 “Gender Equality”, and SDG 10 to “reduce inequalities”.
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Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together
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14 May 2024
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Senior Executive Officer (SEO)
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Permanent
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36.5 hours
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Africa
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South Africa
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Pretoria
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British High Commission
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R 855,007.35 (per annum)
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1 July 2024
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Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
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- Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening
- Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted
- The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position
- Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Pretoria are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in South Africa
- All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit
- The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;
- Obtain the relevant permit
- Pay fees for the permit
- Make arrangements to relocate
- Meet the costs to relocation
- The British High Commission do not sponsor visas/work permits except where it may be local practice to do so
- Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount
- Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles. Please note this position is: SEO
- Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates
- Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6/12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate”.
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