View Vacancy – IQB – Economic Policy Officer (HEO)

The British Embassy in Baghdad is in search of an skilled Financial Coverage Officer, job grade Larger Govt Officer (HEO), to affix our Growth Staff.

The Growth Staff is the a part of the British Embassy that gives core evaluation and concepts to tell the UK’s growth and financial work in Iraq. The UK’s goal in Baghdad is to assist strengthen Iraq’s safety, stability, and financial sustainability, and deal with the underlying drivers of battle.

It is a key function inside the Embassy and can put the jobholder on the coronary heart of resolution making. As Financial Coverage Officer, you’ll give attention to financial and monetary points in Iraq, creating a robust community of Iraqi and worldwide contacts, offering in-depth information, and reporting, and supporting the supply of our growth programmes (centered on financial reform). 

Duties and tasks:

This function will help the British Embassy’s work in Iraq by

– Monitoring, reporting, and evaluation

• Carefully observe financial and monetary points in Iraq, working independently to supply quick, insightful, and concise evaluation. Perceive the Iraqi political surroundings and the way this impacts financial reform.
• Present common oral and written experiences to replace the UK Embassy and Ambassador, in addition to groups in London, on key points in relation to the economic system. This may embrace fiscal and financial coverage; financial reform implementation together with new laws and insurance policies; and public-private sector dialogue (working with the UK’s commerce workforce the place related).
• Work intently with the British Consulate Common Erbil to supervise financial points within the Kurdistan Area of Iraq (KRI).

– Networking

• Have interaction, type, and handle relationships with related ministries and actors (together with the Finance, Planning, Well being and Migration and Displacement Ministries, the Prime Minister’s Workplace, the Central Financial institution of Iraq, the World Financial institution and IMF, the Iraq Fund for Growth, key personal sector organisations, civil society organisations engaged on personal sector growth, and different worldwide Embassies) to enhance and construct on present embassy relationships and making introductions, enabling the UK to higher perceive financial coverage and exercise.
• Suggest and organize conferences for the workforce, together with the Ambassador. Present briefings forward of conferences and supply translation and financial recommendation throughout conferences.

– Coverage growth

• Contribute to the event of UK coverage and programming to help Iraq’s economic system, together with help to the Iraq Financial Contact Group, the UK’s Iraq Catalytic Financial Diversification (ICED) programme (funds £1.25mil within the monetary yr 2024-2025) and any financial features of the UK’s Built-in Safety Fund (ISF) programme (funds tbc) by offering political/ financial recommendation; recognizing dangers and alternatives; and dealing with Iraqi and UK stakeholders.

– Advert hoc duties

• Assist organise visits to the UK for Iraqi stakeholders and visits to Iraq by UK officers. Draft notes verbales (NVs) when wanted, utilizing applicable financial technical phrases.
• Present cowl for the broader workforce when they’re away from Baghdad, together with for the
• Help the broader Growth Staff as required, specifically help round NVs and stakeholders on problems with peace and stability.

– Company

• Help wider Embassy actions, such because the Chevening programme, main occasions (i.e., King’s Birthday Get together), and selling Wellbeing or Range & Inclusion inside the Embassy.

The above checklist just isn’t exhaustive, and the jobholder shall be required to be versatile as particular tasks might change sooner or later and this is able to be on the discretion of the road supervisor. The jobholder can also tackle different advert hoc duties as required, together with taking part within the Embassy’s emergency planning and another response to a disaster.

Key behaviours required:

• Speaking and Influencing – Talk objective and path with readability, integrity, and enthusiasm. Respect the wants, responses, and opinions of others.
• Seeing the Large Image – Perceive how your function suits with and helps organisational targets. Recognise the broader Civil Service priorities and guarantee work is within the nationwide curiosity.
• Working Collectively – Kind efficient partnerships and relationships with folks each internally and externally, from a spread of various backgrounds, sharing data, assets, and help.
• Creating Self and Others – Concentrate on steady studying and growth for self, others, and the organisation as a complete.
• Management – Present pleasure and keenness for public service. Create and have interaction others in delivering a shared imaginative and prescient. Worth distinction, range and inclusion, guaranteeing equity and alternative for all.
• Managing a High quality Service – Ship service targets with skilled excellence, experience, and effectivity, taking account of various buyer wants.

Eligibility:

If you’re chosen for this place, we will make use of you so long as:

• We are able to acquire the suitable stage of native and UK safety clearance for you; and
• You’ve (or be keen to acquire) the precise to stay and work in Iraq. Candidate’s residence allow and work allow, and the expense to acquire them, shall be their very own accountability – the Embassy does not present residence or work permits. When you have any questions on residency and/ or visa necessities, it is best to contact the related Iraqi Authorities Ministry.

• Sturdy understanding of Iraq’s financial state of affairs, ideally with related skilled expertise in the same function for not less than two (2) years.
• In a position to perceive UK targets and prioritise their workload accordingly.
• Good judgement in assessing options to issues the place points are advanced or conflicting, weighing up a number of elements to provide and talk constructive concepts and options, and proposing options forward of points changing into issues.
• Glorious team-working, communication, and networking expertise with each Iraqi and worldwide stakeholders, together with working successfully throughout the Embassy. Capability to drive supply of outcomes and overcome obstacles, particularly when working with and thru others.
• Assured in translating between English and Arabic, each in conferences and in writing.
• Fluent English and Arabic language expertise. In a position to specific concepts and messages clearly and concisely, In a position to simplify complexities and adapt communication so others can perceive.
• Capability to work independently and to take the initiative to work in fast-paced, high-profile surroundings, ship to deadlines, and work effectively as half of a bigger workforce to ship outcomes.
• Holds not less than a bachelors’ diploma.
• Sturdy IT/ pc expertise and in utilizing MS Workplace purposes (Outlook, Phrase, Excel, PowerPoint, Groups).