View Vacancy – MNL – Economics and Climate Support Officer, AO

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. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

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

Economic and Prosperity

The British Embassy Manila is a large diplomatic mission delivering a dynamic and rapidly expanding programme of activity in support of the UK’s objectives on prosperity, security and consular matters. The Embassy is a modern, diverse and inclusive employer where everyone contributes to the embassy’s values of Well-being, Opportunity, Respect and Collaboration.

Main purpose of job:

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the British Embassy’s expanding economics and climate team within the Policy and Programmes Section.

The Economics and Climate Support Officer will provide assistance to the team in helping deliver the country goals and outcomes through policy, programme and administrative support. This includes carrying out tasks related to pursuing the economic development agenda of the team and providing support to the climate ambition of the FCDO in the country. 

The successful candidate will work across a dynamic team in the Embassy. S/he will report to the Head of Economic and Social Development.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

Policy support 
Monitoring and reporting Philippine policy developments related to economics and climate as inputs to policy reports led by sector advisors in the team

Programme support  
Providing support to programme leads in the economic and climate team by helping manage programmes, coordinating across teams and reporting on project progress in line with the FCDO Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) and best practice.

Administrative and logistics support
•    Providing both administrative and logistics support to the Economics and Climate Counsellor and the wider economics and climate team, including organising meetings and events, booking travel, and liaising with external organisations. 
•    Providing support in maintaining a network of contacts across government, media and civil society in the economics and climate space.
•    Managing the team financial updates and coordination

Public diplomacy/ Communications
Working with the Public Diplomacy team in the Embassy to ensure that proactive communications that actively support the UK economic and climate agenda.

Corporate
Supporting the wider Embassy teams on events and visits related to policy and programmes as well as Embassy values towards an inclusive and supportive work environment.

  • Knowledge or experience of working on economics, climate and wider development agenda.
  • An ability to think and act independently and work with a range of stakeholders to deliver at pace.
  • Confidence, flexibility, and ability to cope under pressure and with changing priorities.
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills.
  • Proven record of high quality delivering, including accuracy and attention to detail.

Language requirements: 

Language: English and Filipino   

Level of language required: Fluent in written and verbal English and Filipino   

  • Experience with policy research
  • Experience on project management
  • Experience working with local or foreign government
  • Experience working on overseas development assistance (ODA)  

Communicating and Influencing, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service

17 January 2025

Executive Officer (EO)

Full-time, Permanent

36

Asia Pacific

Philippines

Manila

British Embassy

1

PHP

44,977.49

monthly

3 March 2025

The British Embassy Manila offers the following:

  • A competitive compensation package
  • 36-hour work week
  • Guaranteed 13th and 14th month pay
  • 20 days paid annual leave (calculated on Pro-rata basis if joined after 1 January)
  • Extensive medical insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Access to a guaranteed 5 days of learning opportunities a year.

Learning and Development Opportunities:

You will be encouraged to pursue your own learning and development while in the job and will be able to access a range of on the job opportunities as well as training and other forms of L&D where appropriate. There are also opportunities to get involved in other Embassy activities, both professionally and socially.

The British Embassy is committed to being a learning and development organisation and encourages all staff to pursue continued learning and development in the workplace. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment where staff work to the values of: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.  Everyone is encouraged to take responsibility, be innovative and work together.

There is plenty of opportunity to develop on and off the job, and to establish expertise and build capability. We are strongly supportive of the job holder continuing to develop their professionalism.

In addition, opportunities and activities include:

  • Courses and learning modules offered through the International Trade Profession and Diplomatic Academy.
  • Attending external events and conferences hosted by academic institutions, business chambers, etc
  • Learning and Development programmes, which have recently included leadership, line management, effective remote working and trade policy
  • Opportunities for job shadowing across the network
  • An individual bid fund providing funding to support more tailored learning and development needs.

Working Patterns:

Flexible working arrangements always considered.

Other Information:

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Manila is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Philippine employment law.

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. 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. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.

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.

Candidates are expected to have a valid NBI Clearance.

The FCDO operates an agile approach to delivery. To facilitate an agile workforce, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.

 

 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.

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