View Vacancy – Regional Recruiter | British Embassy Lisbon| (PRT24.491)

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 (Operations and Corporate Services)

HR

Who we are: 

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has an HR Regional Corporate Services Hub (RCSH) in Lisbon, overseeing 83 British Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates in 50 Countries in Europe and Central Asia. 

What we do:

We are the HR Regional Corporate Services Hub, and we provide top notch HR Services including recruitment, pay and reward, talent and performance management and advise on everything HR related to our 50 countries. We support employees, line managers and senior leadership teams with both operational and strategic issues and challenges.

Why should you apply? 

Are you a team player who would like to work in a diverse team within a fast-moving and exciting environment?  

This is an international role, and you will have a chance to work within a central team in International HR and in partnership with local and international stakeholders across our Embassies. 

We also offer you the opportunity to partially work from home.

We are offering you the opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive working environment with opportunities for personal growth. 

What is this role all about? 

The Recruiter will be part of the Regional Recruitment team, leading recruitment campaigns from A-Zproviding expertise to our embassies, ensuring HR policies and processes are globally consistent and locally appropriate in a timely manner. 

This role would suit a person with previous customer facing experience and a resilient approach, who is able to work both as part of a team and independently, has great interpersonal skills, is proactive and contributes with ideas and ways of providing a high-quality HR service to the organisation. 

Main responsibilities will include: 

  • Partner with hiring managers within the Regional Network to understand their needs, lead on recruitment processes, provide guidance and expertise on finding the best candidates in markets across Europe, delivering a high-quality service.
  • Ensure effectiveness of recruitment processes, by using the appropriate methodology and tools across all stages while meeting response time defined in the Service Level Agreements.
  • Communicate regularly and effectively throughout the completion of recruitment process.
  • Track and assess Recruitment activity for assigned Embassies; ensure accurate records and capture critical information on the recruitment system.
  • Contribute with ideas and opportunities for improvement on a regional scale.
  • Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Our Ideal Candidate Shows: 

  • Degree in either HR, Psychology, Business Administration or related areas.
  • Previous experience in Human Resources, especially recruitment.
  • Excellent level of English is essential (both oral and written).
  • Excellent organisational, communication and analytical skills, as well as attention to detail.
  • Ability to collaborate remotely with stakeholders at all levels of seniority in an international environment.
  • Proven strong customer service focus.
  • Ability to work with sensitive information and in a confidential way
  • Able to use judgement, manage time effectively under own direction and prioritise tasks.
  • Proficient in MS Office applications.

Nice to have: 

  • International experience, either by working or studying abroad.
  • Experience in a high-volume HR shared services role or operations role.
  • Experience in remote customer management (using new IT tools).

Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

21 January 2025

Administrative Officer (AO)

Full-time, Permanent

35 h/ week

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Portugal

Lisbon

British Embassy

2

EUR

1755,06 € monthly gross or €24,570.88 gross annual

monthly

1 March 2025

This is a full-time, permanent contract, subject to a 180-day probation period.

The British Embassy in Lisbon aims to offer an attractive working environment and remuneration package for this role of €24,570.88 gross annual salary (1755,06 € monthly gross paid in fourteen instalments): plus, a monthly meal allowance of €193.60. This salary is payable if the successful candidate is subject to individual income tax (IRS) in Portugal on the employment income in question. If the successful candidate is not subject to individual income tax (IRS) on their employment income in Portugal, and/or is not taxable elsewhere on such income, s/he will receive the above salary minus a reference amount approximate to the level of Portuguese tax that would be applicable if the income were subject to tax locally. Further information on this will be given to candidates during the recruitment process.

All staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Portugal are subject to local Portuguese employment law as well as internal regulations in force at any given time.

The successful candidate will be subject to a professional background and security clearance and must have pre-existing work authorisation for Portugal in order to apply.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Portugal. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

The Embassy will not consider applications from existing staff who have not successfully completed their probation period or, in the case of staff on temporary contract who have not yet completed two thirds of their contract.

Visa / Passport requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Portugal and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.

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.

Please be advised that the British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor 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.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

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