Työnimike: Virkamies, ylin julkishallinto

Työnkuvaus:
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, 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. POLITICAL OFFICER Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities) The British Embassy in Helsinki is part of a world-wide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a Political Officer. The Political Officer works in the Political and Press Team to deliver British government objectives in the following areas; international security policy, counter-terrorism, and justice and home affairs (JHA) e.g. migration, policing and countering violent extremism. And, to a lesser extent, agriculture and education. To deliver the job successfully, the Political Officer needs to have a solid grasp of their policy areas and the ability to develop and make good use of an effective network of contacts in politics, government, academia and civil society. This includes lobbying in support of UK positions, often with senior contacts. Flexibility and ability to work under pressure are key to dealing with tasking (including on new and unfamiliar issues) that may arise unexpectedly, at short notice and against tight deadlines. The Political Officer works closely with colleagues across the Embassy and the British government's Nordic Baltic Network, and includes working on VIP visits and delivering public diplomacy events and outreach. The Political Officer provides absence cover for the Embassy Communication Manager. This involves producing a daily press summary and digital/social media tasks. Main Responsibilities: Encourage Finnish support for UK international security policy priorities; deliver Country Business Plan targets under the security strand in cooperation with the head of Team and Defence Section. Respond to international security policy tasking from British government customers, provide political analysis and reporting, and lobby as tasked. Maintain excellent cooperation between the UK and Finnish authorities on Justice and Home Affairs matters and ensure a positive and constructive engagement on UK priorities, including migration and CVE (Countering Violent Extremism). Respond to tasking on agriculture and education, encouraging links between UK and Finnish policy leads as well as between institutions. Ahead of EU Councils, attend government briefings to understand Finnish priorities and report back to UK. Lend resilience to the Team by providing absence cover for the Communication Manager; produce a daily summary of the Finnish media landscape by 10:30; update Embassy social and digital and media channels; provide reporting to London customers on topical issues. Support wider Embassy and Foreign Ministry corporate objectives, e.g. crisis management preparedness, well-being of staff, and whole of Embassy outreach and public diplomacy activities, including visits and diplomatic hospitality. Essential qualifications and experience: Fluency in both English and Finnish. Positive and flexible attitude. Ability to work under pressure. Confidence to proactively build and engage a useful network of contacts. Strong IT skills, knowledge and experience of using social and digital media. Desirable qualifications and experience: Educational knowledge/prior experience of international affairs/diplomacy. Interest in domestic and international political affairs; security policy; EU issues and institutions. Website content authoring/editing experience. Other benefits and conditions of employment : The annual leave entitlement is 20 days, increasing to 25 days after one year's servic

Työnantajan nimi: British Embassy

Työnantajan osoite: Itäinen Puistotie, 00140 HELSINKI

Työn lyhyt kuvaus: Julkishallinnon ylimmät virkamiehet

Maa: Suomi

Alue: Helsinki-Uusimaa

Sopimuksen kesto: Tilapäinen

Sopimuslaji: Kokopäiväinen

Lähde työtarjous:
MOL/Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö, Julkiset työvoimapalvelut, Suomi

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