🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ British High Commission (BHC) Nigeria – 2 positions

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We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) NCA Administration Officer
2.) Events & Stakeholder Engagements Manager for Africa - DBT HEO

Job Title: NCA Administration Officer AO (12/24 LOS)

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Start Date: 1 May 2024
Duration of Post: 12 months
Type of Position: Fixed Term
Working hours per week: 35 hours
Grade: Administrative Officer (AO)
Type of Post: British Deputy High Commission
Job Subcategory: NCA (National Crime Agency)
Job Category: Other British Government Departments (Partners across Government, including UK Visas)

Description

• Nigeria is the most important country for the UK in Africa, a priority country in terms of the Global Middle Ground and home to one of FCDO’s biggest development portfolios. Nigeria is an UK Government Tier 1 country but is grappling with serious challenges which cut across many UK priorities, including climate change, conflict, security and stability, prosperity, and demographics.
• It will be central to our thinking on Africa for the next 50 years. Nigeria is home to the second largest number of poor people in the world and has the largest economy and population in Africa.
• The 500+ staffed UK in Nigeria Mission has an integrated delivery structure of five thematic “blocks” charged with achieving the key outcomes of the Country Plan and NSC Nigeria Strategy. Delivery is supported by five enabling teams. The blocks include several other government department staff from across the Mission, including Department for Business and Trade, Ministry of Defence and the Home Office. The British High Commission has a Deputy High Commission in Lagos as well as a sub-national structure with staff present in six other state-based locations.
• The National Crime Agency leads the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime, protecting the public by targeting and pursuing those criminals who pose the greatest risk to the UK.
• The post holder will work as an integral part of the NCA Team in Nigeria by managing the administrative requirements of on-going projects including external and internal budgets.

Roles and Responsibilities

• To manage, administer and assist in reconciling and balancing the project budget
• Engage with FCDO procurement and other FCDO administrative partners
• Liaise with NCA Finance, Procurement and Commercial Departments (UK).
• Seek VFM for the NCA, by engaging with external suppliers
• Plan and book travel arrangements for NCA, and external partners
• Collate, analyse and record budget spend and forecasts for NCA Projects
• Assist in the planning of capability uplift of law enforcement partners
• Maintain various databases and records regarding training and assets
• Liaise with external partners to manage, reconcile  and audit budgets
• Provide ad-hoc support to the NCA Nigeria Team.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Computer literate with Microsoft desktop functions (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Explorer) at a level where you can: create, use and interrogate complex templates, tables, data-sets on FCDO IT platforms
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• A high level of written and spoken English
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• An ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience:

• Previous budget/project management experience would be an advantage.

Required behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing

Learning and development opportunities:

• Staff across the Nigeria network are expected to make appropriate time for all L&D activities guided by 70/20/10 where 70% of learning is on the job, 20% is structured learning i.e. with a coach, and 10% is through formal courses. By planning your development in this way, you will be playing your part to build the learning culture of the FCDO and are embodying our key organisational values of: Taking Responsibility, Working Together and Encouraging Innovation.
• Investing in the L&D of our people is critical to FCDO delivering on its priorities and goals, embedding new ways of working, and contributing to wider Government Reform. L&D helps strengthen team and employee capability, performance, and behaviours. It supports our employee’s engagement, motivation, and their career development. It underpins our ability to learn, innovate and continuously improve.
• L&D covers a range of activities, most done in the flow of work - including taking on new tasks, feedback, peer learning and reflection, coaching, networking, shadowing, mentoring, e-learning, research, videos, conferences, and more formal courses. It requires commitment, time, and for some interventions, money.

Working patterns:

• The role requires the job holder to work flexibly, sometimes starting early or working late
• The role necessitates travel for liaison, training, site visits and meetings. Most of this can be done in a day but some overnight stays will be required.
• The role will involve access to and handling of classified or sensitive commercial information therefore, applicant must be able to achieve FCDO Official level security clearance.

Salary
USD 1,813.40 / Month

Application Closing Date
28th March, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Additional Information and Notice

• Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.
• Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Abuja are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Nigeria.
• 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
• 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
• Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates.
• The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
• Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate”.

Job Title: Events & Stakeholder Engagements Manager for Africa - DBT HEO (11/24 LOS)

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Start Date: 1 April 2024
Type of Position: Permanent
Working hours per week: 35 hours
Grade: Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Type of Post: British Deputy High Commission
Job Subcategory: Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Job Category: Other British Government Departments (Partners across Government, including UK Visas)

Main Purpose of Job

• The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the Trade Promotion and Negotiation Organisation for the UK, and DBT Africa is one of nine (9) DIT global networks, led by His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa John Humphrey (HMTC).
• Business events drive interactions and serve as a catalyst for deal origination, spotlighting and promoting not just UK DBT’s service offer but the ‘Best of Britain’ internationally. As a medium, it has become increasingly important for meeting and delivering on key strategic objectives for businesses and governments.
• The post holder will be responsible for DBT Africa’s approach to event management, with a primary focus on external facing sector events. They will oversee the day to day running of the events unit, manage the Africa network’s forward look calendar and coordinate cross-functional teams and 3rd party agencies to support the preparation for and delivery of trade events.
• The post holder will ensure standards and high quality of execution to reflect the high quality of the UK business offer. They will work closely with other DBT colleagues on budgeting and personally negotiating with external providers and sponsors to ensure value for money.
• The candidate will need to maintain a system of internal governance, ensure compliance with financial processes, anticipate and mitigate risk and undertake regular reviews of events to ensure resources are being deployed in an effective and efficient manner.

Roles and responsibilities

• The role will combine marketing, communications and events knowledge and experience with strong project management, leadership and people management skills.
• The role will report into the Head of Marketing and Communications based in Johannesburg.
• You will be a key part of the DBT team, and you will work directly with Sector Directors, Private Offices of Ministers and HoMs, DBT Events HQ to ensure DBT Africa’s business priorities are integrated into identified priority events.
• The Events division is a very small unit with a large remit and responsibility. The successful candidate will need to be a dynamic leader with good communication skills,  quick thinking, forward looking, flexible and resilient. The role requires travel within Africa and to the UK.

Your primary objectives will be:

• Lead DBT Africa’s Event team:  You will lead and manage our Events Unit consisting of one events supports officer based in Johannesburg in addition to the post holder, overseeing the workflow of the events team and support employees with key external facing events to help deliver best in class events – these range from trade shows, business roundtables, trade missions and DBT Africa’s inputs into specific wider HMG events.
• You will collaborate closely with HQ teams, including the Ministerial Visits and Trade Envoys teams to compile the forward look, communicate DBT Africa activities to HQ teams and ensure that the network is making the most of VIP level engagement.
• You will work closely with DBT Africa Sector Directors to jointly develop plans to deliver the events element of sector campaigns and achieve desired impact  e.g. participant needs analysis to ensure event relevance and value.
• You will advise and guide teams and the wider network on factors that will impact event outcomes such as quality, effectiveness, budget, risks etc. You will be responsible for maintaining the DBT Africa forward look and using it as a tool to monitor, review and guide events activity across the Network to ensure that only planned events with clear, measurable outcomes take place
• You will ensure standards and quality of execution as well as ensuring value for money by establishing and leading the evaluation of all events ensuring continuous improvement of the Network’s events and engagement .
• You will negotiate participation packages on behalf of the trade teams, identify opportunities for  event related revenue, sponsorship, partnerships, products, services, etc. to ensure maximum return on spend.

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

• 1-2 staff members

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Postgraduate Degree and/or Undergraduate Degree is essential.
• A minimum of 4 year of professional experience, with at least 2 years of marketing experience organising diverse events in a B2B, G2B and/or G2G environment.
• Experience of working in organisations with a matrix management structure and/or in a dispersed network.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with proven track record of problem solving and innovative and creative initiatives.
• Experience negotiating and working directly with 3rd party agencies, suppliers and vendors.
• High level of organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple collaborators, stakeholders and concurrent programs in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated success in increasing process efficiencies and optimizing resource.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience:

• Ability to lead, facilitate, motivate, and organize across different cultures, religions and geographies.
• A solid understanding of collection, analysis, and interpretation or data.

Required behaviours:

• Seeing the Big Picture, Changing and Improving, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace

Salary
USD 2,947.41 / Month

Other benefits and conditions of employment:
Learning and development opportunities:

• You will have access to the full suite of DBT and FCDO learning and development opportunities including the FCDO’s Diplomatic Academy, training in the UK, and will be encouraged to join DBT’s trade profession.
• We also provide regular in-house learning opportunities and are committed to supporting further academic opportunities. Our staff who demonstrate great leadership potential are encouraged to apply for the FCDO’s pan-African Global  Leadership Programme.

Working patterns:
Flexible working can be considered for the right candidate, but please note the following:

• You may be required to work a few evenings each month.
• You will be expected to travel to other countries in Africa, and there will be occasional travel to the UK.

Application Closing Date
13th March, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Important Information and Notice

• Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.
• Employees recruited locally by the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Nigeria.
• 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
• 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
• Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates.
• The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
• Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate”.