Political Officer
Full time, permanent contract
The British Embassy in Baku represents the British Government in Azerbaijan. İts role is to liaise with the Azerbaijani government and institutions on behalf of UK institutions and government departments, and to deliver the UK's international priorities.{nl}

We are seeking applications for the position of Political Officer at the Embassy. Applicants should be proactive and dynamic, able to demonstrate an interest in current affairs, and have relevant experience of working with international organisations. The Political Officer will work within the Embassy's Political Section, but will often need to work with colleagues from other sections of the Embassy. Good interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work well in a team as well as independently are therefore vital. The successful candidate should have good drafting skills, be flexible, able to work under pressure and be confident when dealing with senior figures from both the UK and Azerbaijan.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:
Following events in Azerbaijan and the region, researching and reporting on current affairs;
Building and maintaining a wide range of contacts in civil society; Organising visit programmes;
Evaluating and monitoring projects in the fields of human rights and democracy and conflict prevention;
Monitoring budgets;
Providing support (interpretation/translation) as necessary to UK diplomatic staff;
Public Diplomacy - involving the public in the work of the Embassy through using both traditional and new media, organising events, and promoting project work;
On occasion analysing the media and liaising with media representatives.

Required Skills
The successful candidate should have:
Excellent İT skills (Microsoft Windows and Office applications in particular);
A minimum of 2 years relevant experience;
Excellent attention to detail, sound judgement and the ability to work on own initiative;
Excellent organisational and team working skills;
Fluent English, Azerbaijani and Russian.

Benefits
Starting salary of AZN 1,283.95 per month gross (the Embassy deducts and pays income tax and SPF);
Generous performance related pay based on appraisals;
Free medical insurance for staff;
Excellent working environment and training opportunities;
Minimum of 21 calendar days leave per year plus designated public holidays.

Other information
Working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am - 5:30pm with a 1 hour lunch break.

The deadline for applications is 1700, 31 August 2010.

To apply complete the application form available from www.ukinazerbaijan.fco.gov.uk and
email it to

[email protected]

You must state the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email

Applications will not be acknowledged and only those applicants invited to interview will be contacted

The British Embassy is an equal opportunities employer
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