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AUS (Sydney) – Executive Assistant to the British Consul-General, EO Jobs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at British Embassy Mexico City
Title: AUS (Sydney) – Executive Assistant to the British Consul-General, EO
Company: British Embassy Mexico City
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Main Purpose Of JobTo provide an executive office function for the British Consulate General Sydney. Your focus will be on supporting the British Consul General & Deputy Trade Commissioner (ANZ) with some support also provided to the Deputy Consul General.
The role is similar in content and seniority to others in the DBT and wider UK Government operation in Australia. People applying for this position will be considered for other vacancies in the Network.
Those shortlisted can be expected to be interviewed week commencing 17/24 June 2024.Our network and teamWe don’t only recruit government specialist to work with us. Not all our recruits have extensive and specific skills for unique roles. We recruit people with a wide variety of backgrounds and skills that are relevant and transferable. If you have good motivation and core competences, we can help you develop the network and expertise needed to thrive in our network and in specific roles.
Our team members enjoy large amounts of delegated responsibility and personal involvement with senior staff and visitors. They have the chance to develop a wide range of important and marketable skills as well as important networks for their professional advancement. We have a strong record of preparing people for promotion within the organisation and for helping people develop skills and profile to secure advancement externally.
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the UK GovernmentDBT is the part of UK government with primary responsibility to promote UK trade and investment. DBT brings together policy, promotion and financial expertise to break down barriers to trade and investment and help businesses succeed across the world. The UK–Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), UK–New Zealand FTA and AUKUS agreements offer unprecedented opportunities to strengthen economic ties between our countries.
The DBT team works as part of core part of the UK Government’s overseas engagement, activity and diplomacy. The successful candidate will work closely with the Consul General to Sydney who is also the Trade Commissioner and head of DBT for Australia and New Zealand. They will also work with colleagues from other departments across the UK in Australia network as well as collaborating on a wide range of VIP visits. You will work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and we work together as one team.
DBT and the Australia Network are inclusive and equal-opportunity employers. We have a supportive workplace that offers a wide range of continuous learning, development and mentoring opportunities for all our team. We embrace flexible and remote working and have a zero-tolerance policy towards bulling, harassment and discrimination.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?Responsibilities Include
Provide a high-quality executive office function ensuring day to day activities, meetings, internal and external communication and events run smoothly.
Provide and executive office function on operational matters including internal comms within the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) network, budgets and team management.
Ensure diaries are managed efficiently, arranging and booking travel and co-ordinating the Consul General’s & Deputy Consul General’s domestic and international visit programmes.
Provide support for the wider team and Australia network on arranging programmes and logistics for incoming Ministerial…
