British Embassy Job vacancy
British Embassy
British Embassy Addis Ababa invites qualified and competent candidates for the following positions:
Position Economist, Climate Economy Trade and Investment Team
Job Time Full-Time Job Type Permanent
Place of Work Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba – Ethiopia
Salary USD 1,087.42 – USD 1,686.83
Deadline February,18/2024
The main purpose of the job
The British Embassy’s Climate, Economy, Trade & Investment( CETI) team is responsible for the UK government’s work with Ethiopia on a wide range of advantageous issues, including supporting Ethiopia’s profitable development, building profitable ties between the UK and Ethiopia, and working with Ethiopia on the response to the climate crisis. The CETI team sits within a friendly British Embassy team, working across a wide range of priorities in Ethiopia. The purpose of the role is to provide policy and specialized premonitory support on profitable and private sector development issues and programming to the Climate, Economy, Trade and Investment (CETI) team and a range of teams across the British Embassy.
Roles and responsibilities
- Provide high-quality advantageous analysis to advise the CETI team and other teams across the British Embassy and FCDO headquarters on policy and programmatic decisions.
- Support delivery and management of UK development assistance programs, particularly on private sector development and advantageous reform.
- Support regular profitable reporting to the British Embassy and brigades in FCDO HQ, drawing on public macroeconomic data.
- Build strong relationships within the CETI Team and the wider Embassy to actively shape and deliver UK objectives in Ethiopia across a range of climate, advantageous, trade, and investment issues.
- Develop and use strong networks within the Government of Ethiopia, the private sector, and with other development partners to make effective hookups for development, and to impact their activities in support of UK objectives.
- Actively contribute to creating a positive, and inclusive working environment at the British Embassy that values and respects the skills, experiences, and backgrounds of all our staff.
Essential qualifications, skills, and experience
- An undergraduate degree in Economics.
- At least 1 year of experience working on profitable and/ or private sector development/ trade issues in Ethiopia.
- Enthusiasm for working in a team and interest in economic development issues and trade.
- Understanding how to apply specialized profitable skills
- Microeconomic theory
- Macroeconomic theory
- International economics( interactions between the public and global economy)
- Using data to deliver evidence-based profitable analysis
Language requirements
Language English Level of language required Fluent in written and spoken English
Desirable qualifications, skills, and experience
- Experience working in an international organization.
- Experience in managing economic development programs.
- Experience in working with data, including knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other data tools.
Required behaviours
Seeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Delivering at Pace, Communicating, and Influencing
Learning and development opportunities
British Embassy is committed to supporting all staff to reach their potential. A wide range of learning and development opportunities are available in Addis and the UK, covering both specialized and more general skills. Officers are encouraged to develop learning and development plans as part of the FCDO periodic performance management process. Working patterns This is a full-time position of 36 hours per week. Current policy requires officers to work three days a week in the office.
Additional information
The Climate Economy Trade and Investment Team at the British Embassy in Addis Ababa is a welcoming and friendly team. Our goal is to deliver long-term, green, inclusive, and mutually salutary profitable development in Ethiopia. We work with the Government of Ethiopia, the private sector, transnational investors, international organizations, and other donors to deliver this objective.
We aim to create a positive and inclusive working environment that values and respects the chops, experiences, and backgrounds of all our staff.
- Must be suitable to legally work in Ethiopia
- Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during the screening
- Please check your application carefully before you submit it, as no changes can be made once submitted
- The British Embassy will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position
- Employees recruited locally by the British Embassy in Addis Ababa are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to original employment law in Ethiopia
- 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 applicable permit.
- The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;
- Obtain the applicable permit
- Pay the fees for the permit
- Make arrangements to relocate
- Meet the costs of relocation
- Employees who aren't liable to pay the original income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the original income tax amount
- Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found at this link
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
- Please note AA = A1, AO = A2, EO = B3, HEO = C4, SEO = C5
- Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates
- Appointable candidates who are unprofitable may be placed on a reserve list.
However, if the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate during the reserve period of 6/12 months.
Salary USD 1,087.42 – USD 1,686.83
Start Date 1 April 2024
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