LEI officer to lead on agriculture and environment issues at the British Embassy in Paris

Τρίτη, Απριλίου 05, 2011

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An exciting opportunity has opened at the British Embassy in Paris for a temporary full-time LEI officer to lead on agriculture and environment issues within the Embassy's Europe team.

The successful candidate would be expected to start work in early May or as soon as possible thereafter. The contract would be for an initial one-year period, but may be extended by mutual agreement.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The position would be responsible for the following policy areas:

Agriculture/Fisheries/Environment (roughly 60% of the time): agriculture (including the Common Agricultural Policy); animal welfare; food; fisheries; rural development; and environment (GMOs, soils, biodiversity, water, pesticides etc).

This will require:

Monitoring and analysing developments in France’s policy making at a regional, national and European level, and assessing them against UK policies.
Seeking out, developing and delivering opportunities for UK-French co-operation, both bilaterally and within the EU context.
Developing and maintaining a network of key French contacts, including with international organisations based in Paris.
Lobbying and influencing the French Government, Parliament, business and civil society.
Identifying opportunities and organising senior official and ministerial visits to France, as well as public diplomacy events.
Supporting the Head of the Europe team on the Common Agricultural Policy in the context of EU Budget and Financial Perspectives negotiations.
Liaising with key Whitehall players on relevant policy areas.

Other policy areas (roughly 40% of the time)

The successful candidate will also be expected to lead on other bilateral and EU issues on a case by case basis (e.g. structural funds etc). The precise policy areas are subject to change according to French and EU priorities.

Skills

Language

Fluent English and French are essential. Both languages will be tested as part of the recruitment process.

Communicating and influencing

Much of the work involves communicating and influencing, both externally (with French colleagues) and internally (within the British Government, especially DEFRA). The successful candidate will need to demonstrate an ability to communicate and influence professionally and convincingly.

Working with others

The successful candidate will need to have well-developed interpersonal skills and be comfortable working in a small, busy and dynamic team, with ever-changing priorities.

Strategic awareness/analysis

A key element of the job is understanding the policy context of the work and being able to make the link easily with wider government work and objectives. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate an ability to make sense of information from a wide range of sources and take into account wider political, social and economic factors, as well as the implications of proposed recommendations.

Knowledge

An understanding, or previous experience, of French priorities in the agricultural and environmental field and/or of EU agriculture/environment policies would be an advantage. An understanding of EU processes and the institutions would also be welcome.

Salary

The basic gross salary will be €3167 per month.

Applications

Applications should be clearly marked with the job title and comprise: a covering letter setting out how you meet the above criteria (max 2 pages), an up-to-date CV (max 3 pages), and the names and contact details of two referees. Candidates should clearly state all nationalities held. Please send your application in English only. Please DO NOT include a photograph of yourself. Please DO NOT send any supporting documentation other than those items specifically requested above.

Applications should be sent by Email to: apps.paris@fco.gov.uk (covering letter, references and CV together in a single file in .pdf or .doc format - total file size should be no more than 300kb) or by post to: Human Resources Manager, Management Section, British Embassy, 35 rue du Faubourg St Honoré, 75383 Paris Cédex 08 by noon on the 11th of April 2011 at the latest.

Applications received after this date will not be read. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed shortly thereafter. Candidates who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications have been unsuccessful.

Please note that we are unable to meet fares and hotel costs for candidates invited for interview. The British Embassy is an equal opportunities employer, and welcomes applications from individuals who wish to work flexibly and will consider any such requests carefully. The appointment is subject to satisfactory security clearance. The successful applicant will be required to provide a copy of his/her passport or national identity card for all nationalities held, an up-to-date criminal record (casier judiciaire) for recent countries of residence (which can be obtained online at www.cjn.justice.gouv.fr/cjn/b3/eje20), two written proofs of address (utility invoices and/or bank statements) and two references. Applicants who are not citizens of an EU country will have to provide proof of their legal right to reside and work in France.

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