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标题: Job Vacancy at British Embassy: Science and Innovation Senior Adviser [打印本页]

作者: pejoy 时间: 2009-6-29 16:26
标题: Job Vacancy at British Embassy: Science and Innovation Senior Adviser
JOB VACANCY
SCIENCE AND INNOVATION SECTION
Position: Science and Innovation Senior Adviser
Duration: 3-year fixed term contract, with potential for renewal
Grade: LEI
Position code: 4574004
Position open to: All qualified Chinese Nationals and British Nationals with a valid ‘w’ or ‘z’ visa
Duration: 3-year fixed term contract, with potential for renewal
Grade: LEI
Position code: 4574004
Position open to: All qualified Chinese Nationals and British Nationals with a valid ‘w’ or ‘z’ visa

Background:

We are pleased to invite applications for the position of Senior Adviser, Science and Innovation at the British Embassy, Beijing.

Main Duties:

You will be part of the leadership of the UK’s science and innovation work in China, responsible for engaging with key government stakeholders, research institutes and companies to develop mutually beneficial co-operation. You will provide policy reports and advice on Chinese science and technology developments including some work related to health, biotechnology or life sciences. You will have opportunity to work with partners to identify and develop new collaboration
projects. You will organise senior visits and facilitate workshops, and potentially have line management responsibilities.

The role involves opportunity to gain a broad range of experience in a field of high priority for the UK and China.

The post offers travel opportunities to the UK and training and development opportunities, which can be tailored to address the needs of candidates who can demonstrate their potential to meet the requirements.

Required skills and experience:

Essential:

highly motivated self starter, showing energy in overcoming obstacles and capable of working independently
sound research skills, being competent at providing written and spoken briefings, including your own analysis of Chinese policy and science and technology developments
adept at communicating, influencing and developing effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and officials including at senior levels
written and spoken fluency in Mandarin and English, including the ability to write reports in English that draw on texts and conversations in Chinese
practical working knowledge of the research, science and technology system in China - minimum of five years’ experience (can include study time / PhD training), working for a government agency, research institute, university or company

team working, showing flexibility in adapting your role to needs of the work and building co-operative working relationships

You will have extensive operational contacts and networks in the public and/or private sectors, or be able to demonstrate ability to develop them

Desirable:

Project and/or programme management experience, including handling of budgets
International relations experience

Experience of handling public relations, press and media

Line management experience

General conditions:

We offer a competitive package including performance related bonus scheme, good leave entitlements and medical insurance plans, multi-culture environment and well-designed training and development opportunities. The Gross Salary for this position before all deductions is 14,881/month. The successful candidate will be employed under locally employed staff conditions within the British Embassy. Conditioned working hours is 35 hours/week from Monday to Friday.

How to apply:

Deadline for applying is 17:00pm, Monday 13 July 2009 (Beijing Time). The British Embassy is an equal opportunity employer and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Each application will be considered carefully. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates short - listed for interview will be contacted.

If you are interested and meet the above-stated criteria, please send your CV with contact details for one referee together with a cover letter (500 words maximum) explaining why you think you are suitable for this position (please clearly mark the position applied for under the "subject" title of your email or fax), to:

The HR Office

The British Embassy

11 Guanghua Lu

Beijing 100600

Fax: 6532 7989

E-mail: recruitment.beijing@fco.gov.uk (preferred)

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