Job Description

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment and educational details, experience-based segment and the behaviours and technical/ professional skills-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only for all the required details. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.\'

Main purpose of job:

To help ensure the maintenance and smooth running of the British Deputy High Commissioner\'s Residence, with principal duties around housekeeping and acting as assistant cook.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?

The primary purpose of the job is to ensure that the Residence is clean, tidy and in order, ready to receive important guests. Duties include the following:

• general cleaning and dusting
• making beds
• laundry
• maintaining the kitchen, linen and crockery cabinets
• some cooking - ensuring high standards of hygiene and cleanliness
• assistance with serving guests at the table
• assisting caterers during Residence events
• escorting vendors
• covering for the Residence Manager during period of leave/absence

Honesty and punctuality are of utmost importance.

We reserve the right to review, revise or amend the roles and responsibilities from time to time reflecting the changing needs of business.

Language requirements:

Language: English

Level of language required: Needs to be able to understand and respond to spoken English

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

An opportunity to develop skills around Residence management, hospitality and assisting with high-level events

Working patterns:

This will be a full time job of 8 hours from Monday to Friday. Late finishing hours / early start / weekend working based on requirement would be expected from the incumbent. Additional hours of work will be compensated with overtime.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Essential on arrival:

Cooking and housekeeping experience.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Desirable:

Experience of working for diplomats/expat families.

Required behaviours

Changing and Improving, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Working Together

Application deadline Application deadline - day Application deadline - month Application deadline - year

5 July 2023

Grade

Administrative Assistant (AA)

Type of Position

Full-time, Permanent

Working hours per week

40

Region

South Asia & Afghanistan

Country/Territory

India

Location (City)

Mumbai

Type of Post

British Deputy High Commission

Number of vacancies

1

Salary Currency

INR

Salary

INR 36,172 per month plus 12% provident fund and 6% Superannuation Fund

Start Date Start Date - day Start Date - month Start Date - year

1 August 2023

Other benefits and conditions of employment

For British High Commission candidates, the Country Based Staff BHC Terms & Conditions will apply.

For other than BHC candidates, salary will be all-inclusive of INR 36,172 per month together with a 12% Provident Fund and 6% Superannuation Fund

Additionally, the BHC offers a great benefits package that includes annual domiciliary medical cover, plus a Group Hospitalisation Scheme with INR 500,000 floater cover for your immediate family. If you are a spouse of a staff member already employed with British High Commission, you will be covered under the family medical cover of your spouse.

No relocation or any other related costs or assistance will be provided.

Please note - BHC does not deduct tax at source and employees are required to ensure that any requirements of local income-tax law are complied with in full. Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg. some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.

The BHC is recognised as a good employer, with a robust, fair and transparent performance management & appraisal system linked to increments and staff bonuses. We have a 5-day working week, plus annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave provision, special leave, paid sick leave provision; ample development opportunities, travel opportunities, a good organisational culture, and excellent work/life balance.

Around half of our work forces are women. We treat people with respect and equality and have a policy of zero tolerance for any form of discrimination, bullying, or harassment.

This is a good opportunity to be part of a strong, diverse team, working in the biggest network that FCDO has anywhere across the globe. We are aiming to make it the best.

Additional information

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment and educational details, experience segment and the behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only for all the required details. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.

To Apply:

Please note applications without (a) and (b) will not be considered.

A. Complete the Online Application Form

B. Complete the Experience, Professional Skills and Behaviour based Segments in the Online Application Form

Internal candidates applying for this position need to inform their current line managers, else the applications will not be considered.

We will accept only online applications by 05 July 2023 (latest by 23:55 hours IST).

Please note that all the applicants will be required to strictly adhere to the security guidelines for British High Commission.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.

Please note - Provident Fund Transfer in and out from EPFO is not possible as BHC PF is managed by a private PF trust governed by Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. The staff still has the option to transfer out and in from a privately held PF trust which are not governed by EPFO.

Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and no telephone enquires will be dealt with. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a \'reserve list\'. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

The appointment will be subject to Police Verification and other checks including references, medical, educational and professional.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

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