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Main Purpose of Job:
The British High Commission Ottawa has a vacancy for an Assistant to work with the Science Climate and Energy Team. The role is part of the global UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN), but you will also provide support to the Climate and Energy team. Based out of Ottawa, the role will provide administrative and project support to the team based across all five offices of the UK in Canada network (Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver).
Science, Tech, Climate and Energy are an ever-growing part of the UK-Canada relationship with both governments committed to working in partnership with one another and setting the global agenda through the G7 and other high ambition policy groupings. The successful candidate will be a crucial link in a 10-person team enabling delivery of Science, Climate and Energy objectives related to global challenges and opportunities, and the work of the High Commission more generally.
We are looking for an energetic individual who can support the team’s activities and improve our ways of working. As the Assistant, you will be the glue that keeps the team together. You’ll help ensure the team’s activities are well planned, oversee management of small but impactful project funds, and track the team’s budget. On occasion, you will support the delivery of projects led by team members. You will also arrange travel and handle logistics associated with team activities and planned events. By managing the team’s contact lists you’ll be the person who knows who the important folk are.
This is a great opportunity for anyone with an interest Science, Tech, Climate and Energy and/or foreign affairs.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Resources Managed:
The team have project funds exceeding CA$140,000 with further funding proposals under consideration. Whilst not responsible for expenditure, you will have a key role in supporting the team’s planned activities, forecast spend, and track expenditure.
Learning and Development Opportunities:
The British High Commission offers a strong package of L&D opportunities including an induction to working for us. We are committed to active, constructive line management. Additional L&D opportunities will be available and encouraged, with flexibility for the incumbent to seek his/her own opportunities of interest, subject to approval by the line manager.
Specifically, for this role, there are opportunities to:
The British Embassy Network offers a strong benefits package. This package includes generous vacation and leave time, flexible working patterns, and enriching learning and development opportunities.
Working Patterns:
The British High Commission encourages consideration of flexible working practices requested by its staff. The British High Commission expects its personnel to work in the office 60% of time to encourage teamwork, innovation and shared sense of purpose.
This is a part-time role of 22.5 hours a week and a variable working pattern can be agreed with the successful candidate on how this could be fulfilled. That said, the role will require at least one afternoon a week to support team members working on the West coast.