To support the Directorate by providing support to Country Director Pakistan, Deputy Director Pakistan and the senior leadership team in the Islamabad office.
To contribute to the development of British Council Pakistan as a high performing country operation.
To model the values and principles of a collaborative, integrated and mutually supportive team.
To provide administrative assistance to Security and Facilities.
Main Accountabilities:
To provide administrative support to Director Pakistan, Deputy Director and UKA colleagues in Islamabad.
To act as liaison, point for the British Deputy High Commission, including the Deputy High Commissioner and Deputy Head of Mission’s private offices.
To oversee and organise travel arrangements, diary management and appointment scheduling, arrangement of staff meetings and handling of inbound and outbound mail to support Country Director & Deputy Director.
To act as official log keeper as part of the incident management team, and to support the upkeep of key documents including business continuity plans, crisis management plans and other critical documents.
To support the management of international visits to Pakistan coordinating with Directorate and business leads to develop and manage high quality visit programmes. (for internal staff including Regional Director and Executive Board members and visits by external stakeholders and partners).
To support events and activities for the Directorate; including managing guest lists and invitations, supporting logistical arrangements and ensuring British Council event management standards are met.
To maintain and regularly update country database of key UK and Pakistan stakeholders.
To provide logistical support for senior leadership team meetings, regional team meetings and teleconferences, and other national meetings as and when required, including the production of official minutes as and when required.
To act as a focal point for communication with UKVI to support visa applications for stakeholders travelling to the UK under the auspices of the British Council, including managing and improving the visa support letter and application tracking process.
To act as highest professional, ensuring tact, sensitivity and confidentiality at all times.