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A CAREER LIKE NO OTHER Foreign & Commonwealth Office

A CAREER LIKE NO OTHER Foreign & Commonwealth Office. ADD YOUR NAME HERE YOUR JOB TITLE DATE OF TALK NAME OF UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL. WHY A CAREER IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE?. Challenging work that often makes a difference to people’s lives Very early responsibility

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A CAREER LIKE NO OTHER Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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  1. A CAREER LIKE NO OTHERForeign & Commonwealth Office ADD YOUR NAME HERE YOUR JOB TITLE DATE OF TALK NAME OF UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL

  2. WHY A CAREER IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE? • Challenging work that often makes a difference to people’s lives • Very early responsibility • Experience a great variety of work • Excellent training and support

  3. WHO WE ARE • The lead government department handling foreign affairs working in three key areas: • Foreign policy delivery • Service delivery • Corporate services

  4. WHAT WE DO • We deal on a daily basis with: • Child abduction, • Conflict prevention, • Forced marriages, • Blood diamonds, • Counter terrorism, • Climate change, • Trade and investment, • Helping British citizens abroad and so much more…

  5. ENTRY ROUTES • The Fast Stream • Band A and B Generalist Recruitment • Specialist Recruitment • Internships and Work Experience

  6. AFFECT LIVESWORK WITH GOVERNMENT • The Fast Stream - a demanding graduate entry point into the Civil Service • Training and development • An opportunity to work directly with members of the public and government ministers • Could you make a difference to national life, turn policy into reality?

  7. GRADUATE FAST STREAMwww.faststream.gov.uk SIX OPTIONS: • Diplomatic Service • Central Departments • Science & Engineering • Clerkships in Parliament • Economists • Statisticians

  8. GRADUATE FAST STREAM THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OPTIONS: • The Diplomatic Service* • Economists

  9. WHAT WILL YOU DO • First two years in London • One year doing Policydelivery work • One year doing Service delivery work • Then abroad in one of 200 embassies, high commissions or consulates around the globe for two to three years • After that, the world’s your oyster…

  10. TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT • A personal training programme • Mentoring and pairing • On-the-job training • Self study • National School of Government

  11. BENEFITS • Starting salary from around £27,000 (includes £3000 London Weighting) • Choice of pension costing a maximum of 3.5% of salary • 25 days holiday, plus 10.5 public holidays • Flexible working widely available • Opportunities to work internationally

  12. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • A 2:2 degree in any discipline* • All Diplomatic Service posts are open to UK nationals only

  13. HOW THE SCHEME WORKS • Online application betweenSeptember and November annually • includes online verbal, numeric self-assessment with feedback provided • Online cognitive and non-cognitive tests • Invigilated ½ day e-Tray exercise • Two One-day Assessment Centres*

  14. ASSESSMENT CENTRE If you are successful in the on-line tests you’ll be invited to our assessment centre in London for a day: • Group exercise • Briefing exercise • Policy Recommendation exercise • Interview It will be a stimulating experience and feedback is provided!

  15. WHAT IS BEING ASSESSED Our assessment process is wholly competency based and tests: • Drive for results • Learning and improving • Decision-making • Constructive thinking • Building productive relationships • Communicating with impact

  16. www.faststream.gov.uk • Please visit the web site • There are profiles of current Fast Streamers to read that will give you a flavour of the work we do • Remember, application is online - and it’s not a good idea to go to the wire on the closing date!

  17. BANDS A AND B • Administrative Assistants* • Executive Assistants • Operational Officers • Vital support for the Diplomatic Service both in London and in our posts abroad • Specialise in the practical side of diplomatic work • Recruitment dependent on business need • Check www.fco.gov.uk/careers

  18. SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT • Specialists provide invaluable knowledge and expertise to a wide variety of FCO roles • Recruitment dependent on business need, check www.fco.gov.uk/careers • The range of skills they bring is extensive and includes: • Research & analysis • Legal expertise • Accountancy & finance skills • Audit, compliance and risk analysis • Library science • Information technology

  19. WORK EXPERIENCE Visit our website www.fco.gov.uk/careers for details on the following: • Undergraduate Placement Scheme • We offer two-week placements for eligible students at our offices in central London • We also participate in Cabinet Office’s Summer Development and Placement Schemes • For more details please go to www.faststream.gov.uk Opportunities are dependent on business need

  20. BLOGS • Foreign and Commonwealth Office blogsite: • Global Conversations • http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/roller • Daily accounts of what it’s really like to work for us

  21. OPEN TO ALL • Our recruitment policy is aimed at bringing in a talented and diverse workforce that represents the society that we serve. • We actively seek applications from all sections of society and offer positions to suitably qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, social/educational background, age, disability or sexual orientation. • Appointments at all levels of the FCO are made on the basis of merit.

  22. www.fco.gov.uk/careers A world of choice for your career. Be where it matters. Any questions?

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