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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 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. Who we are.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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  1. Foreign & Commonwealth Office

  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 two key areas: • Foreign policy • Service delivery overseas

  4. What we do • We deal on a daily basis with: • Climate change • Human rights • Helping British citizens abroad • Conflict resolution • Forced marriages • Trade and investment • Counter terrorism and so much more…

  5. Entryroutes • Policy Entrants • Administrative Grade Recruitment • Recruitment of specialists

  6. Affect lives – work with Government • The Diplomatic Service policy entrant - a demanding graduate entry point into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office • 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 Seven options: • Diplomatic Service • European Fast Stream • Central Departments • Science & Engineering • House of Commons • Economists • Statisticians

  8. Graduate Fast Stream The Diplomatic Service Options: • The Diplomatic Service* • Economists

  9. What you will do • First two training years in London • One year doing Policydeliverywork • One year doing Servicedeliverywork • Then abroad in one of 200 embassies, high commissions or consulates around the globe for two to three years mainly focusing on policy

  10. Training and Career Development • A personal training programme • Mentoring and buddying • Coaching and e-learning • On-the-job training • Self study • National School of Government

  11. Benefits • Starting salary from around £29,000 • 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. Security Vetting • All our permanent staff must pass Developed Vetting • Tests you are not susceptible to pressure from other organisations • Your finances, criminal record and work and residency history will be checked • Strict no drugs policy

  14. 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*

  15. Assessment Centre If you are successful in the online tests you’ll be invited to our assessment centre in London: • Group exercise • Briefing exercise • Policy Recommendation exercise • Interview It will be a stimulating experience and feedback is provided!

  16. 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

  17. 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!

  18. Administrative Grades • Administrative Assistants • Executive Assistants • Check www.fco.gov.uk/careers

  19. 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 • Information technology

  20. Work Experience Visit our website www.fco.gov.uk/careers for details on the following: • We participate in Cabinet Office’s Summer Development and Placement Schemes • For more details please go to www.faststream.gov.uk

  21. Blogs • Foreign and Commonwealth Office blogsite - Global Conversations: • Daily accounts of what it’s really like to work for us • Bloggers include the Foreign Secretary, Ambassadors, Operational Officers and many more… • http://blogs.fco.gov.uk

  22. 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.

  23. www.fco.gov.uk/careers Any Questions?

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