BK - Economic Security Delivery Officer, HEO, Bangkok, Thailand

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Job Category: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)

Job Subcategory: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities): Main purpose of job:

This role will deliver a multi-year flagship economic security programme in Southeast Asia. The project is a continuation of our regional work on economic security, building on earlier pilot activity. The role will work closely with project leads, based in Singapore and Bangkok with a budget of up to £1 million per annum.

The role aims to deliver to UK objectives on economic security in Southeast Asia, providing both project level delivery and strategic oversight. The role will be expected to lead on project development and management, contract management, procurement, and financial oversight. They will provide a key point of contact for economic, political and trade teams across the region.

This will be a full, consistently loaded role across the FY, with some out of hour requirements, requiring dedication and resilience from the successful applicant. Nevertheless they may be able to provide some surge or other support to embassy teams, and we want to ensure they make a meaningful corporate contribution to the life of the mission.

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

Programme and contract management (75%)

• Develop, oversee and deliver assigned secure growth projects to ensure they operate effectively and compliantly, have real impact and support UK objectives, meeting programme requirements.
• Provide strategic support to teams delivering economic security projects, including thought leadership and guidance.
• Regular monitoring of projects, including attendance at relevant meetings; conducting monitoring and possible scoping visits across South-East Asia.
• Maintain regular meetings with project implementers to review progress and support any project evaluation processes. Give specific guidance and support on MEL.
• Ensuring that clear, timely and accurate monthly / quarterly financial and narrative reports are gathered from project partners and appropriately handled;
• Maintain budget forecasting and expenditure spreadsheets and preparing updates for regional leads to meet financial reporting obligations.
• Maintain good information management, ensuring all implementer reports, contracts and correspondence is organised and accessible.
• Experience in economic and/or security areas, international development, international policy or diplomacy.

Stakeholder Engagement and co-ordination (20%)

• Manage and coordinate meetings on economic security, including minute taking, tracking actions and setting the agenda;
• Build and maintain relationships with a range of relevant external stakeholders, including national, government stakeholders and international NGOs, academics to inform our work.
• Work closely with colleagues in the wider Embassy to ensure policy and programme work is closely aligned and coordinated in order to support delivery of UK objectives.
• Support inward visits of delegations into the region for economic security work, building relationships with relevant UK based teams and departments, managing briefing packs, providing strategic oversight.
• Finding synergies between diplomatic activity and project activity.
• Information sharing and management in support of our efforts.

Corporate (5%)

• Frequent opportunities exist for all staff to contribute to the wider mission by volunteering for a variety of corporate roles.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• At least three to five years of project/programme management experience, including providing oversight of finances and project delivery.
• Experience of working in a policy delivery position, ideally in an area linked to economics, development or national security.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills and a proactive approach.
• Able to communicate effectively with partners and diverse stakeholders.
• Confident in the use of a range of Microsoft and other IT applications.

Language requirements:

Language: English

Level of language required: Expert

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

• Experience in applying gender and conflict sensitivity principles to international programming.
• Knowledge and experience of the South-East Asian region.

Required behaviours: Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together

Application deadline: 6 July 2026

Grade: Higher Executive Officer (HEO)

Type of Position: Full-time, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal

Working hours per week: 36

Region: Asia Pacific

Country/Territory: Thailand

Location (City): Bangkok

Type of Post: British Embassy

Number of vacancies: 1

Salary Currency: THB

Salary: 108,455

Type of Salary: monthly

Start Date: 14 September 2026

Other benefits and conditions of employment: The British Embassy offers a competitive remuneration package, including salary (will be abated for those not liable to tax), benefits, a leave entitlement, health insurance and comprehensive development programme based upon business need and individual staff requirements.

Learning and development opportunities:

The British Embassy Bangkok encourages all staff to develop their capabilities, through both formal training (courses) and informal (job-shadowing, coaching, on-the-job training etc.). The majority of our formal L&D opportunities are drawn from FCDO resources. All staff are encouraged to share their skills and experience with colleagues, through informal training ('lunch & learn') or coaching/mentoring. All staff are eligible for 5 L&D days a year.

Working patterns:

Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 16:30, Friday 08:00 - 13:00

We are currently operating a hybrid working pattern with at least 60% of the time being spent in the office depending on operational needs.

The Embassy has a smarter working policy and is committed to offering flexible working patterns balanced with the operational requirements of the role. In crisis/emergency situations you may need to work as required to support the Embassy response, sometimes on a shift pattern, which may result in unsociable hours and/or weekend working.

As an inclusive employer we are happy to discuss alternative working patterns at interview or at the point of any job offer.

Other information:

Bangkok has been chosen for this role due to pool of individuals with project delivery skills, and importance of Bangkok as a regional hub for economic security work.

We will accept candidates who were interested in a job share arrangement to suit family commitments etc.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are locally recruited by the British Embassy are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.

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

The FCDO also operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.

Additional information: This role is for a fixed-term role of 12 months and is only open to nationals of the 5 Eye countries: UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field "Application deadline".

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.

Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. 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.

To ensure a successful application, it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours, including through your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles: Civil Service behaviours which provides detailed guidance on how the behaviours are defined.

Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to prepare specific examples of when they have demonstrated these behaviours in their application. Using the STAR format to provide evidence of your skills and experience in your application and at interview helps to give a structure. You briefly describe the situation in which you showed the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.

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The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.

Please note that it is likely that any non-Thai national who is successful in securing a role within the Embassy will need to leave the country and re-enter with a specific type of visa if currently living in Thailand or will need to apply for a visa before travelling here if currently based outside of Thailand. Whilst the Embassy can support you with this process, the costs involved will need to be met by the candidate.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are recruited by the British Embassy are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

     The British Embassy offers a competitive compensation package including a guaranteed 13th month pay, 20 days paid annual leave (calculated on a pro-rata basis if you join after 1 January), extensive medical insurance and access to a guaranteed 5 days of learning opportunities a year.

The British Embassy Bangkok promotes the following values:

• Collaboration

We support each other and are inclusive

We work closely with others to deliver

• Empowerment

We are innovative and adaptive

We achieve a healthy work-life balance, taking advantage of hybrid working

• Expertise

We build on and champion our diverse skills and expertise

We draw on data, technology and evidence

• Respect

We build trust and value differences

We invite and appreciate other perspectives

• Impact

We take a strategic approach

We prioritise and are all clear on expectations

To those applicants not short-listed, we extend our appreciation for considering the British Government as a potential employer.

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