JOB DESCRIPTION

View Vacancy – CPK – Public Diplomacy Campaigns Officer, AO

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 (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory

Public Diplomacy

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose of job:

The Communications Team oversees and coordinates communication activity and media work for the British Embassy and Consulates General in China; advising on and delivering strategic campaigns and internal communication; leading our digital communication and projecting the UK’s soft power and influence by building partnerships with other organisations and opinion leaders.

We are an energetic and creative team with high levels of ambition to make a big impact in China in support of UK national missions and goals.

The Campaigns Officer will be a passionate communicator with an understanding of and enthusiasm for both the UK and China. They will play a key supporting role in promoting the UK’s growth, ‘soft power’ and ‘values’ messages through network wide campaigns as well as working on smaller projects and events (for example making the most of a visit from a UK celebrity or expert or the premiere of UK film).

The jobholder will support the planning, execution, and delivery of campaigns and events aimed at engaging and influencing target audiences in China on key priority issues. The role involves assisting in all stages of campaign development—from audience research and content creation to event logistics and post-campaign evaluation. Team working and interpersonal skills are also essential as the job holder will have to engage persuasively with the internal teams, suppliers, partners and sponsors.

This role involves performing certain essential repetitive tasks, for example raising purchase orders, so attention to detail and the ability to maintain focus are essential. The ideal candidate should be reliable, meticulous, and capable of consistently delivering accurate work.

Roles and responsibilities:

Campaign implementation, evaluation and project archive – 45%

• Translate strategy into tactical-level plans and delivering activities.
• Coordinate logistics for campaign-related events, VIP visits, and outreach activities.
• Facilitate communication and relationship-building with internal and external stakeholders. Identify opportunities and assist in preparing pitches and maintaining ongoing communication with stakeholders to support successful collaboration.
• Support post-campaign and event evaluations through timely and accurate reporting.
• Organise and archive campaign programme files systematically, including digital documents, images and paper documents.

Campaign related financial processing– 35%

• Assist in developing detailed budgets for each campaign, ensuring alignment with overall strategic goals.
• Handle procurement processes, including sourcing vendors, obtaining quotations, and ensuring timely approval of purchases.
• Monitor and track campaign expenditure to maintain budget control and provide timely updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Oversee payment procedures to ensure vendors and service providers are paid accurately and on time, in accordance with internal financial protocols.
• Ensure all financial activities comply with organizational policies and audit requirements.

Cross-team Support – 20%

• Provide flexible support to the team such as internal communications, media and digital, and posts across the network as needed.
• Contribute to the agile workforce model by undertaking additional tasks as reasonably required, adapting to changing priorities and workload demands

Language requirements:

Proficient in both English and Mandarin.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• Project/event execution experience.
• Experience and skills of communicating with external Chinese stakeholders
• Experience of handling financial tasks.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

• Understanding of UK-China relations.
• Knowledge of Chinese social media channels.
• Experience and skills of working with Office and design software such as Canva.

Required behaviours

Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service

Application deadline

19 September 2025

Grade

Administrative Officer (AO)

Type of Position

Fixed term, with possibility of renewal

Working hours per week

35

Region

Asia Pacific

Country/Territory

China

Location (City)

Beijing

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

1

Salary Currency

CNY

Salary

RMB 12,844 for CB Chinese l RMB 17,375 for CB Expat

Type of Salary

monthly

Start Date

12 November 2025

Other benefits and conditions of employment

For this position, we are only able to consider British Nationals, spouses/partners of diplomats who are ‘W’ (diplomatic) visa holders and internal Chinese staff to be located at the Embassy in Beijing.

To get in touch directly with the hiring manager for more information about the role, please send a request to [email protected].

Learning and Development Opportunities:

No matter what stage of your career you’re at, you’ll have a positive impact and play a key role. We strongly believe in investing in our people – from day one, you’ll be assigned a dedicated buddy, have guidance from your line manager and support within the wider organisation. You’ll have the opportunity to develop on and off the job, and to establish expertise and build capability. We are strongly supportive of the job holder continuing to develop themselves.

In addition, opportunities and activities include:

• Attending external events and conferences hosted by academic institutions, business chambers, etc.
• Learning and Development programmes, which have recently included leadership, line management, interpretation, presentation skills, effective remote working and trade policy.
• Opportunities for job shadowing across the network.
• An individual bid fund providing funding to support more tailored learning and development needs.

Working Patterns:

35 hours of work per week from Monday to Friday, 08:30-17:00. There may be occasions that may require you to work outside normal hours.

Other Information:

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

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

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.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 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.

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 Framework, 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. For inclusivity and diversity, please remove the following personal information when uploading your CV: name, address, email address, age, date of birth, gender and nationality. 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.

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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements