JOB DESCRIPTION

View Vacancy – HR and Procurement Officer (CVP25.364)

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Job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory

Estates

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British High Commission in Nicosia is part of a world-wide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit HR and Procurement Officer.

Corporate Services (CS) is one of the core departments of the British High Commission in Nicosia. We require a full-time officer to undertake HR, Procurement and compliance administrative duties. This role will offer the successful candidate an opportunity to learn a wide range of functions in compliance with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development (FCDO) policies.

The jobholder will be an integral part of the team. The responsibilities of the position will be spread across a broad range of corporate services functions including Administration, HR and Procurement.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Operational Human Resource Management

• Provide support to senior management on HR policy, operations, employment terms and conditions, working closely with HR Hub.
• Ensure local staff terms and conditions of service are compliant with local employment law. Ensure global local staff policy is followed (including global minimum standards).
• Own the local staff handbook in conjunction with local staff associations.
• Contribute to local recruitment processes working closely with the HR Hub and Hiring Managers.
• Working with the Corporate Service Manager (CSM), review and update on-boarding and exit processes and documents, ensuring they are up to date and relevant.
• Signpost guidance and support to staff and line managers where required.

Pay and Benefits

• Under direction of the CSM, manage local pension and insurance schemes.
• Provide data and support for local pay processes.
• Make recommendations to the CSM on pay and exceptions.

Procurement

• Ensure estates procurement is effectively managed and compliant with global policy, working with the Procurement Hub and CSM.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Become confident in the full corporate services purchase to pay processes (P2P).
• Seek opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Maintain accurate records of contracts and suppliers.
• Evaluate and improve procurement processes and systems.

Compliance

• Lead coordinator of the posts Management Action plan, ensuring records/evidence are held and this is reviewed throughout the year.
• Assist the CS team on record keeping.

Team Support

• Support other members of the corporate services team as required.
• Participate in post crisis activity.
• Line Management of one member of staff (Cleaner).

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Our ideal candidate has:

• Fluency in oral and written English and Greek (minimum of C1 level for CEFR framework*);
• Proven administrative experience of at least three years (e.g. public service/government office management, general office management, administrative role);
• Experience working within Procurement functions;
• Experience in stakeholder management and customer engagement;
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate to all levels in a clear and concise manner;
• Excellent self-management, attention to detail and organizational skills;
• Ability to think critically and creatively, work under pressure and prioritize effectively in the midst of conflicting priorities and competing demands;
• Confident using Microsoft Office tools such as Outlook, Word, Excel;
• Positive outlook with a can do attitude;
• Valid and clean driving licence and willingness to drive as part of job duties.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Good to have:

• Experience working within HR functions;
• Experience working in an international environment.

Required behaviours

Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

Application deadline

25 November 2025

Grade

Administrative Officer (AO)

Type of Position

Full-time, Fixed Term

Working hours per week

36.25

Duration of Post

12 months

Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory

Cyprus

Location (City)

Nicosia

Type of Post

British High Commission

Number of vacancies

1

Salary Currency

EUR

Salary

2,014.63

Type of Salary

monthly

Start Date

12 January 2026

Other benefits and conditions of employment

This is a 12 months fixed-term contract.

The confirmation of appointment is subject to professional background checks and security clearance procedures, as well as the successful completion of a 6 months probation period.

The successful candidate must be free of any convictions and undergo a UK security clearance process.

All applicants should include on their application, information on all nationalities held and current residence status in Cyprus. Staff recruited locally by the British High Commission in Nicosia are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Republic of Cyprus employment law.

Visa/work permit requirements: All applicants should have the right to live and work in Cyprus and be prepared to engage bi-communally, where necessary. The British High Commission does not sponsor work/ residency permits.

Additional information

*Please note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment levels please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

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

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements