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JobAdvertisementPositionofPoliticalAssistantEmbassyofIreland,Beijing,People'sRepublicofChinaSummary:TheEmbassyofIrelandtoChinainBeijingisseekingtorecruitaqualifiedandhighlymotivatedcandidateforthepositionofPoliticalAssistant.
Thesuccessfulcandidatewilljoinasmall,busyteamwithaheavyworkloadbutwillworkinarewardingpositionandwillbegiventheopportunitytoassistonprojectworkandworkdirectlywithseniorIrishdiplomatsonChina'sforeignanddomesticpolicy.
TheselectedcandidatewillreporttotheAmbassadorandDeputyAmbassadorthroughtheHeadofthePoliticalSection.
She/hewillworkcloselywiththeHeadofthePoliticalSectiontoassistwithresearchonChina'sforeignanddomesticpolicy,translateChinesesources,assistwithpoliticallevelvisitsbetweenIrelandandChinaaswellasprovideadministrativesupporttotheDeputyHeadofMissionandHeadofPoliticalSection.
ThesuccessfulcandidatewillhaveafluentcommandoftheMandarinChineselanguageandEnglish,bothspokenandwritten.
He/shewouldhaveaprovenstrongacademicbackgroundintheareasoflaw,publicaffairs,publicadministration,internationalrelationsorpolitics.
AnexcellentknowledgeoftheChinesepoliticalsystemwouldbeadistinctadvantage.
DescriptionofDuties:TargetedmonitoringandresearchonChinesedomesticandforeignpolicy;AssistIrishdiplomatstoorganiseandprepareformeetingswithChineseofficialsandotherpublicbodies;AssistwiththeorganisationofpoliticallevelvisitsbetweenIrelandandChina;AssistwiththeorganisationofEmbassyevents;TranslatedocumentsfromEnglishtoChineseandChinesetoEnglishasrequiredfromtimetotime;ProvideadministrativeassistancetotheDeputyHeadofMissionandHeadofthePoliticalSection.
Requirements:AbletoworkinbothMandarinChineseandEnglish,spokenandwritten.
Languageskillswillbetestedaspartoftheselectionprocess;Athird-levelqualificationtoatleastMastersLevelintheareaoflaw,publicaffairs,publicadministration,politicsorinternationalrelations;Atleastthreeyears'experienceworkingwithanInternationalOrganisationorEmbassyorintheareaofpublicaffairs;Flexibilitytoadapttoaheavyworkloadandtheabilitytomanagemultipletasksandongoingprojectsatthesametime;ExperienceworkingwithMicrosoftWord,PowerPointandExcelarerequired;Strongorganisationalskills.
Desirable:ExperienceworkinginthegovernmentalorcommercialsectorinChina;KnowledgeorexpertiseonIreland;Experienceofprovidingadministrativesupportandtranslationservices;SalaryandConditions:TheofficerwillbeofferedagrosssalaryofRMB13,966permonth.
ThePoliticalAssistantwillbeofferedaninitialtwo-yearcontract,withthepossibilityofrenewalforasecondterm.
Thecontractwillincludeathree-monthprobationperiod.
TheofficerwillbebasedattheEmbassyofIrelandChancerybuilding;3RitanDongLu,Beijing.
ApplicationProcess:Applicantsshouldsubmitaletterofmotivation(twopagesmaximum)aswellasaCVinbothEnglishandChineseaspartoftheirapplication.
Academicandprofessionalreferencesshouldbeincluded.
ApplicationsshouldbesubmittedtotheEmbassybypostorbye-mailtobeijing@dfa.
iebefore5pm(Beijingtime)onMonday20thJuly2018withthefollowingsubjectline:"PoliticalAssistantApplication–[Yourname]".
Candidateswillreceiveconfirmationofreceiptoftheirapplicationandfollowingascreeningofapplications,maybecontacteddirectlyforinterview.
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ie/chinawww.
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