Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To provide business support to Home Office International Operations Joint Border Task Force project team, as directed by a HOIO manager
- Support the HOIO JBTF Project Lead and HOIO Regional Manager
- Operational management of the Joint Border Task Force, ensuring the NDLEA team is sufficiently resourced, and work is prioritised effectively to meet programme delivery
- Capturing and reporting project delivery to inform management and drive decision making.
- Continually driving improvements to the service, reviewing and challenging working practises to ensure the NDLEA team operate as effectively and efficiently as possible.
- Building strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, such as FCDO, procurement, NDLEA, and external stakeholders
- Line manage 2 HOIO drivers, monitoring their performance, supporting their development through constructive feedback and coaching, ensuring their performance appraisals are completed to schedule and supporting their workplace wellbeing.
- Maintaining records of NDLEA training, polygraphing records and asset management
- Maintain and update accurate financial records in support of HOIO JBTF and FCO budget management and procurement processes.
- Maintenance and accurate recording of monthly/annual budgets
- Management of maintenance of HOIO funded NDLEA vehicles, insurance and monthly checks/repairs
- Procurement of all consumables for the JBTF project
- Co-ordinate and deliver effective administrative to HOIO JBTF Project Team. Include booking flights and accommodation and providing logistical support to training events, workshops and conferences.
- Arrange and assist HOIO JBTF Project lead in arranging and delivering of training to NDLEA
- Direct liaison with key stakeholder NDLEA and external stakeholders
- Preparing official letters, recording meetings and arranging calls.
- Office and asset management
- Manage key stakeholder relationships
- Establish and work closely with other HOIO project officers across the region.
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to quickly and accurately input data and have a good knowledge of spreadsheets.
- Good attention to detail.
- The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work effectively within a team.
- Experience in Finance and administrative work in a similar environment
- Excellent hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office software
- Good analytical and team-working skills
- Ability to multi-task and support multi-faceted teams in a shared environment
- Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders, verbally and in writing
- Precision in implementing tasks, meticulous attention to detail.
Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
- Familiar with Firecrest, Echo, FCO and HOIO systems.