DXB - Regional Prevention Adviser

Help the region deliver and report progress on the Prevention strand of the Consular Strategy (25%)

• Engage with Consular Regional Director, Consular Regional Operation Managers, and seniors at Missions as appropriate, to ensure whole of Mission engagement with prevention work across MENASA, in line with the Consular Strategy.
• Coordinate Consular prevention work in MENASA. Monitor and report on all prevention work in MENASA, ensuring that that the MENASA Consular Prevention Board and the Regional Consular Board of Management have full visibility of MENASA’s prevention work. This will include presenting to senior colleagues at Consular Regional Management Board meetings in person or virtually.
• Work closely with Consular Directorate’s Prevention leadership and fellow RPAs to contribute to central prevention policy and tools.
• Use creative ways (including Prevention champion networks) of engaging the region in prevention work, and disseminate central prevention messaging.
  

Prevention Capacity Building (25%)

• Identify and share prevention best practice across MENASA. Signpost the prevention work of other consular regions, sharing best practice in both directions.
• Identify prevention skills and capability gaps within the region. Liaise with regional / global Learning and Development teams, and fellow RPAs to address these gaps, helping design and develop global learning tools which can be adapted regionally where necessary, and ensure staff in MENASA have the right skills and tools to carry out prevention work. Deliver prevention training in person and virtually in the region.
• Encourage staff to include Prevention Learning and Development in their Professional Development Plans, so they have the skills they need to develop effective prevention activity.
• Keep up to date with the latest thinking on behaviour change, as well as travel industry and other trends where relevant to prevention, sharing with posts and upskilling colleagues as appropriate.
  

The above list is not exhaustive, and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other ad hoc tasks as required.

Resources Managed

• Oversee Travel budget for regional visits and conferences.
  

Key Behaviours Required

• Leadership: Show pride and passion for public service. Create and engage others in delivering a shared vision. Value difference, diversity and inclusion, ensuring fairness and opportunity for all.
• Developing Self and Others: Focus on continuous learning and development for self, others and the organisation as a whole.
• Working Together - Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources, and support.
• Seeing the bigger picture - Understand how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives. Recognise the wider Civil Service priorities and ensure work is in the national interest.