Looking for a new adventure, both professionally and personally? Interested in living within a thriving community, set in a stunning natural environment?

If you’re an experienced Project and Programme professional who is interested in an exciting next career step, we have the job for you.

The Role

The Falkland Islands Government has secured significant funding of some £110m to deliver an ambitious capital programme over the coming years. Development & Commercial Services is a key enabler to delivering major projects, and a key function within this is Programme Management, which monitors and manages the whole of the Government’s capital programme.

Your role will support the successful delivery of the Islands Plan; managing the delivery of FIG’s capital programme and major projects to ensure planned benefits are realised.

Reporting to the Director and Deputy Director of Development & Commercial Services, with line management responsibility for the Programme Support Assistant, you will liaise with senior stakeholders across the organisation to manage efficient delivery of the capital programme, as well as supporting specific major projects within Development & Commercial Services.

The Person

We are looking for a highly motivated programme professional, who can demonstrate a strong track record of successfully managing and delivering large-scale, high profile capital programmes and major projects. You will have proven success in using recognised programme and project management approaches (e.g. Managing Successful Programmes, Prince 2) to manage and deliver capital programmes. Knowledge and experience of major construction projects would be advantageous.

In return for your professional high standards and hard work, we offer an unparalleled opportunity to make a significant contribution to the economic and social development of the Falkland Islands. If you recognise yourself in this description, have a sense of adventure and a true desire to make a difference, this is the job for you.

The Package

• Initial 2-4 Years Fixed Term Contract, with potential for extension by mutual agreement.
• Salary Range £40,610 to £54,929. Starting salary will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.
• Eligibility for a 25% Gratuity, paid upon successful completion of the contract.
• 30 Days Annual Leave, plus government and public holidays (totalling 41 days leave).
• Relocation Allowance, to help with moving costs.
• Flights Package for you and your recognised dependents, including mid-term return flight home.
• Government Housing for rent and a starter pack to help you settle in.

How to Apply

For more information and to apply online to join our team in a unique and breath-taking location, please visit our new recruitment website: www.jobs.gov.fk.

Applications close at 20.00 UK time on 15^th April 2019, with interviews to be held via Skype soon afterwards. If you have any questions about working for the Falkland Islands Government or would like further information about the post, you can contact the Deputy Director of Development & Commercial Services, Catherine Silva Donayre, by emailing csilvadonayre@sec.gov.fk.

Falkland Islands Government (FIG)

The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, with full internal self-government.

As the largest employer in the Falkland Islands, we offer many unique and fulfilling job opportunities, across the full spectrum of public services. Our responsibilities include those typically managed by central government – taxation, legislation and policy, as well as those usually managed on a local level such as town planning, health and social services, and education. FIG also provides services specific to the needs of the Falkland Islands, such as fisheries research, power generation and the Government Air Service, FIGAS.

For more information about working for Falkland Islands Government, take a look at our recruitment microsite: www.jobs.gov.fk

The Falkland Islands

Set in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 400 miles east of South America and 8000 miles south-west of the UK, the Falkland Islands are a small, thriving community with a British way of life, benefiting from good local services, a varied social calendar and an absence of traffic jams!

The Falkland Islands’ stunning natural environment provides an unspoiled landscape and amazing wildlife to observe and explore, including penguins, whales and dolphins, all seen from the shore.

For those with a sense of adventure, it provides opportunities which are hard to match anywhere else in the world.