Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Jobs

The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) is an international development partnership between the Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth governments, business and civil society organisations. It provides the international community with effective means to help bridge the digital divide and achieve social and economic development, by delivering to developing countries unique knowledge-sharing programmes in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the specific areas of Telecommunications, IT, Broadcasting and the Internet.

Join the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) family and make a difference.Vacancies are available at the CTO for the following positions

SENIOR CONFERENCE PRODUCER

IT SUPPORT OFFICER

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

RESEARCH OFFICER

Please look carefully at the Person Specification/Job Description and give examples of how you meet the job requirements. Candidates are also requested to tell us what their actual salary is and expected salary. Remember to provide examples that demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience.

You will find below the job description of the role and general information on the section; the person specification specifically defines the education, experience and competencies required for the post and the summary terms and conditions for the position.

Before you proceed to apply, either online, ensuring you quote the correct vacancy, or to our HQ Recruitment address, please consider if you meet the following generic requirements; You must be a national of a CTO Full Member country and have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. It will be the applicant responsibility to apply for a UK visa if offered the job and bear all the relevant cost to attend an interview at the CTO HQ in London, UK. Please provide evidence of your nationality with your application.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory references. You will be required to provide details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer and one from your previous employer or university, ensuring that you account for at least the last five years of your employment history in your application. Referees should not be related to you and should be able to give an assessment of your professional abilities as well as your character. We will not take up references until after any qualified offer of employment has been made.
You would be required to produce evidence of any educational and professional qualifications to support your application, on the day of your interview.

Salary on appointment for any post if advertised are per annum gross (subject to deductions of National Insurance contributions and CTO internal income tax (paid at UK income tax rates).

If you wish to be considered for any post, please ensure that you submit your curriculum vitae together with a covering letter setting out your experience and skills in relation to the person specification, competencies and other requirements for the post.

You should also be aware that due to the volume of applications the organisation receives and the need to reduce costs, it is our practice to communicate further about this vacancy only with those who are short listed and invited to attend an interview. If you do not hear from us within 3 months of the closing date, you may assume that your application has not been successful.

To respond to advertised vacancies, please email your CV and a short covering letter to [email protected].

Closing Date: 14th November 2011