Executive Officer, Briefing and Coordination (High Commissioner's Private Office)

About the role

The British High Commission in New Delhi is recruiting an Executive Officer (Grade EO) to lead the briefing, coordination and follow-up that enables the High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner to operate across one of the UK's largest overseas networks. The post sits at the centre of the Private Office, connecting teams across the India Network, Whitehall and the wider diplomatic community. It is full-time, permanent, based in New Delhi.

Key responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end briefing process for the High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner, ensuring timely, accurate and high-quality briefing for meetings, visits and engagements.
• Manage the flow of correspondence, submissions and sensitive material on behalf of both principals.
• Translate meeting objectives into briefing commissions and coordinate input from teams across the India Network and Whitehall.
• Manage personal inboxes and support decision-making through timely triage and coordination.
• Lead Private Office coordination for engagement with the diplomatic community, Heads of Mission and international partners.
• Coordinate Whitehall-facing requests, meetings, visits and follow-up, and act as Private Office lead for Ministerial, Director General and other senior UK visits.
• Coordinate London visits and Whitehall programmes, and work with the Communications Team on engagements and actions arising from senior meetings.

Required profile

• Expert English; the role may involve classified or sensitive information, so UK SCE-level security clearance or equivalent is required.
• Eligible nationalities: UK, Canada, Australia, USA, New Zealand; British citizens must have lived in the UK for at least two of the last 10 years.
• Permission to work in India is mandatory.
• Desirable: experience as an EA, PA or Secretariat, and experience using AI in the workplace.

Required skills

• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Strong written communication and drafting skills.
• Experience coordinating complex work across multiple teams and building stakeholder relationships.

Salary is INR 80,724 per month with a 10% security allowance. Applications close on 10 November 2026.