Leadership of the DG's office, setting vision and direction for the team. Strategic awareness of foreign policy issues as they relate to the UK, Europe and it's neighbours, and UK policy affecting them. Support to the DG in leadership and management of the Europe Group in the UK and overseas network. Oversight of Group corporate activity and policy.

• Network building, and maintenance of relationships, with senior British, Saudi and Yemeni Ministers and officials. Engagement with senior leadership within the international community. • Leading a high-performing satellite embassy, with a split platform team spread across four international locations, working on a complex web of political, humanitarian, security and regional challenges.• SRO for YON programme activity, with responsibility for directing the development of the overarching country strategy, accountable implementation, and robust financial management of a £13m programme.• Direction and delivery of high-level quality reporting on the situation in Yemen, covering politics, humanitarian situation, human rights, the economy, maritime security and environmental concerns.• Successful lobbying on essential humanitarian and political issues.• Coordination of the DFID/FCO transformation process within YON. Driving forward organisational change. Development of a new team culture through harnessing L&D activity.• Development of Kidnap Response Plan and Crisis Management Plan.• Development of a resilient team able to respond to crises, establishing training and development plans.

Responsibility for the analysis, lobbying, networking and reporting on Egyptian foreign policy with a focus on Libya, Gaza, MEPP, Horn of Africa, Russia and Syria. Built and maintained a strong network of contacts.Successful coordination and leadership of a visit by British Prime Minister, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa and senior UK officials to a conference with 50+ Heads of State and Government.Oversight of the Press and Public Affairs Office, External Political work and Security/CT Portfolio.Member of Post Crisis Committee and Senior Management Board.

Full time language training - Arabic

• Coordination of the Foreign Secretary's tour of EU Member States to discuss the UK's reform agenda. Development of engagement plans, briefings and logistics in liaison with senior leaders in Whitehall and across posts in the EU.• Political strategic awareness, and political reporting.

• International engagement, building, developing and maintaining an excellent network of contacts.• Influencing Senior Iraqi leaders, including the highest levels of Iraqi Government. Coordination of high level, quality diplomatic reporting.• Led Political and programmes teams. Developed and implemented an innovative and ambitious Arabian Partnership/ Conflict Prevention strategy. • Spearheaded Met Police investigations in Iraq, progressed work on the development of Baghdad International Airport and expanded the embassy’s political outreach across the Kurdish area.

Political Analysis and Reporting: Africa, Asia, South & Central America.

Monitoring and reporting on Human Rights. Visiting and assessing semi-legal Iraqi detention facilities. Development of strategies for responding to the humanitarian and detainee crisis in both the Iraqi and US detention facilities. Close engagement with senior officials across the Iraqi, International, US diplomatic and US military communities.

Development of Public Diplomacy and Media Strategies. Implementation and management of large scale media projects. High Commission Spokesperson. Crisis response. Development and leadership of Press & Public Affairs team.

Assessment of visa applications.

Budget and financial management for the FCO's Medical and Welfare Department.