Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities) 1

Main purpose of job:
We are seeking a dynamic and customer-oriented Vice Consul, Head of the Consular Section to join and manage the consular team based in the British Embassy Lima, Peru. The team is also part of the Americas Consular Network. The Americas Consular Network provides high quality, professional, empathetic services to British nationals, providing tailored support to the most vulnerable, encourages British nationals to take personal responsibility, works with stakeholders to reduce risks and is ready to scale and flex our response in a crisis.

The successful applicant will lead day-to-day consular operations, manage and deliver a targeted consular prevention programme and ensure the provision of high-quality consular support to British nationals in Peru.

The role will involve interaction with members of the public, local, regional and UK authorities and organisations, as well as colleagues across the Americas Consular Network and London in order to fulfil the delivery of the Foreign,



Commonwealth & Development Office’s (FCDO’s) Consular Strategy. As a Head of Section, the role will also require collaboration across the Embassy, including engagement with senior management on a regular basis, the line management of two staff members and of the Honorary Consuls network in Peru.

The Vice-Consul will report to, and be managed by, the Consular Regional Operations Manager (CROM) based in Bogota, Colombia.

Roles and responsibilities:
- Oversee and provide guidance to the Consular team in Lima, and to the wider network of Honorary Consuls and Consular Agents around Peru.
- Ensure service delivery, audit requirements, and case management exceed the minimum expected standards and are in line with the Consular Strategy, Consular Charter and FCDO Consular Guidance.
- Conduct a strategic review of active consular casework; liaising with UK, Post and regional stakeholders as appropriate to effectively manage high pro

📌 Vice Consul (Lima)
🏢 Foreignmmonwealth Office
📍 Lima