Administration Section
Address
Embassy of Brazil
4th Floor
14-16 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5BL
Contacts
Counsellor Yukie Watanabe
Head of the Administration Section
Francisco Carlos Leal
Inventory and Assets
Penélope de Melo Santos
Accounts
Djanira Lopes Siqueira
Protocol
Gisleine Denanni Maitland
Archives
Kátia Canhetti
Personnel
Priscila Vieira Souza de Matos
Personnel
Rafaela de Aguiar Pompolo
Contracts
Claudio Pereira Rocha
Facilities & Support
Nadia Kerecuk
Translation & Interpretation
Adam Binnington
Translation & Interpretation
Responsibilities
The Administration Section is responsible for:
- Managing services and utilities contracts for the Embassy's premises at Cockspur Street and the Ambassador's residence at Mount Street.
- Liaising with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on behalf of all Brazilian diplomats and officials working for all Brazilian government organizations based in the UK.
- Managing logistical aspects when diplomats and officials are posted to the Embassy from abroad (shipping of household possessions, etc).
- Playing the role of human resources department for diplomats, officials and locally-contracted staff.
- Liaising with other British government departments and agencies: DVLA, BAA, Valuation Office Agency, local councils, etc.
- Managing internal and external administrative procedures relating to the recruitment of new members of staff.
- Managing insurance matters relating to the Embassy, the Ambassador's residence, and the Embassy's fleet of vehicles.
- Managing logistical aspects of visits to London by Brazilian government officials.
- Managing the purchases of publications and subscriptions to periodicals for the Brazilian foreign ministry's library in Brasília.
- Liaising with the relevant diplomatic missions in London in order to secure visas for diplomats and officials passing through the UK and on official mission to other countries.
- Managing accounts payable to British organisations and service providers.
- Managing the internal computer network and database, and assisting staff in their use.
- Managing the Embassy's inventory database.
- Managing the Embassy's fleet of vehicles.