View Vacancy - Business and Trade Intern: Department for Business and Trade, British Embassy Santiago

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Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Main Purpose of Job:

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is responsible for promoting UK trade and investment with the rest of the world. Working within the British Embassy in Chile, as well as collaborating closely with DBT Latin America and Caribbean (LATAC) and UK colleagues, the successful applicant will drive deeper trading relations between the UK and Chile.

Whilst the role will vary, as Business and Trade intern, you activity could include supporting the creation of a pipeline of companies to deliver against commercial opportunities in Chile and UK, including through development and maintenance of internal databases and information management/KPI processes. You will support lead generation and understanding of demands and opportunities within the Chilean market by carrying out market research and stakeholder mapping. You would also support the promotion of the UK within the Chilean market, supporting the organisation of events, including commercial elements of high-profile cross-mission events in regard to the different priority campaigns (Mining, Energy, Infrastructure (Transport), Financial Services, Maritime, and Water).

You will have the opportunity to participate in diverse commercial opportunities including meetings with relevant stakeholders, trade fairs, and internal and external events in order to develop your professional skills and experience to enhance your future career prospects. You will also collaborate closely with other Embassy colleagues to identify synergies and contribute to shared goals across the Mission. 
The internship will take place between July 2026 and December 2026 (depending on the starting date, for 6 months – with the possibility of extension for the same period of time under specific circumstances and requirements).

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide administrative support to (a) DBT Officer(s) at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) office in Santiago, including (but not limited to) business development, research and analysis of data within a designated sector, as well as strategic and logistical support.

  • Research: Help in the formulation of market research reports for British companies and the online management of customers. Assisting in the identification of new contractual opportunities for British businesses and developing internal briefings when needed. 
  • Provide cross-cutting support to the DBT team (and other Embassy sections if needed): Perform other tasks requested by the DBT Officers and the Country Director of DBT – which may include supporting other Departments locally or regionally (LATAC) and contribute to the objectives of the British Embassy in Santiago and DBT LATAC. 
  • Relations with stakeholders: Support maintain contact with local (private and public) stakeholders, keeping record of activities/contacts in the team’s databases and client relationship management system; Be able to identify and help obtain key contacts to support the commercial work of DBT Officers and Senior Management when required; Attend meetings with private and public sector contacts and be able to take relevant notes where appropriate.
  • Event coordination: Support with the organisation of official events and visits, both with commercial focus and cross-Mission, including but not limited to the preparation of agendas, one-pagers, programme support, arrangement of meetings and other related logistic activities. 
  • Information Management & Administrative Support: Help strengthen and maintaining information management systems up to date and monitor relevant KPIs for the team, as well as ensure and promote good use of databases across the team.
  • Proactive, flexible, collaborative, responsible and opened to learn and receive feedback. Being organized and consistent are key qualities.
  • Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in any area of study, but preferably: Business Administration, International Relations, Foreign Trade, Economics, and similar areas at a Chilean University. 
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English and Spanish, and excellent communication and presentation skills with both languages.
  • Knowledge in Microsoft Office package.
  • Applicants must have the legal status to live and work in Chile
  • Previous experience in market research, reporting/presenting results, and database management.
  • Interest in business and international trade and in strengthening international collaboration between countries.
  • Experience in event organisation and delivery.
Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
7 June 2026
Internship
Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
20
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Chile
Santiago
British Embassy
1
6 July 2026
6 January 2027
Monthly Stipend: $299.444 CLP

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.

Appointable candidates will be required to provide proof of enrolment at their current university. 

The candidate must be able to have health/accidents insurance to cover the internship period – either supported by a University where the candidate is currently studying or by personal means. 

The internship is flexible up to 20hrs weekly agreed within the following range:
Monday – Thursday 09:00 – 17:30, Friday 09:00 – 13:00

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 7th June 2026

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’.  If during the reserve period of 12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.

The UK government promotes and encourages professional development. You will have access to UK government courses and on-the-job learning and development opportunities (seminars, workshops, job shadowing, training programmes etc.)

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.