View Vacancy - Internship DBT Spain (Madrid) - General Support (ESP24.106)
The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) is an international economic government department securing UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade. This Internship role will offer the selected candidate the opportunity to learn and gain excellent experience, within a multinational/multicultural environment, and within the Department for Business and Trade, at the British Embassy in Madrid. Our Intern will work mainly in a supporting role with many opportunities to work in areas such as event management, relationship building with UK and Spanish companies, business reporting and social media communications. This is an excellent opportunity for our Intern to put into practice, and broaden their business and communication skills.
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Fluency at C1 level in English and Spanish (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages*).
Currently studying at a Spanish University where the student will remain in the same course or field of study, for the entire duration of the internship period.
High level of motivation and willingness to learn.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Dynamic and hardworking, with ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative when required.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point)
Able to work under pressure and to juggle competing deadlines.
Excellent researching skills and ability to look for information about a company or sector on the Internet and obtain information by phone.
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This is an internship position for curricular or extra-curricular credits as part of a student´s current university degree. This is a part-time internship offer of 6 months, with the possibility of renewal. The working hours are 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 09:00am and 14.00pm.
The Spain network has its own Flexible Working Policy. Individual details must be agreed between the employee and their Line Manager; however it is expected that the Intern will be physically present at the office on a daily basis, during the initial training/probation period. |
The successful candidate is subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance.
The successful candidate will be enrolled in the Spanish Social Security Scheme and will therefore not be entitled to any gratuity from the Embassy based on gross annual salary.
The Embassy is a Diplomatic Mission with tax exempt status and does not collect taxes for other States. Employees are fully responsible for payment of income tax at the legally required rate. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Spain are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local Spanish employment law.
Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Spain and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.
Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.
Only applications of students enrolled in approved Universities in Spain will be accepted for now. Please be advised that it is also a requirement that interns are to remain in the same course or field of study at a Spanish university for the entire duration of the internship period. Your University must agree that your schedule is compatible with the required hours of work.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
FCDO does not pay for travel related expense incurred in interviews (including Security Check) or accept any financial risk, including cancelation or reschedule costs. The FCDO will not meet the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.
*Please note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment levels please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
