View Vacancy - Internship DIT Barcelona – Trade & Investment (ESP22.529)

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Department for International Trade roles (DIT)
Department for International Trade (DIT)

The British Embassy in Spain is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is looking to recruit two Interns to integrate the Department for International Trade (DIT) in Barcelona. The duration of the internship is from 6 to 12 months (availability to be agreed). 

This role will offer the selected candidate the opportunity to join a multinational/multicultural environment and to learn and gain excellent experience in the Department for International Trade, at the British Consulate General in Barcelona. 

UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has overall responsibility for promoting UK trade across the world and attracting foreign investment to our economy. We are a specialised government body with responsibility for negotiating international trade policy, supporting businesses, as well as delivering an outwards-looking trade diplomacy strategy.

As an intern your focus will be:

  • Supporting the Europe Technology Campaign Manager in the planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of a range of different projects across Europe. The UK tech industry is a key growth sector, growing at a faster rate than the UK economy and maintaining its lead as one of the world’s premier locations for tech of all kinds. The Technology Campaign focuses on core UK strengths and technologies where the UK is a global leader and support UK priorities in exports, investment and trade policy.
  • Or work under the supervision of the team’s Clean Growth Advisor, helping to support the UK’s climate agenda and to help boost commercial ties between the UK and Spain, especially in the clean tech and circular economy sectors. Please note that for this position, your roles and responsibilities would be similar to those listed below (for the Technology campaign) but applied to this sector and focused in a national level instead.

This represents a great opportunity for the successful applicant to gain experience in Project Management of one of the priority campaigns in Europe. 

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Project support – Working with Technology Campaign Manager to support the delivery of pan-European Trade & Investment focused activities and campaigns;
  • Event management and programme coordination- schedule a bespoke programme for international companies and support markets in Europe;
  • Administrative support – Provide forward-look of Technology activities across the DIT Europe Region, ensuring that local and regional events are up to date and that reports adequately capture activities and evaluate metrics against campaigns;
  • Maintain accurate records in CRM databases, track business interactions and support the evaluation and reporting of the outcomes of activities;
  • Market research, including of UK & European businesses- Support Tech Campaign Manager in doing research to identify future areas and opportunities for the DIT Europe Region;
  • Support Tech Campaign Manager in delivering Tech specific learning and development initiatives across the region;
  • Comms support (working with DIT Europe Comms & Marketing team), developing content to support internal communications and official briefings.
  • Proficient user in both written and spoken English and Spanish (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages*);
  • 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;
  • Expertise in using social media (Twitter, LinkedIn etc) for business purposes, and in use of MS Teams.
  • Keen interest in Technology sectors;
  • Experience in building and maintaining successful working relationships and delivering projects or events;
  • Understanding of Environmental, Social and Governance policies and/or familiarity with the circular economy industry;
  • Understanding of international trade issues.
Seeing the Big Picture, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
5 December 2022
Internship
Part-Time, Intern
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Spain
Barcelona
British Consulate General
2
EUR
729.17 (gross monthly)
12 December 2022

This is a part-time and temporary internship contract of 6 months up to 1 year (provided both parties agree and there is a valid agreement with the university throughout the whole period).

Normal working hours are 25 per week.

Only applications of students enrolled in Universities in Spain will be accepted for now.

The successful candidate is subject to a confirmation of a background check, security clearance and the successful completion of a probationary period.

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.

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.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.