View Vacancy - Administrative Intern

The purpose of this role is to support the British Consulate General in Belo Horizonte on its daily activities, including, but not limited to providing support to the Consul in his activities, back-office support for other teams in the Brazil Network for activies in Minas Gerais (in the Embassy in Brasilia and in the Consulates in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Recife), general management of the office environment, and involvement in special projects.

We are looking for someone with genuine enthusiasm and professional drive, who can adapt quickly and effectively to different situations.

• Support the Consul in delivering on his responsibilities, especially in managing his diary, scheduling meetings, booking travel arrangements, managing the contact database, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders;
• Involvement in special projects, likely in supporting with desk-based research and analysis of thematic issues;
• Support the organisation of events and other networking activities;
• Support the drafting e-mails, briefings and answering our switchboard phone number;
• Be closely involved in management of the office environment and be the first port of call for Corporate Services issues, such as liaising with colleagues and suppliers on IT and Estates issues, with oversight of the Consul.

• Students of Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Economics, Business Administration, or studying these subjects in another degree.
• Proffiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Attention to detail
• Working in a team
• Proactive, self-starter

Language: Fluent English and Portuguese