View Vacancy - International Trade Internship

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Job Category

Department for International Trade roles (DIT)

Job Subcategory

Department for International Trade (DIT)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Owner of DIT’s communication strategy. Support the work of DIT team colleagues to promote business opportunities for trade and investment.

Roles and responsibilities:

To lead on commercial marketing and social media strategy as part of the Embassy communications team. To be in charge of the effective, consistent, and appropriate utilisation and development of web and social media content by section colleagues; to implement marketing strategies for promoting business opportunities for the UK. 40%

To provide effective advice, support and assistance to UK companies wishing to do business in Venezuela in all sector in which DIT team colleagues are responsible. 40%

To assist and provide logistical support to section colleagues for the fulfilment of proposed targets and projects. 10%

To be point of contact with the Venezuelan British Chamber of Commerce Executive Director on implementing programmes and activities with the Embassy. 10%

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

We are looking for an early carreer professional looking to contribute to the team but also learn about the challenges and opportunities of international business.
This role offers a good opportunity to learn more about trade and investment in challenging international environment
Fluent written and spoken in Spanish and English.

Application deadline

26 November 2017

Grade

Internship

Type of Position

Full-time, Fixed Term

Working hours per week

Region

Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean

Country/Territory

Venezuela

Location (City)

Caracas

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

Start Date

3 January 2017

Additional information

DIT offers and extensive package of training, both job related and developmental. Much is delivered through online packages, but there will also be opportunities to attend training courses in the region and possibly the UK.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.