View Vacancy - Paid Internships at the British Embassy in Warsaw (POL21.073)

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Due to COVID-19, you may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign and we are working hard to minimise any disruption.

The British Embassy in Poland is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit interns for:

- 1x Communications Team;

- 2x Department for International Trade (DIT);

- 1x Prosperity Team;

- 1x Policy Team;

- 1x Her Majesty's Ambassador (HMA) Office.

The British Embassy Warsaw welcomes applications from high-performing, motivated individuals who wish to gain professional experience in a dynamic, fast-paced working environment, while helping to deliver UK goals in Poland.

The Embassy offers a number of internship opportunities throughout the year the details of which are set out below. All internships run for a fixed period of 3 or 6 months and should be completed on a full time basis (40 hours per week). The 6 month internship includes 3 month internship and 3 month traineeship. The gross salary differs for the latter but should not be less than 2,800 PLN per month.

In addition, we offer the following: agreed number of paid leave, home working, flexible working hours, learning and development opportunities, modern management culture, excellent working environment, engagement in the corporate life of the Embassy.

We kindly ask that you carefully consider whether you can meet the requirements before applying and which team you would like to apply to. The exact start date is agreed during the recruitment process.

We offer the following internships with the starting day in early April 2021:

Communications Team

The successful candidate’s primary role is to assist in monitoring and evaluating the Polish media landscape, including traditional, broadcast and social media. The main responsibilities include:

  • Sourcing and drafting the Embassy’s daily press summary;
  • Translating or arranging the translation of press articles from Polish to English;
  • Supporting the evaluation of the Embassy’s Strategic Communications campaigns;
  • Managing the Embassy’s core script;
  • Supporting the delivery of communications around high-level visits and events;
  • Providing general administrative support to the Communications Team as required.

DIT Team

The successful candidate’s primary role is to assist in work on projects related to business promotion (International Trade Investment & Foreign Direct Investment). The main responsibilities include:

  • Supporting the preparation and delivery of physical and online events and seminars;
  • Conducting market research and sector analysis;
  • Managing internal databases;
  • Supporting the team in identifying relevant high value export opportunities for UK companies;
  • Providing general administrative support to the Trade & Investment Section.

Prosperity Team

The successful candidate’s primary role is to support the team in the delivery of the Embassy’s prosperity policy objectives in Poland. The main responsibilities include:

  • Support the team by conducting ad-hoc research, providing translation, attending and writing up meetings/seminars/conferences and working flexibly to help the section respond effectively to short-notice requests;
  • Support the team in delivering various type of events;
  • Provide organisational and administrative support for colleagues (e.g. by organising meetings, managing the section calendar and event guest lists and undertaking general office work);
  • Perform tasks as required by changing workloads and demands.

Policy Team

The successful candidate’s primary role is to support the team in the delivery of the Embassy’s international, foreign and security objectives in Poland. The main responsibilities include:

  • Support the Policy Section by conducting ad-hoc research, providing translation, attending and writing up meetings/seminars/conferences and working flexibly to help the section respond effectively to short-notice requests;
  • Provide organisational and administrative support for colleagues (e.g. by organising meetings, managing the section calendar and event guest lists and undertaking general office work);
  • Perform tasks as required by changing workloads and demands.

HMA Office

The successful candidate’s primary role is to assist in visits and events tasks related to representational function of the office. The main responsibilities include:

  • Supporting preparations and delivery of events and visits;
  • Managing guest lists and correspondence;
  • Managing the Embassy’s database;
  • Providing general administrative support to the Ambassador’s Office staff.
  • Fluency in Polish and English (both oral and written, minimum C1 level*);
  • Obtained or in the process of obtaining at least Bachelor’s degree in a related field;
  • Interest in international relations, public policy, foreign policy, communications, trade and investments, respectively;
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and on own initiative;
  • Good communication and organisational skills;
  • Competent with Microsoft Office Software.
21 March 2021
Internship
Full-time, Intern
40
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Poland
Warsaw
British Embassy
6
PLN
2,800
12 April 2021

This is a 3 or 6 month’s internship contract.

Please note that interns are responsible for paying themselves any income tax required by the local law to the applicable Tax Office. Internships offered at the British Embassy are governed by the applicable Polish law. The British Embassy encourages you to have a medical check prior to commencing your internship, however, any costs incurred are not covered by the British Embassy.

Visa / Passport requirements

Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Poland 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.

When applying you will be asked to clearly indicate the group you wish to be considered for. Applications that fail to do so may not be considered. Successful candidates will be requested to provide one academic or professional reference.

Please use Motivation, Skills & Experience (Why have you applied for this job?) field just to share with us where did you learn about the internship opportunity.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Local 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. 

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.

Please be advised that the British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

Please note Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment  indicates Level C2 as Mastery or proficiency Level which comprehends that a person can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read; can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation; can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations. For more information please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your languages skills are going to be assessed.

Additional Information (due to Covid 19):

  • You may be asked to work from home depending on the current situation and guidance;
  • You may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign and we are working hard to minimise any disruption;

  • Interviews will be done remotely if the existing situation determines this to be the right course of action;

  • Starting date may be delayed depending on circumstances at the time and it will be agreed with the selected candidate.

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.

This opportunity is closed to applications.