View Vacancy - Bilateral Team Intern (POL402)
The British Embassy in Warsaw is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit an Intern to work in our Bilateral team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the field of diplomacy, while working in a fast paced, dynamic and bilingual environment.
The main purpose of the job is to support the Bilateral Team in the delivery of the Embassy’s objectives in Poland.
Main duties / Responsibilities:
- Assist the Project Officer in organising the Belvedere Civil Society Forum event to be held in February 2018;
- Leading on managing the guest list, invitations and RSVPs for the event;
- Establishing and managing a contacts database for the event;
- Supporting the Visits Officer on logistics and administration for the event;
- Preparation of materials in advance of Steering Committee meetings;
- Preparation of materials for participants in advance of the event;
- Providing general administrative support to the bilateral team as required.
- Fluency in English and Polish;
- Obtained or in the process of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in a related field;
- Interest in international relations, public policy, foreign policy;
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and on own initiative;
- Good communication and organisational skills;
- Competent with Microsoft Office Software;
- Experience in an administrative support role.
This is a three month full-time internship contract. The monthly gross remuneration for the internship is PLN 2000.
Please note that interns are responsible for paying themselves any income tax required by the local law to the applicable Tax Office. Please be aware that the British Embassy in Warsaw will not be able to cover any costs connected with relocation.
Candidates must have pre-existing work authorisation for Poland in order to apply. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.
Internships offered at the British Embassy are governed by the Polish Civil Code.
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.
The closing date for applications is 24 August 2017.
The successful candidate should be able to start working the internship by October 2017.
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.
This opportunity is closed to applications.