View Vacancy - Commercial Internship - Healthcare and Life Sciences

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

Provide commercial and administrative support to the Healthcare and Life Sciences team within the Commercial Section (DIT) at the British Consulate-General Sao Paulo.

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Assist the team with OMIS (Overseas Market Introduction Services) for UK companies in the respective sectors.
  • Provide support to the organisation of events such as trade missions, seminars and other special events.
  • Keep DataHub (Customer Relationship Management) databases updated.
  • Conduct market researches and identify and write export opportunities.
  • Give support to possible demands from UK partners about Brazil.
  • Attend trade fairs and official events when necessary.
  • Monitor the Internet, newspapers and specialised magazines gathering information for the team and producing a bimonthly newsletter.
  • Write Export Opportunities and be responsible for the first contact with companies.
  • 2nd or 3rd year student in International Relations, Marketing, a healthcare related area or related disciplines (graduating during  2019 or later).
  • Pro-active self-starter, willing to “go the extra mile”, team player, willing to learn and receive feedback, organised, responsible, communicative and creative. 
  • Any past internship experience, particularly if working at a commercial role or any public organisation. 
3 December 2017
Internship
Intern
30
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Brazil
Sao Paulo
British Consulate General
1
BRL
1697,70
2 January 2018
  • The intern will develop the skills required for the promotion of trade between Brazilian and British companies and gain experience of events logistics, administrative tasks and sector knowledge (Healthcare and Life Sciences). 
  • It is desirable the successful candidate studies during the evening.
  • We will also work with the successful candidate in looking for ways to combine their academic interests with the work undertaken at the Consulate.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.