View Vacancy - KL - Internship Pilot Programme - DIT Technology Team
The British High Commission Kuala Lumpur is piloting a short term (4 months) student internship programme through a placement in the Technology Team in the Department for International Trade (DIT) section. The internship will provide an exciting opportunity to work alongside staff in DIT, as well as the wider High Commission.
The placement will offer the successful candidate the challenge of working alongside DIT staff leading out technology trade campaigns You would be conducting research, writing reports, helping to organise events, maintaining contact databases and providing administrative support. In addition, you would have the opportunity to see the work of the wider of the High Commission.
Excellent spoken and written English
Good communication skills
Working independently and able to hit the ground running
There are a wide range of options available for personal development including training courses, coaching and mentoring, job-shadowing, presentations and learning sets. Staff have access to a wide variety of online resources through the Diplomatic Academy and Civil Service Learning. The jobholder will be required to take some specific training courses related to their role. All new staff undertake a workplace induction and there are a number of mandatory e-learning courses covering areas such as diversity, health and safety, and information management.
The British High Commission Malaysia supports and promotes flexible working. The standard working hours for the BHC are 08:00 to 16:30. We are happy to offer a variety of flexible working patterns, including non-standard working hours, working remotely or working compressed hours. However, due to the nature of the role, there will be a requirement for international travel and occasional out of hours work around events and visits. Time off in lieu can be offered to make up for out of hours work.
Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment and security checks. Staff who are locally recruited by the British High Commission are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law.
No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have or be able to obtain work authorisation in Kuala Lumpur in order to apply.
Please note that your application must be submitted before 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.
Indicated start date is provisional and subject to successful completion of reference and security checks.
Kindly check your application centre or email regularly for any update on the status of your application.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
