View Vacancy - Internship DIT Barcelona (ESP20.380)
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 Consulate in Barcelona is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and we are seeking to recruit an Intern for the Department for International Trade in Barcelona.
The intern selected will have the chance to join a multinational/multicultural environment that will allow him/her to learn and get excellent experience in the Department for International Trade. He/she will work in a mainly administrative and support role with many opportunities to work in areas such as event management, relationship with UK and Spanish companies, business reporting and social media communications. This is a good opportunity to put into practice and broaden his/her business and communication skills.
The Intern will
- Support DIT Barcelona on upcoming projects around Smart City Live; Mobile World Congress & 4YFN; Tech, Clean Growth & Life Sciences Campaigns, and market investigation.
- help DIT team in the delivery of services to British exporters (market research by sector, cold calling, visit arrangements, event organisation support etc).
- Support DIT team in the delivery of services to potential Spanish investors in the UK (market research by Autonomous Region and sector, research company profiles, support with the promotion of UK as an investment destination).
Specific support required for all BCN team on the following projects:
- Strategic Relationship Management of existing investors, & UK exporters during & post transition – especially research & collation of relevant business intelligence.
- Organisation of online meeting programmes & webinars between UK and Spain companies, including Midlands Engine Connect for LS; Industry Digitalisation webinar, transition period updates
- Upcoming activities include Waste Traceability Seminar (2020) Biotech Breakfast (Feb 2021); LegalTech Encuentro (2021); Scottish Minister visit to BCN to engage companies for COP26
- High level of self-motivation and willingness to learn
- Ability to work remotely as part of a team as well as on own initiative when required
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point)
- Ability to look for information about a company or sector on the Internet and obtain information by phone
- Able to work under pressure and to juggle competing deadlines
- Good Knowledge of social media channels, mainly Twitter and LinkedIn
- Currently studying a degree related to business or marketing
This is a part-time temporary internship position contract and the working hours are 25 hrs per week.
The successful candidate is subject to a confirmation of a background check and security clearance.
The successful candidate will be enrolled in the Spanish Social Security Scheme and will therefore not be entitled to any gratuity from the Embassy / Consulate based on gross annual salary.
The British Embassy is a Diplomatic Mission with tax exempt status and does not collect taxes for other States. Employees are fully responsible for payment of Spanish income tax at the legally required rate. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Spain are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local Spanish employment law.
Visa / passport requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Spain and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Additional requirements may become necessary after 31st December 2020.
The British Embassy is a Diplomatic Mission with tax exempt status and does not collect taxes for other States. Employees are fully responsible for payment of Spanish income tax at the legally required rate. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Spain are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local Spanish employment law.
Visa / passport requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Spain and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Additional requirements may become necessary after 31st December 2020.
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.
FCO does not pay for travel related expense incurred in interviews (including Security Check) or accept any financial risk, including cancelation or reschedule costs. The FCO will not meet 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 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.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
