View Vacancy - Political Internship

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Political

To assist the Executive Officer in the task of updating the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) contacts database whilst providing high standards of customer service to internal and external stakeholders of this project.

Roles and responsibilities:

  1. Assist in the design and planning of the project.
  2. Responsible of filing and typing in the information of business cards into the FCO contacts database.
  3. Update and standardise the existing contacts information.
  4. Provide general administrative assistance in the Executive Office.
  5. Assist in preparation of weekly Diplomatic Bag.
  • Currently enrolled to obtain a Bachelor's degree in International Business, Business Administration or similar.
  • Experience in Customer Service, Outbound Call Centres, Business Administration or similar.

  • Familiar with Microsoft Access.
  • Typist experience. 
26 October 2017
Internship
Intern
25
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
British Embassy
1
DOP
18,750.00
27 November 2017
27 May 2018

The British Embassy offers extensive learning development opportunities. The job holder will have access to an extensive selection of UK government online learning – some of which is mandatory for all Embassy employees and others which are role specific.

It is possible to work flexible hours around the Embassy’s core business hours (Monday – Thursday 08:00 – 16:30; Friday 08:00 - 13:00).

The British Embassy Santo Domingo is a small, busy embassy with a high performing, friendly team. The Embassy is expected to move to a new, modern office in Piantini in early in 2018 and the Executive Office Intern may be required to play a part in supporting the move.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.