View Vacancy - Political Intern (BGR18.356)

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

The British Embassy in Sofia is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and now looking for two full time Political Interns.


Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Migration: Analysis of and reporting on the migration situation;
  • Internal Politics: Development of background documents that help the team to understand Bulgaria and its politics following its first EU Presidency; participation in meetings and conferences with Bulgarian stakeholders;
  • Supporting the Political Team: Work on ad-hoc work requests from across the team (e.g. arranging meetings and visits, translating newspaper articles, mini research projects).
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office, including Excel;
  • Good communications skills in English and Bulgarian both oral and written;
  • Good organisational skills;
  • Knowledge of and interest in Bulgarian politics;
  • Good analytical and research skills;
  • Ability to work well independently.
24 July 2018
Internship
Full-time, Temporary, Fixed Term
36
6 months
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Bulgaria
Sofia
British Embassy
2
BGN
510 BGN gross
10 September 2018

This is a full-time position (36 hours per week).

This is an internship contract of 6-month according to Bulgarian legislation.

Ideally we are looking for someone to start on:

  • 10 September 2018 (this internship will come to an end on March 2019);
  • March/April 2019 (this internship will come to an end on September 2019);

Please state the date you are applying for in the cover letter.

  

Monthly salary for this position is BGN 510,00 gross, plus 50 BGN net as transport allowance.

The successful candidates will be subject to confirmation of a background and security clearance. Anyone with right of residence and employment in Bulgaria may apply, including all EU / EEA citizens and the family members of EU / EEA nationals exercising a treaty right in Bulgaria.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy is subject to terms and conditions service according to Bulgarian employment law.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Bulgaria. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

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.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.