View Vacancy - Paid Internships at the British Embassy in Warsaw (POL20.302)

The British Embassy in Poland is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit interns for:

• Communications Team;

• Trade & Investment Team;

• Prosperity Team;

• Policy Team.

The British Embassy Warsaw welcomes applications from high-performing, motivated individuals who wish to gain professional experience in a dynamic, fast-paced working environment, while helping to deliver UK goals in Poland.

The Embassy offers a number of internship opportunities throughout the year the details of which are set out below.  All internships run for a fixed period of 3 or 6 months and should be completed on a full time basis (40 hours per week). The 6 month internship includes 3 month internship and 3 month traineeship. The gross salary differs for the latter but should not be less than 2,600 PLN per month.

We kindly ask that you carefully consider whether you can meet the requirements before applying and which team you would like to apply to. The exact start date is agreed during the recruitment process.

We offer the following internships:

Communications Team (from Oct 2020)

The successful candidate’s primary role is to assist in monitoring and evaluating the Polish media landscape, including traditional, broadcast and social media. The main responsibilities include:

• Sourcing and drafting the Embassy’s daily press summary;

• Translating or arranging the translation of press articles from Polish to English;

• Supporting the evaluation of the Embassy’s Strategic Communications campaigns;

• Managing the Embassy’s core script;

• Supporting the delivery of communications around high-level visits and events;

• Providing general administrative support to the Communications Team as required.

Trade & Investment Team (from Sept/Oct 2020)

Two places available!

The successful candidate’s primary role is to assist in work on projects related to business promotion (International Trade Investment & Foreign Direct Investment). The main responsibilities include:

• Supporting the preparation and delivery of physical and online events and seminars;

• Conducting market research and sector analysis;

• Managing internal databases;

• Supporting the team in identifying relevant high value export opportunities for UK companies;

• Providing general administrative support to the Trade & Investment Section.

Prosperity Team (from Sept/Oct 2020)

The successful candidate’s primary role is to support the team in the delivery of the Embassy’s prosperity policy objectives in Poland. The main responsibilities include:

• Support the Team by conducting ad-hoc research, providing translation, attending and writing up meetings/seminars/conferences and working flexibly to help the section respond effectively to short-notice requests;

• Support the Team in delivering various type of events;

• Provide organisational and administrative support for colleagues (e.g. by organising meetings, managing the section calendar and event guest lists and undertaking general office work);

• Perform tasks as required by changing workloads and demands.

Policy Team (from Sept/Oct 2020)

The successful candidate’s primary role is to support the team in the delivery of the Embassy’s international, foreign and security objectives in Poland. The main responsibilities include:

• Support the Policy Section by conducting ad-hoc research, providing translation, attending and writing up meetings/seminars/conferences and working flexibly to help the section respond effectively to short-notice requests;

• Provide organisational and administrative support for colleagues (e.g. by organising meetings, managing the section calendar and event guest lists and undertaking general office work);

• Perform tasks as required by changing workloads and demands.

Additional Information (due to Covid-19):

• You may be asked to work from home depending on the current situation and guidance;

• 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.

To be considered for internships, you must meet the below criteria:

• Fluency in English and Polish;

• Obtained or in the process of obtaining at least Bachelor’s degree in a related field;

• Interest in international relations, public policy, foreign policy, communications, trade and investments, respectively;

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and on own initiative;

• Good communication and organisational skills;

• Competent with Microsoft Office Software.