View Vacancy - Food & Drink / Agritech Internship
Main purpose of job:
The UK government is aiming to achieve £1trillion of exports; 100,000 UK exporters and £1.5 trillion investment stock by 2020. The UK’s Department for International Trade in Latin America is recruiting for the position of DIT Food & Drink / Agritech Internship – Latin America to contribute to this ambition.
The position will report directly to the Trade & Investment Officer of the Department for International Trade (DIT) for Latin America in Mexico, and will be based at the Commercial Office in Guadalajara. It will be a part time position until 19th of December 2017 starting in June 2017, subject to receipt of a successful security clearance. The contract may be extended, subject to review.
The position will mainly assist the Food & Drink and Agritech activities in Mexico, but other sectors may be reviewed. This is a fascinating and busy role allowing someone interested in business development to work in a great diplomatic mission at an exciting period in UK/Latin America trade and investment relations.
Roles and responsibilities:
The DIT Food & Drink / Agritech Intern will support the UK’s Department for International Trade Officers, providing commercial support to both Mexican and British companies.
The selected candidate will:
- Support the commercial team in Guadalajara with the Food & Drink and Agritech High Value Campaigns.
- Take on other enquires related to non High Value Campaigns (HVC) sectors such as retail, luxury goods, and creative industries, among others.
- Assist the team on commercial missions, visits and events that are planned for the year.
- Be able to analyse commercial reports to provide feedback to British companies interested in Mexico.
- Do research and provide a professional analysis to companies interested in the market.
- Prepare news briefings to the commercial team with relevant information regarding the trends in the Food & Drink and Agritech sectors.
- Liaise with stakeholders and relevant contacts.
- Support the marketing Food & Drink and Agritech activities when needed.
- Be able to write reports both in English and Spanish.
- The applicant must be a student of International Business, International Relations, Management, Economy, Marketing, Agribusiness, or related fields.
- The applicant must be in the final part of his/her degree (7th, 8th or 9th semester).
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including fluency in English.
- Understanding of the full range of MS Office suite including Outlook, PowerPoint and Word.
- Confident in dealing with a range of contacts at all levels.
- Organised and efficient in work and time management.
- A positive and flexible team player who is willing to contribute to the team’s overall objectives.
- Able to deal with a range of competing priorities in a calm, efficient and professional manner, with a keen eye for detail.
- Knowledge of the British-Mexican relationships
- Knowledge of the Mexican Agriculture and Food & Drink sectors.
The applicant must be able to work 25 hours per week, details can be discussed during the interview or the first days. We would look for the applicant to work Monday to Friday from 8am to 1pm, flexibility can be discussed.
This opportunity is closed to applications.