View Vacancy - DBT Intern (Internship contract for 6 months)

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Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Main Purpose of Internship:

Provide administrative support to the Leaders at the Department for Business & Trade (DBT) office in Colombia, including (but not limited to) business development, research and analysis of data within the designated sectors; and strategic and logistical support.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

  • Research: help in the formulation of market studies for British companies and the online management of customers; maintenance of the team’s project database, and assistance in the identification of new contractual opportunities for British businesses.
  • Event coordination: support to the organisation of official events and visits, including the preparation of agendas, arrangement of meetings and all related logistic activities.
  • Stakeholder management: develop and maintain contact with local (private and public) stakeholders, keeping record of all activities in the team’s databases. 
  • Provide cross-cutting support to the DBT team (and other Embassy sections if needed) as required and perform other tasks as requested by the Commercial Officers, the Director and Deputy Director of DBT.
  • Administrative: Support information management of the team, organise meetings and support logistics, amongst other clerical and pastoral responsibilities.
  • Must be currently enrolled in undergraduate studies in International Business, Marketing, Finance, International Relations, Business Management, Economics, Industrial Engineering or similar degrees in a Colombian university. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered;
  • Availability of at least 6 months before their graduation date, in order to complete the internship. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered;
  • Availability to start their internship in the proposed date (We are currently recruiting several interns at the Department for Business & Trade. Successful candidates will start the role in June 2026);
  • Bilingual Spanish and English (Spanish and English testing will be given during interview stage); 
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • ARL Affiliation
  • Must have the legal status to live and work in Colombia. 
  • Strong communication skills;
  • Experience in project management and delivery; 
  • Interest and wider understanding of international trade and development;
  • Experience working in teams.
  • Experience in event coordination and/or logistic support.
  • Experience in research and analysis.
Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
21 April 2026
Internship
Intern, Fixed Term
6 months
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Colombia
Bogota
British Embassy
2
COP $ 1,750,905
1 June 2026
31 December 2026

Applicants must have the legal status to live and work in Colombia

The successful candidate will have to go through a background check process, according to Embassy policies.

The Embassy and the DBT LATAC network offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities throughout the year.  

Successful candidate will have access to some internal training and Internship shadowing, as well as the opportunity (depending on interest and availability) to work on cross-embassy teams or projects. 

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 21st April 2026

All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.

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.