View Vacancy - Internship: DIT Energy Team

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Department for International Trade roles (DIT)
DIT

Main purpose of job:

Intern at Department for International Trade in the Energy Sector

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

Jobholder is expected to provide administrative and logistics support for DIT Energy team’s daily tasks and events during the following months. Jobholder is also expected to have advanced written, communication and research skills. In general, jobholder will:

  • Support commercial activities in the energy sector;
  • Draft a newsletter with relevant energy sector news;
  • Update sector reports through continuous research;
  • Provide logistic administrative assistance for trade missions/events;
  • Search, promote and record business opportunities for UK companies in the sector;
  • Liaise with other departments as necessary;
  • Support UK businesses through different services such as:

    -Tailored Market research

    -Organise Business visit programmes

    -Plan and organise trade missions/events

    -Participate in trade shows

Language requirements:

Language: Candidates must be fluent in both written & spoken English and Spanish

Level of language required: Proficient

Other skills / experience / qualifications:

  • A strong team working ethic, inter-personal and communication skill, ability to work effectively
  • Excellent customer focus is essential
  • High level of competence in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required
  • High level of organisational skills 
  • To be enrolled in an undergraduate programme or recently graduated (e.g. International Relations, Economics, Administration, International Business, Engineering on relevant field, etc.)

  • A proven ability to learn rapidly about sector information
  • An ability to develop a network of contacts
  • Initiative and judgement
  • Ability to take responsibility for specific activities
13 December 2020
S3
Fixed Term, Part-Time, Intern
25
6 months
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Mexico
Mexico City
British Embassy
1
MXN
$3,925.00
1 February 2021

It is important for the candidate to be learning driven and be interested in the commercial opportunities between the UK and Mexico. Candidate is expected to have advanced research, written and organisational skills.

Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right.  The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.