View Vacancy - Economic Diplomacy Assistant (Intern) (ROU25.186)

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

Who are we? 

The British Embassy in Bucharest is part of the United Kingdom’s world-wide diplomatic network, and represents British political, economic and consular interests in Romania.

We are looking for an intern to join the Economic Diplomacy Team and support its work in the fields of economics, energy and tech. The successful candidate will have the chance to lead on their own projects and events, as well as access to training and learning opportunities provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience in an exciting international environment, build contacts, see how an Embassy runs and to engage with the Ambassador.

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Support with background research on the Economic Diplomacy Team’s priority topics and current affairs (eg. energy, finance, macroeconomics, AI);
  • Attend stakeholder meetings, events, conferences, and workshops. Provide readouts from meetings and take notes;
  • Monitoring and analysing specific legislative or policy issues/trends from the Romanian or UK Government, commercial sector, or civil society;
  • Support with arranging visits for UK officials to Romania and events linked to Embassy priorities;
  • Support teams in the delivery of projects;
  • Support with translations from English to Romanian and vice-versa.

Our ideal candidate shows:

  • Full professional proficiency in Romanian and English (written and spoken, minimum of C1 level for CEFR framework*);
  • Interest in the climate change agenda, AI, current economic and political affairs;
  • Good organizational skills and ability to communicate with stakeholders at different levels;
  • An interest to develop by learning on the job;
  • Good IT literacy.

Nice to have:

  • Degree in International Economic Relations, Economics, International Relations or Politics.
Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service
22 June 2025
Internship
Full-time, Intern
35
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Romania
Bucharest
British Embassy
1
RON
monthly
4050
14 July 2025

This is a fixed-term internship contract for 12 months (35 hours net per week). Working hours are as follows: Monday to Thursday 08:30 – 17:00; Friday 8:30 – 13:30 or 11.00 – 16.00. Working hours may be flexible and staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked, based on line manager approval.

The annual leave entitlement is 25 days per year pro rata and the Embassy also enjoys a maximum of 14 Romanian / UK public holidays per year. 

The monthly allowance is 4050 RON gross. In addition, staff also receive a monthly subscription to a medical centre. 

The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance, and satisfactory completion of a probationary period of 30 working days.

All applicants should have a pre-existing legal status to live and work in Romania. The British Embassy does not facilitate/sponsor visa applications and work permits. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions service according to Romanian employment law.

Visa/work permit requirements:

Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Romania and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.

Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.

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 advised that the British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

*Please note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment  levels  please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed. 

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.