View Vacancy - Political Intern (ROU22.444)

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

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 a paid Political Assistant to support work of the Political Team, providing analysis on Romania’s domestic and foreign policy and providing day to day support to the team, with opportunity to lead on their own projects and events.

This one-year programme is a learning journey, with opportunities to shadow senior officers, lead on personal projects and events tailored to the job holder’s interests and expertise, complete formal training courses and depending on the travel conditions and international environment, attend an event or a course in London. You will gain insight into, and become actively involved in a variety of interesting areas related to internal and foreign policy. 

Main responsibilities will include:

  • Drafting reports on internal and external political developments and letters as required

  • Attending and reporting on political conferences and seminars

  • Support with arranging visits for UK officials to Romania

  • Support with organising political events

  • Support with organising meetings and note taking

  • Translation from English to Romanian and vice versa

  • Compilation and analysis of political news

  • Management of political and NGO engagement lists

Our ideal candidate shows:

  • Fluency in Romanian and English (both oral and written, minimum C1 level*)

  • Completion of an undergraduate university degree

  • Good drafting and organisational skills

  • IT literacy

It will be a plus:

  • Degree in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, European Affairs or Public Policy

  • Events support or organisation
Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
25 September 2022
Internship
Full-time
35 (net)
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Romania
Bucharest
British Embassy
1
RON
2,550 RON gross
10 October 2022
9 October 2023

This is a full-time, internship contract for 12 months (35 hours net per week). Working hours are flexible and staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked.

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.

Monthly salary is 2,550 RON gross. 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.

Visa/work permit requirements: All applicants should have a pre-existing legal status to live and work in Romania. 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. The British Embassy does not facilitate/sponsor visa applications and work permits. Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions service according to Romanian employment law.

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.

FCDO does not pay for travel related expense incurred in interviews (including Security Check) or accept any financial risk, including cancelation or reschedule costs. The FCDO will not meet 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.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.