Internship -Communications, Press and Media - The British Embassy in Bucharest

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Job Category   Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)
Job Subcategory   Communications, Press and Media

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  
The British Embassy in Bucharest is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit an intern to assist with Embassy events management and promote locally-run soft-power campaign #BritaininRomania.

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities :

Support for Embassy teams in the planning and execution of public events;
Contact building and maintenance of current contact data bases;
Updates on the Embassy social media channels;
Translations from English to Romanian and vice versa.

Essential qualifications and experience  
Excellent command of English (demonstrated by either relevant certificates or graduation of an English-speaking academic programme);
Master’s candidate or BA graduate, preferably in Political Sciences  or Journalism & Communication;
Demonstrated interest in European Affairs;
Good personal communication and organisational skills. Early morning starter;
Good drafting skills;Very good IT and social media skills (MS Office, Outlook, Internet browsing). Knowledge of desktop publishing software (Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop) is a plus;
Availability for full-time employment for six months, starting January 2017;
Desirable qualifications and experience  
Available to work outside of office hours and on weekends on occasions, if the situation requires.
Required competencies  
Making Effective Decisions, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace, Demonstrating Resilience

Application deadline   – 30 November 2016
Grade   Internship
Type of Position   Intern
Working hours per week   35
Region  Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Country/Territory  Romania
Location (City)  Bucharest
Type of Post  British Embassy
Number of vacancies  1
Stipend / Allowance  
The salary is equivalent to the minimum wage per economy
Start Date  3 January 2017

Other benefits and conditions of employment  

This is a full-time position (35 hours per week) for a fixed period of 6 months with possible opportunity for extension depending on resources.

Additional information  
The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearances, and satisfactory completion of a probationary period of one month and is expected to commence employment as soon as possible after the selection process is completed.

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

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Romania. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

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.