Political and Communications Intern

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Job Category   - Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)
Job Subcategory  - Political

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. The British Embassy has opened a new round of its internship programme and is looking to recruit for two positions to start in April 2018. The internship will be a 12 months full-time position with 6 months spent in the Political section, and 6 months in the Communications section, by rotation.

The programme will offer opportunities for personal development such as:

• Tailored on the job training and individual personal development plan;
• Mentoring by a British diplomat;
• Exposure to high-level events;
• Opportunities to participate in cross-team projects and acquire new skills in areas such as: Strategic Thinking, Communication and Influencing, Collaborating and Partnering.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drafting reports on political developments and letters as required;
• Attending and reporting on political conferences and seminars;
• Support on arranging visits for UK officials to Romania;
• Translation from English to Romanian and vice versa;
• Compilation of the daily press review;
• Updates on the embassy social media channels;
• Contributions to public events;
• Maintenance of databases and audio/video equipment.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

The successful candidates should demonstrate:

• Excellent command of English (indicated by certificates or graduation of an English-speaking academic programme) and Romanian (oral and written);
• The completion of an undergraduate/bachelor university degree (an essential requirement for the internship). It is desirable that applicants are current Master’s candidates or have recently earned a Master’s degree preferably in Political Science, Journalism, European Affairs, but not exclusive of other degrees;
• Good drafting, social media, and organisational skills;
• IT literacy;
• Flexibility to sometimes work out of office hours and on weekends on exciting projects (compensated by time off in lieu);
• An interest to develop and seek opportunities by completing tailored training via our Diplomatic Academy;
• Availability for full-time employment from April 2018 to March 2019.

Required competencies  
Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace
Application deadline   - 15 March 2018 
Grade  - Internship
Type of Position   - Fixed Term, Full-time
Working hours per week   - 35
Location (City)   - Bucharest
Type of Post   - British Embassy

Starting monthly salary (RON)   - RON 1,900 (Gross)(Salary is not negotiable)
Start Date   - 16 April 2018 
Other benefits and conditions of employment  

This is a full-time, fixed-term 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 21 days per year pro rata and the Embassy also enjoys a maximum of 14 Romanian / UK public holidays per year.

Monthly salary is 1,900 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.

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.

Additional information  

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.

You will be redirected to the British Embassy career page ti finalise the application process.