Economic Diplomacy Assistant Intern ()

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Job Category

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory

Economic and Prosperity

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

Note: Due to COVID-19, you may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign. We are working hard to minimise any disruption. You may find more information in the Additional Information section below.

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 Economic Diplomacy Assistant Intern to support the Economic Diplomacy Team.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Conduct background research on policy topics with main focus on Climate Change;
• Provide support on Covid-19 monitoring activities, including reporting and analysis;
• Monitor and analyse specific legislative and policy issues and trends from the Romanian or UK Government, commercial sector or civil society (. Climate Change, Environment, Banking, Transport, Health etc.);
• Provide support to the embassy team on projects;
• Contribute to stakeholder meetings and events;
• Translate from English to Romanian and vice versa.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

• Fluent English (C1/C2) and Romanian language skills, both oral and written;
• Bachelor / University degree;
• Good written and organisational skills;
• IT literacy (MS Office);
• Good team player;
• An interest to develop by learning on the job and completing tailored training via our Diplomatic Academy.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience  

• Background in international relations / economics / political science;
• Good knowledge of working with data, and ability to create graphs, reports, and detailed data analysis using the Office suite;
• Interest in climate change agenda;
• Interest in current political and economic affairs.

Required competencies

Changing and Improving, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace

Application deadline

30 September 2020

Grade

Internship

Type of Position

Full-time, Temporary

Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory

Romania

Location (City)

Bucharest

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

1

Starting monthly salary (RON)

2,350 Gross (Salary is not negotiable)

Start Date

1 November 2020

Other benefits and conditions of employment  

This is a full-time, internship contract until 31 Marchhours net per week). Working hours are flexible and staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked.

The completion of a bachelor university degree is an essential requirement. The candidate needs to be able to provide evidence in the form of the original licentia.

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 2,350 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.

Visa / Passport 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. Additional requirements may become necessary pending EU Exit. If requirements change additional eligibility information will be shared during the recruitment process.

Additional information  

Additional Information (due to Covid 19):

• You may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign and we are working hard to minimise any disruption

• Interviews will be done remotely if the existing situation determines this to be the right course of action

• Starting date may be delayed depending on circumstances at the time and it will be agreed with the selected candidate.

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.

FCO does not pay for travel related expense incurred in interviews (including Security Check) or accept any financial risk, including cancellation or reschedule costs. The FCO will not meet the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

* Please note Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment  indicates Level C2 as Mastery or proficiency Level which comprehends that a person can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read; can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation; can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations. For more information please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your languages skills are going to be assessed.

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