Political Assistant Intern ()

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Job Category

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory

Political Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

Due to COVID-19, you may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign. We are working hard to minimise any disruption.

The British Embassy in Bucharest is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is looking to recruit for one intern position to start in September 2020. The internship will be a 12 month full-time position spent in the Political section.

The successful candidate will 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.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drafting reports on 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;

• Regular maintenance of the political contact list.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

• Excellent command of English and Romanian language skills (spoken and written);

• The completion of an undergraduate/bachelor university degree (an essential requirement for the internship);

• Good drafting and organisational skills;

• IT literacy.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience  

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

Required competencies

Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace

Application deadline

18 August 2020

Grade

Internship

Type of Position

Fixed Term, Intern

Working hours per week

35

Duration of Post

12 months

Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory

Romania

Location (City)

Bucharest

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

1

Stipend / Allowance

RONGross) (Salary is not negotiable)

Start Date

15 September 2020

Other benefits and conditions of employment  

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 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  

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.

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.

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