View Vacancy – Intern at Department for Business and Trade (CZE24.481)

Job Category

Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)

Job Subcategory

Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy Prague is part of a world-wide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas while maintaining the relationship between the UK and the Czech Republic.

The British Embassy Prague is now offering two internship opportunities for highly motivated university students who will join the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) for six months and work with the team to enhance UK trade and investment. One position is from April 2025 – September 2025 and one from October 2025 – March 2026, and paid on an hourly basis.

The British Embassy Prague is committed to being an inclusive place to work and we actively champion diversity and our values.

Roles and responsibilities:

The DBT is the UK Government organisation that helps UK-based companies to succeed in the Czech Republic and other international markets. Key roles and responsibilities of the chosen candidate will include:

Helping to organise business-focused events, seminars and meetings;
Conducting market research, validating contacts and arranging meetings to assist UK companies with identifying business opportunities in the Czech Republic;
Updating databases and current records using internal tools;
Providing administrative support to the local team.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Essential on arrival:

Excellent level of written and spoken English and Czech;
Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills;
Good level of computer literacy (including Microsoft Office);
Currently a student of a subject relevant to the internship at university or college;
Willingness to learn.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Desirable:

Understanding of the business environment in the Czech Republic and the UK, as well as university background in a relevant field would be an advantage for the internship at the Department for Business and Trade.

Required behaviours

Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together

Application deadline

19 January 2025

Grade

Internship

Type of Position

Part-Time, Temporary, Intern

Working hours per week

Flexible: working hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00 with a flexible working hours arrangement

Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory

Czech Republic

Location (City)

Prague

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

Salary Currency

CZK

Type of Salary

hourly

Start Date

1 April 2025

Other benefits and conditions of employment

We offer two internship positions:

one from April 2025 till September 2025
and one from October 2025 till March 2026

both for 6 months and paid on an hourly basis, 141 CZK (per hour).

Working hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00 with a flexible working hours arrangement.

The successful candidate will be subject to professional background check, security clearance, and medical check.

The successful candidate must be enrolled as student of a university or college in order to apply.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Czech Republic are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Czech Republic employment law.

Visa/work permit requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Czech Republic and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.

Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.

The British Embassy does not sponsor for work permits.

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.

* Please refer to the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages”. 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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