View Vacancy – Internship – Policy Assistant (ROU24.384)

Job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory

Political

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy in Bucharest is looking for two enthusiastic Interns to start as soon as possible. Our new colleagues will support the work of the Communications, Political, Economic Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy Teams.

Between them, the Interns will assist with overviews of current affairs and the management of the Embassy’s social media pages, with the chance to lead on their own projects and events. It is a great opportunity to build contacts, see how an Embassy runs and to engage with the Ambassador.

Main responsibilities will include:

Support with background research on Embassy priority issues and current affairs (eg. internal politics, cyber, energy);
Support the Embassy Digital Lead with social media management;
Attend stakeholder meetings, events, conferences, and workshops. Provide readouts from meetings and take notes;
Support with arranging visits for UK officials to Romania and events linked to Embassy priorities;
Support teams in the delivery of projects;
Draft the press review every other week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday by 09:30 and manage our externally facing inbox.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Excellent command of spoken and written English and Romanian (at a minimum of C1 level according to CEFR*);
The completion of a bachelor university degree (This is an essential requirement. The candidate needs to be able to provide evidence in the form of the original licentia). It is desirable that applicants are currently or have recently earned degrees in Economics, Political Sciences, Journalism or International Affairs, but not exclusive of other degrees;
Availability for full-time employment from for a period of 12 months;
Good organisational skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences;
An interest to develop and seek on the job learning opportunities;
IT and social media literacy at a basic to intermediate level (if you are interested or skilled in doing more social media we would be pleased to hear from you).

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Video and photo editing skills;
Interest in diplomacy and current economic and political affairs.

Required behaviours

Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

Application deadline

14 November 2024

Grade

Internship

Type of Position

Full-time, Fixed Term

Working hours per week

35 hrs per week

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

Salary Currency

RON

Salary

3700 gross monthly paid x13 (salary is not negotiable)

Type of Salary

monthly

Start Date

6 January 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment

This is a full-time fixed-term contract for 12 months (35 hours net per week). Working patterns will be as follows:

Week 1 – 08:00am – 16:00pm Monday to Thursday, and 08:00am – 13:00pm on Friday.

Week 2 – 09:00am – 17:00am Monday to Thursday, and 08:30am – 13:30pm or 11:00am – 16:00pm on Friday

Staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked. It is also possible to occasionally work from home.

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.

The monthly salary is 3,700 RON gross. In addition, staff are entitled to a 13th month salary pro rata and may receive a performance related bonus at year end. Staff also receive meal vouchers and a monthly subscription to a medical centre. An individual personal development plan will be agreed with the successful candidate, which may include training outside Romania. 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/work permit 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.

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

Additional information

Learning and development opportunities:

The successful applicant will have a full induction into both their areas of responsibility and working for the Embassy/ UK Government. There is also the possibility of a familiarisation visit to London.

The job holder will have access to the extensive training and learning opportunities provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The Embassy also runs a vibrant peer to peer learning programme which includes lunchtime talks, specialist briefings and other opportunities for development including mentorship by a British diplomat and exposure to high-level events.

Key skills that will be developed: organisational skills, research and communication, and time management.

Other 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 note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment levels please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

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