Main purpose of job:

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the British High Commission Yaounde.

This varied internship role will provide you with hands-on responsibility for a varied range of Political, Communication and Management support activities over a 9-months period.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the ability to learn and adapt quickly and to work independently with minimal supervision. They will need to exercise good judgement and demonstrate excellent organisational skills including time management and the ability to prioritise effectively.

You will provide administrative and research support across the breadth of the High Commission’s work including Political, Communication, Administration/Management. You will support project delivery with local or international partners. The role will involve contact with most sections of the High Commission.

We will support you in developing yourself with access to the FCDO’s online courses, as well as shadowing of members of the BHC in their meetings and other engagements.  At the end of your time as an intern you will  better understand with how a major diplomatic entity is run in Cameroon.

The BHC is a welcoming and friendly place. Recent interns have greatly enjoyed, and benefited from, their time with us.

Roles and responsibilities:

 Political & Communication

• Conduct research on political issues to assist UK policy development
• Support in organising meetings and large events that further the objectives of the British Government in Cameroon and occasionally in Equatorial Guinea  
• Support the political and communications team on a variety of other tasks, ranging from administrative to policy
• Support on drafting communications in English and French to support the diplomatic work of the BHC 

Management

• Customer service: responding to inquiries
• Serve as relief and alternate BHC Receptionist, receiving calls and directing visitors
• Support contract manager to file and keep up-to-date contract management files for contracts
• Assist in carrying out store inventories and spot checks as requested · Manage stationery and IT consumables stores
• Maintain up-to-date stores records and records of issuance
• Notify IT lead when reorder levels have been reached
• Provide ad-hoc support to other sections 

Resources managed: 

Mobile phone and laptop

• Degree in social science (Political, Economics, Journalism, Management, HR) with evidence of interest in politics and international affairs

Language requirements: 

Language: English and French at operational proficiency