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View Vacancy – DBT Intern – British Embassy Bogotá
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Department for Business and Trade roles (DBT)
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Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
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Main purpose of internship
Provide administrative and sector-focused support to the Director and Deputy Director and/or (a) Commercial Officer(s) at the Department for Business & Trade (DBT) office in Colombia, including (but not limited to) business development, research and analysis of data within a designated sector, and strategic and logistical support for meetings, visits, missions, amongst other tasks.
Roles and responsibilities
- Research: help in the formulation of market studies for British companies and the online management of customers; maintenance of the team’s project database, and assistance in the identification of new contractual opportunities for British businesses.
- Event coordination: support to the organisation of official events and visits, including the preparation of agendas, arrangement of meetings and all related logistic activities.
- Relations with stakeholders: develop and maintain contact with local (private and public) stakeholders, keeping record of all activities in the team’s databases.
- Provide cross-cutting support to the DBT team (and other Embassy sections if needed) as required and perform other tasks as requested the Director and Deputy Director of DBT mainly, and by Commercial Officers when requested.
- Administrative: Support Information Management of the team, organise meetings and support logistics, amongst other clerical and pastoral responsibilities.
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- Must be currently enrolled in undergraduate studies in International Business, Marketing, Finance, International Relations, Business Management, Economics, Law, Industrial Engineering or similar degrees in a Colombian university. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.
- Availability of at least 6 months before their graduation date, in order to complete the internship. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.
- Availability to start their internship in the proposed date. Successful candidate will start the role in July 2025.
- Bilingual (English and Spanish).
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Must have legal status to live and work in Colombia in your own right, at time of application.
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- Strong communication skills.
- Experience working in teams.
- Working understanding of Colombian trade environment.
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Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
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9 June 2025
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Internship
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Full-time, Intern, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
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Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
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Colombia
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Bogota
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British Embassy
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COP $1,423,500 monthly
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14 July 2025
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The Embassy and the DBT LATAC network offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities throughout the year.
Successful candidate will have access to some internal training and Internship shadowing, as well as the opportunity (depending on interest and availability) to work on cross-embassy teams or projects.
Applicants must have the legal status to live and work in Colombia
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Working patterns
This role is full time, Monday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Please note that occasional out of hours work may be required (ex. supporting on evening events).
The deadline for applications is 23:55 Colombia Time on 9 June 2025.
All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.
The successful candidate must be enrolled in undergraduate studies in International Business, Marketing, Finance, International Relations, Business Management, Economics, Law, Industrial Engineering or similar degrees, in a Colombian university. It is mandatory that the candidates are students with availability of at least 6 months before their graduation date, in order to complete the internship.
The candidate understands and agrees to the starting date.
ARL Affiliation.
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