Main purpose of job:

Be part of the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) mission to drive more trade and investment between South America and the UK.

We are looking for an organised, dynamic and pro-active individual to join our team for an exciting internship. The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the Life Sciences and Defence and Security Leaders at the Department for Business & Trade (DBT) office in Colombia, including (but not limited to):  research and analysis of data within a designated sector and strategic and logistical support.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Research: help in the formulation of market studies for British, Colombian, Ecuadorian or Chilean companies and the online management of customers; maintenance of the team’s project database, and assistance in the identification of new opportunities for Colombian businesses in the UK.
• Event coordination: support to the organisation of official events and visits, including the preparation of agendas, arrangement of meetings and all related logistic activities.
• Stakeholder management: 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 Colombia team (and other Embassy sections if needed) as required and perform other tasks as requested by the Investment Director, Business Development Manager or other heads of the DBT team. 
• Support the wider work of the DBT Chile team and other Embassy sections (when required), including internal coordination and planning, events, analysis and briefing, and contribute to the corporate objectives of BE Santiago and DBT Latin America and Caribbean.

• Must be currently enrolled in undergraduate studies in International Business, Law, Marketing, Finance, International Relations, Business Management, Economics, 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 (We are currently recruiting several interns at the Department for Business & Trade. Successful candidates will start the role in April/May/June 2024);
• Bilingual (Spanish and English); and 
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Language requirements: 

Advanced command of written and spoken English and Spanish (Spanish and English testing will be given during interview stage).