Department for International Trade roles (DIT)
DIT
Main purpose of job:
To provide analytical support to the Embassy trade policy team (D6 Trade Policy Director, C4 Economic and Trade Policy Officer and C4 Agritech Attaché) at a time of increasing interest in Mercosur and in achieving market access wins.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:
Intern’s main tasks will include:
- Keeping the UK Government’s Digital Market Access Barrier tool updated with information on Argentina, given the wide range of market access barriers present.
- Provide specific analytical support on the impact of identified trade barriers, including research to identify previously unknown barriers and action plans for removal.
- Update and maintain the Embassy statistical resources to provide evidence base for trade policy objectives.
- Analytical support to Montevideo and Asuncion Embassies, where required.
- Logistical support for senior level visits, regulatory cooperation campaigns and engagement with key stakeholders, including through setting agendas, producing supporting papers and general administrative tasks.
- Must be enrolled in a university program
- Basic understanding of trade and economic policy
- Data analytics
- Language: English, Spanish
- Level of language required: Operational fluency in both
- Familiarity with Mercosur trading environment questions and WTO/multi-lateral trading system
- Contacts, academic or otherwise, within trade policy
- Project management
Seeing the Big Picture, Collaborating and Partnering
1 September 2021
Internship
Temporary, Intern, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
20
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Argentina
Buenos Aires
British Embassy
1
ARS 34,780.43 / month
11 October 2021
Must have the legal status to live and work in Argentina.
The British Embassy Network offers a strong benefits package. This package includes generous vacation and leave time, flexible working patterns (dependent upon position), and an enriching learning and development opportunities.
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
Working patterns:
Standard working hours: 20 hours per week (maximum 4 hours per day) according to Internship Regulation in Argentina.
If the job is suitable for flexible working patterns, please provide details: Where possible we will seek to provide flexible working patterns to accommodate the candidate’s university study obligations.
Note: Due to COVID restrictions, Embassy staff are currently working from home, but the policy may change (following local authorities and FCDO guidance) in the coming weeks / months.
Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
The FCDO and the Embassy itself offers a wide range of formal and on-the-job training, as well as high-quality development opportunities in different topics.
Contract end date: 30 April 2022; role is fixed-term with the possibility of renewal thereafter.
Any other information (or specific local Post requirements):
According to Internship Regulation in Argentina, only candidates that finish their studies once the internship contract expires will be eligible for the position (Law 26427).
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