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View Vacancy – Communications Intern – British Embassy Bucharest (ROU25.431)

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

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job Category

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

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Job Subcategory

Communications, Press and Media

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Job description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy in Bucharest is looking for an enthusiastic Intern to support the work of the Communications Team.

The Communication Intern 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. The Intern will provide support for the Communications team, mainly on media monitoring, social media work and events organisation and promotion.

This is a great opportunity to build contacts, see how an Embassy runs and to engage with the Ambassador.

Main responsibilities will include:

Drafting of the daily press review and other media monitoring reports;
Updates on the embassy social media channels;
Contributions to (public) events;
Management of the Embassy public inquiries inbox;
Maintenance of databases and audio/video equipment.

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Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Essential on arrival:

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 current master’s candidates or have recently earned a master’s degree preferably in Journalism, Public Relations, Political Sciences, European Affairs, but not exclusive of other degrees;
Availability for full-time employment from March 2026 to March 2027;
Good drafting, social media, and organisational skills; IT literacy;
Ability to prioritise and work under pressure. Teamwork abilities;

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Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Desirable:

Basic photo and video editing skills;
Some previous work experience in communications would be a plus.

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Required behaviours

Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

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Application deadline

19 January 2026

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Grade

Internship

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Type of position

Full-time, Fixed Term, Trainee

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Working hours per week

35 hours/week

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Duration of Post

12 months

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Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

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Country/Territory

Romania

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Location (City)

Bucharest

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Type of Post

British Embassy

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Number of vacancies

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Salary Currency

RON

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Salary

4050 RON gross

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Type of Salary

monthly

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Start Date

1 March 2026

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Other benefits and conditions of employment

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 12 months (35 hours net per week). Working hours are flexible and staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked.

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 4050 RON gross. 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.

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Additional 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.

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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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View Vacancy – Communications Intern – British Embassy Bucharest (ROU25.431)

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