Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Economic and Prosperity
Main purpose of job:
Economic Intern: One will support the Economic Diplomacy Team in all aspects of their work, including science and innovation, climate change policy, and economic development issues such as infrastructure, health and education. This role will have a special focus on economic reporting and analysis on Peru, especially in the areas mentioned above.
Climate Programme Intern: The other role will support the delivery of UK International Climate Fund programmes addressing climate change mitigation in areas such as forests and land use, deforestation-free agriculture, sustainable infrastructure, and climate finance.
Both roles you the opportunity to learn about work across the economic diplomacy portfolio, including policy and programme work focused on cooperation for sustainable economic development. With COP26 taking place in Glasgow in November 2021, climate will be a top priority for the team and you will have opportunities to get involved in this work.
Both interns will be expected to carry out tasks including:
– Research and outreach
– Attending and reporting on events on relevant subjects
– Networking
– Monitoring and reporting on new developments
– Organising and delivering online events
– Working with the Embassy’s communication team to promote the UK’s sustainable economic development work in Peru
– Administrative support
We expect you to have a positive attitude and to be eager to learn. You will bring a different voice and perspective to our team: that is valuable to us and we expect you to be confident in expressing your ideas. You will have access to the full range of learning and development opportunities available to Embassy staff.
The internship is being offered on a remote working basis. You will need to have access to a laptop and an internet connection. You do not need to be based in Lima, and we encourage applications from students based outside of Lima
Essential qualifications
– We are looking for undergraduates who are studying subjects relevant to our team’s work and in at least their 6th semester.
– Good organisational skills are important and experience of administrative work is welcome.
– For the economic intern role only, we would like candidates to have taken political economy and macroeconomics courses
Language requirements:
Language: English
Level of language required: Confident. Your English does not need to be perfect, but you will be expected to contribute to meetings and to produce written work in English.
Changing and Improving, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace
24 January 2021
S3
Fixed Term, Part-Time
30
6 months
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Peru
Lima
British Embassy
2
S/. 930
1 March 2021
30 July 2021
Interns will receive training according to their role, including online courses and training from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
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:
30 hours per week, Monday – Friday
You will agree your exact working pattern with your manager if you are successful.
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