View Vacancy – Political Intern / Public Diplomacy Intern (BGR21.363)

The British Embassy in Sofia is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for 1 full time Political Intern and 1 full time Public Diplomacy Intern.

They will work alongside Political Section or Campaigns and Prosperity team of the embassy on ongoing projects, related to future UK-Bulgarian bilateral relations and global UK priorities, following developments in key policy areas and supporting communication activities, public engagement and campaigns.  

Main roles and responsibilities

Political Section ( Political Intern):

• Projects: keep track of project objectives and spend; report to London; support to the team in implementation of projects liaising with implementing organisations – 50%

• Internal Politics: Research and development of background documents that help the team to understand Bulgaria and its politics; participation in meetings and conferences with Bulgarian stakeholders – 30%

• Migration: Analysis of and reporting on the migration situation – 5%

• Supporting the Political Team: Work on ad-hoc work requests from across the team (e.g. arranging meetings and visits, translating newspaper articles, mini research projects) – 10%

• Cross-Embassy role: Representing the Political Team across the Embassy, including at meetings – 5%

Campaigns and Prosperity Team (Public Diplomacy Intern):

• Support Embassy Press Officer to carry out the Embassy online and media activity – 30%

• Support in the delivery of public diplomacy campaigns – 30 %

•  Draft and upload posts for the Embassy social media channels -15%

• Assist in organising public diplomacy events and liaise with commercial partners, government and civil society -15%

• Assist other activities across strategic campaigns run by the Embassy -10%

• Fluent English and Bulgarian languages, both verbal and written (minimum C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages*);

• Only students in their last year of studies and recent graduates will be considered for this position;

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, including Excel;

• Good communication and organisational skills;

• Enthusiastic, energetic and highly creative team player;

• Knowledge of and interest in Bulgarian politics;

• Good analytical and research skills;

• Ability to work well independently.

• For Public Diplomacy Intern only: use of social media (Facebook, Twitter) and/or experience managing a blog/website.