Department for Business and Trade Intern - Monterrey, México - Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Rodrigo Fernández

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Rodrigo Fernández

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Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)


This position is open only to residents of Monterrey or those living within commuting distance of the British Consulate, Monterrey.


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

With a mature, high spending consumer market and an open, liberal economy, world-class talent and a business-friendly regulatory environment, the UK is the leading destination for foreign investment in Europe, and the second highest investment destination in the world.

The UK is also the world's sixth largest exporter and the second largest services exporter.

We are currently hiring an intern at the British Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico, to assist officers (commercial) within the Department of Business and Trade


Roles and responsibilities:


  • Carry out Market Research, Verification of Contacts and Public Relations work
  • Support in the organisation of of trade events, trade missions and visit programmes.
  • Periodically followup with commercial engagements
  • Prepare the preliminary work linked to commercial opportunities for the team to continue in the medium to long term
  • Log interactions on our internal system to leave registry
  • Interaction with local companies and UK companies
  • Provide support in the organisation for other activities such as trade events and visit programmes.
Essential qualifications, skills and experience


Essential on arrival:


  • Ability to do market research and create professional industry reports with correct grammar and use of the English or Spanish.
  • Understanding of Commercial Topics such as Trade and Investment
  • Excellent computer skills, particularly MS Outlook and MS Office packages.
  • Should be a proactive and creative selfstarter with strong interpersonal skills who has the ability to learn quickly.
  • Must be willing to work in a constantly changing multicultural environment.

Language requirements:


Language:
English


Level of language required: 600 TOEFL points.


Language:
Spanish


Level of language required:
Fluent / native speaker.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience


Desirable:


  • Currently studying careers related to International Relations, International Business, Communications, etc.
  • Use of online and offline tools to gather quality information (i.e. INEGI, World Bank, etc.)


  • Required behaviours

  • Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together Application deadline
  • 27 May 2024
Grade

  • Internship
Type of Position

  • Part-Time, Fixed Term
Working hours per week

  • 25
Duration of Post

  • 6 months
Region

  • Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Country/Territory

  • Mexico
Location (City)

  • Monterrey
Type of Post

  • British Consulate
Number of vacancies

  • 1
Salary Currency

  • MXN
Salary
- $7,930.00 MXN

Start Date

  • 1
5 July 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment


Working patterns:

Monday - Friday (4-5 hours per day/25 hours per week)

Hybrid format with at a minimum of 3 days of work in the office.

The jobholder should have the ability to support with events outside the office (desirable but not required).


All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of
_Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure_, and to embody the Embassy's agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion And Professionalism.


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