Working for British Embassy Belgrade

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Vacancy - Internship

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.

Job Category

Policy Delivery Team

Job Subcategory

Programme Team

Terms of the internship

The intern will have a unique opportunity to:

  • Get familiar with a diplomatic service and understand how international development aid works in practice;
  • Learn about and support the Embassy’s project funding work in Serbia, including gaining insight into key thematic policy areas;
  • Meet national and international stakeholders relevant for supporting Serbia in its reform processes.

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The intern will be involved in the following areas of Programme Delivery:

  • Assist the team in project funding administration work, including monthly and quarterly reporting as needed;
  • Support the coordination of the Embassy’s Programme meetings, ensuring project documentation organised in a timely manner;
  • Research on key thematic areas, including gathering relevant data and analyses to support project and policy work;
  • Participate in internal and external meetings relating to donor coordination and project implementation;
  • Support the team preparing comms on project successes, for social media or other outlets.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

No previous work experience is necessary. Strong candidates will have a demonstrable ability to learn quickly and have a grasp of, and interest in, the core concepts of international politics and development aid, project management, and/or working with civil society. Applicants must be fluent in the English and Serbian languages, both oral and written.

Application deadline

24 July 2022

Grade

Intern

Type of Position

Internship

Working hours per week

39

Duration of Post

6 months

Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory

Serbia

Location (City)

Belgrade

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

1

Salary

The internship is a voluntary educational experience, therefore no salary will be provided. However, the intern will receive a small travel and subsistence stipend of €15 per day net worked. Corresponding social security contributions will also be paid. The internship will be on a full-time basis, although reasonable efforts will be made to support an alternative working pattern if the successful applicant requires (and provides justification).

Start Date

1 August 2022 (tbc)

Other benefits and conditions of employment

The internship will be on a full-time basis.

The intern will have some access to UK Government formal and informal training opportunities and will be encouraged to make use of their internship to develop a wider set of personal skills.

The internship will not offer the possibility for extension or for permanent employment. Nor does it guarantee eligibility for a UK visa, nor the opportunity to receive one free of charge. The embassy will retain the right to terminate the internship at any time, due to dissatisfactory performance or conduct; serious breaches of security or the reasonable suspicion thereof; or a significant change in the embassy’s operational needs.

Applicants must be 18 years or over and eligible to register with the local Youth Association. They also must not have a criminal record or be subject to a criminal investigation. Background security checks will be made on the successful applicant.

The British Embassy is an equal-opportunities employer. We can make reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Application process

Applications should be sent to stephanie.shillinglaw@fcdo.gov.uk by 11:59h 24 July 2022.

Please provide the following, in English language:

  1. A motivation letter, which clearly states:
    a. Your motivations for applying for the position;
    b. What you hope to get out of an internship at the British Embassy, in terms of personal and professional development;
    c. Reasons you believe you would be a strong candidate for the position, with a particular focus on your skill-set.

  2. A short CV listing your educational background and any significant work experience, and some details of your hobbies and interests. Please do not include a photograph with your application.

Applications received after 11:59 hrs on 24 July 2022 will not be considered. Only successful applicants will be contacted. Successful applicants will be invited to an interview during the week commencing 25 July 2022.

Additional information

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 Diplomatic Missions will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.

*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.