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Job Category  

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory  

Protocol, Visits and Events

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

The British Embassy in Azerbaijan is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for 2 interns to assist with wider administrative duties while gaining an insight in the workings of an embassy. 

During the internship, you will gain insight into, and become actively involved in a variety of interesting areas, through activities such as event and visits management, booking of transport and accommodation, translating/interpreting, arranging meetings, taking meeting minutes, etc.  

The successful candidates will work as part of a dynamic Embassy team, helping to deliver UK foreign policy objectives in Azerbaijan and promote UK values.

During the internship, you will gain insight into, and become actively involved in a variety of interesting areas, through activities such as:

• Support teams in daily activities including administration;

• Support in office printing/copying/scanning, electronic filing, shredding and other necessary admin activities;

• Draft and translate Note Verbales and other documents from English to Azerbaijan/Azerbaijani to English;

• Arrange travel and accommodation bookings for the Embassy staff and visitors;

• Arrange meetings and accompany to meetings to produce written meeting notes and interpretation;

• Support in the organisation of events and visits (event planning, managing invitations and guest lists, attending and welcoming guests and networking);

• Other duties as deemed operationally necessary by the Management.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

• Proficiency, written and spoken in English and Azerbaijani (minimum level required C1 under the CEFRL or equivalent*);
• Minimum High School Diploma level;
• Excellent self-organisation and attention to detail;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Proactive self-starter;
• An eagerness to test their ability in new pieces of work;
• Good team player;
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and handle multitasks;
• Strong IT skills, in particular Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience  

• Knowledge of good verbal Russian
• Experience in related field or customer service

Required behaviours  

Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Working Together

Application deadline  

30 March 2023

Grade  

Internship

Type of Position  

Intern

Working hours per week  

40

Region  

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory  

Azerbaijan

Location (City)  

Baku

Type of Post  

British Embassy

Number of vacancies  

2

Salary Currency  

USD

Stipend / Allowance  

866.65 USD gross monthly salary

Start Date  

24 April 2023

Other benefits and conditions of employment  

The salary is USD 866.65 gross per month and shall be paid in AZN monthly. These are full-time internships with a duration of 6 months. 

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Azerbaijan is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service of the FCDO according to local labour legislation.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Azerbaijan. The British Embassy does not sponsor, nor does it provide assistance for obtaining work & resident permits.

Additional information  

*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.

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 job.

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