Internship With The British Ambassador to Indonesia

(Up to 12 months based in Kuningan, South Jakarta)

The British Embassy in Jakarta is part of a world-wide network of 230 Diplomatic Posts, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. Indonesia and the United Kingdom have a strong relationship, and we work closely together to strengthen education links, tackle climate change and promote sustainable growth.

We have an internship opportunity for someone who is self-motivated, well organised and has strong communication skills. The selected candidate will work directly with the British Ambassador to Indonesia. The internship period will be for 12 months with performance reviews on the 4th and 8th month.

Main Duties:

• Do research work on range of exciting topics as assigned and prepare briefing notes
• Gain experience in attending various meetings with the Ambassador, maintain notes of meetings.
• Learn and implement blog writing skills by assisting the Ambassador with a blog and other public materials.
• Learn how to manage the Ambassador’s twitter account and how to share appropriate information via twitter.
• Learn how the different sections of Embassy work by way of regular meetings with various teams and prepare updates for Ambassador
• Gain experience managing diaries of the Ambassador and/or Senior Managers and help organize external and internal events including the Ambassador’s #IndonesiaMatters campaign.

Requirements:

• Graduate or Post-Graduate degree in Economics, International Relations, Politics. Other degrees with relevant background are welcome to apply.
• Experience of working or studying in a British/ international environment is preferred.
• Excellent communication and writing skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia (both oral and written, IELTS 6.5 or higher)
• Sound understanding of writing in social media is desirable.
• Motivated, fast learner, and able to work under minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal and team-working skills Strong organisational skills . Internship offers are subject to successful clearance of reference checks. The successful candidate will need to obtain a Police Certificate.

To Apply: Please complete the application form, which can be downloaded from our website at https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-jakarta/about/recruitment , and send together with your updated resume to Indonesia.Recruitment@fco.gov.uk.
Deadline for applications will be on 7 October 2015 (Wednesday).

Please note that incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration. We regret to advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The British Embassy is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce, and valuing difference.