View Vacancy – Department of Business and Trade Intern, Santo Domingo

Main purpose of job:
     
We are looking for an organised, dynamic, and pro-active individual to join our team for an exciting internship. The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the Department for Business & Trade (DBT) office in Santo Domingo, including (but not limited to): commercial, administrative, and logistic support.

Roles and responsibilities:     

Stakeholders’ management:

• To request and coordinate meetings for the DBT team with public and private stakeholders.
      
• To properly follow up confirmation on meetings requests, both for the DBT Team and business companies, via email and phone calls.

Provide cross-cutting support to the DBT Santo Domingo team:

• To job-shadow the DBT team during meeting and serve as a note-taker. This includes preparing pre-meeting briefings and post-meeting readouts and action points   

• Assist DBT Team translating official documents from English to Spanish and vice versa.
     
• Provide translation support during receptions and meetings where a language barrier is present. 

Event coordination: 

• To Assist DBT Team in the coordination of visit programme and events. 
   
• Manage Guest Lists and RSVPs through email and phone communication.

Research: 

• To assist the DBT Team in identifying potential business partners for UK companies interested in the Dominican market by conducting market research and gathering relevant data.
   
• Maintain DBT resource library and ensure all files are updated and easily accessible, including contacts lists, agendas, reports, and presentations.

Essential on arrival:

• Currently enrolled to obtain a bachelor’s degree in, International Business, Business Administration, or similar.
      
• Experience in Customer Service, Event Planning or similar.
      
• Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365.
      
• Advanced command of written and spoken English and Spanish (Spanish and English testing will be given during interview stage). 
      
• Excellent computer skills, including familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite of programs, particularly MS Excel.
      
• Strong organisational, analytical and proactivity skills
      
• Experience in data research, data management and data analysis.
      
• Must have the legal right to live and work in the Dominican Republic. 

Must have the legal status to live and work in Dominican Republic.

Language requirements:

Language: English and Spanish.

Level of language required: Fluent