British Embassy

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.

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Job Category

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

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Job Subcategory

Estates

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Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy in Lisbon is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas, and is now looking for a Projects and Estates Intern.

The Embassy is seeking a driven and detail-oriented intern to join the Corporate Services team and wider Embassy and who has the ambition to be part of a high performing team that has the daily responsibility to provide robust and continuous support to core Embassy business operations.

The internship will provide the successful candidate with a unique experience in an Embassy environment.

Roles and responsibilities:

Project support: contribute to various estate projects providing research, analysis and documentation support.
Facilities management: Assist in the day-to-day operations of our facilities
Contractor Coordination: Help manage contractor and service provider relationships, ensuring timely and effective service delivery.
Data Management: Maintain and update estates records ensuring accuracy and compliance with policies.
Team Collaboration: Work closely with the team and other departments to support corporate estates initiatives and projects.

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Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Proficiency in English and Portuguese (written and spoken, minimum of C1 level for CEFR framework);
Good oral written and communication skills;
Be fully conversant with Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Outlook).

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Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Data analysis using Microsoft Excel;
General office and administration skills/experience;
Soft skills: Communication, empathy, passion;
Environmental issues awareness.

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Required behaviours

Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together

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Application deadline

6 August 2024

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Grade

Internship

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Type of Position

Full-time, Intern

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Working hours per week

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Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

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Country/Territory

Portugal

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Location (City)

Lisbon

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Type of Post

British Embassy

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Number of vacancies

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Salary Currency

EUR

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Stipend / Allowance

€820 plus €193.60 monthly meal allowance

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Start Date

1 October 2024

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Other benefits and conditions of employment

This is a full-time, 6 months Internship contract for 5 working days (35 hours net per week).

All staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Portugal are subject to local Portuguese Employment Law as well as internal regulations in force at any given time.

The successful candidate will be subject to a professional background and security clearance and must have pre-existing work authorisation for Portugal in order to apply.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Portugal. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.

The Embassy will not consider applications from existing staff who have not successfully completed their probation period or, in the case of staff on temporary contract who have not yet completed two thirds of their contract.

Visa / Passport requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Portugal and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.

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Additional information

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 position.

* 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.

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Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

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