Communications Intern, British Embassy Lisbon (PRT24.348)

An Overview

The British Embassy in Lisbon is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas.

The British Embassy’s Political and Economic section is now recruiting an intern for a contract length of six months. The intern will bolster our communications work, playing a key part in promoting UK interests in Portugal, enhancing our reputation and strengthening links between the two countries.

This internship will provide the successful candidate with a unique working experience in Communications in International Diplomacy, as well as exposure to the Embassy’s wider activity. The focus will be on social media and digital communications, but you will also gain experience across a range of communication disciplines including media handling, stakeholder engagement and campaigns to promote UK values. The intern will also play a wider role in assisting the Political and Economic team to deliver on a broad range of themes including politics, climate, economic growth, science and security.

This is an exciting internship where creativity, a passion for social media and political awareness can be combined to produce engaging content to deliver important policy goals. The successful candidate can expect to work with teams across the mission.

Your Role As An Intern Entails

You will assist in the delivery of the Embassy’s communication strategy, within the Political and Economic Section, reporting to the Communications Officer.

• Social and digital media: Assisting with creating engaging and relevant content for the Embassy’s social media (content creation, generating ideas, management of channels, evaluation, answering social media queries)
• Media and reporting: Assisting with media interviews, coverage of events and high-level visits, producing a written summary of Portuguese media coverage once a week.
• Support to the wider Political and Economic section, for example in delivering events such as our annual Model NATO event at STRIKFORNATO HQ in Oeiras.
• Opportunity to get involved in other areas of the Mission’s work (based on your interests).

You can expect to work across the range of the team’s priorities during the 6-month contract period. A large degree of flexibility will be required given the dynamic nature of the team’s priorities.