Internship – Department for International Trade (DEU23.064)

Do you want to enter the world of international affairs? Are you curious about what trade relations between the UK and Germany look like in practice? Interested in a future career where you can make a difference as part of a fast-moving, high profile and international environment? Then join us as an Intern at the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) in Germany!

We have several internships available throughout 2023 – 2024, based at one of our three locations at the British Embassy in Berlin and the Consulates-General in Munich and Düsseldorf.

Why should you apply?

Our mission at DIT is to encourage trade and investment between the UK and Germany and improve market access for businesses. This is critical to our economies, supporting millions of jobs, driving economic growth and improving living standard across the globe, whilst at the same time promoting wider goals – e.g.  improving economic security, championing diversity and inclusion in how we do business, or tackling climate change and delivering Net Zero. For more information about DIT’s objectives, see here.

During your internship with DIT, you will have the chance to work with colleagues across the whole team and become actively involved in a variety of areas and issues through analytical, organisational, communication and administrative tasks.

You will have a manager to support you throughout your internship and you will gain insights and first-hand experience supporting trade and investment across a range of exciting sectors including priorities like clean growth, life sciences, and technology.

Types of activities you will support might include:

• Researching policy for a strategy paper or briefing for Minister or Ambassador;
• Conducting market research on specific sectors and gathering feedback from businesses through a mixture of desk research and attending trade fairs / conferences;
• Planning and helping to deliver events, receptions and VIP visit programmes;
• Researching and drafting communications e.g. for articles, interviews, speeches and social media.

• Undertake market research and industrial sector mapping for reports, briefings and other ad-hoc requests;
• Support event management of VIP and Ministerial visits;
• Support the planning and coordination of key meetings and calls with relevant business stakeholders, business events, webinars, receptions etc. and produce meeting readouts;
• Develop and implement new social media and marketing ideas supporting the external representation of DIT;
• Be involved in other administrative tasks such as stakeholder management and Customer Relationship Management. 

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Undertake market research and industrial sector mapping for reports, briefings and other ad-hoc requests;
• Support event management of VIP and Ministerial visits;
• Support the planning and coordination of key meetings and calls with relevant business stakeholders, business events, webinars, receptions etc. and produce meeting readouts;
• Develop and implement new social media and marketing ideas supporting the external representation of DIT;
• Be involved in other administrative tasks such as stakeholder management and Customer Relationship Management. 

Our ideal candidate shows:

• Excellent German and English language skills (both written and spoken, minimum of C1 level for CEFR framework*);
• Have an interest in business, economics and/or supporting the UK-DE bilateral relationship;
  Keen to work within an international setting and a good team player;
• Drive and enthusiasm, combined with the ability to deliver, working as part of a team;
• Resourcefulness and strong research skills with the ability to act on your own initiative to find creative solutions to problems;
• Excellent communication skills to work with business contacts and a wide and diverse DIT team;
  Highly organised, flexible with an excellent eye for detail;
• Happy to engage in a wide range of tasks;
  Confident user of MS Office;
  Social media skills would be useful but are not essential.

Required behaviours:

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