Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)
Main purpose of job:
Support the Press and Communications team in the delivery of Communications and Public Diplomacy campaigns, communications products and information management.
The position will report directly to the Head of Press and Communications and will be based in the British Embassy in Mexico City offices.
Roles and responsibilities:
Marketing Activities
Manage the inventory of GREAT branding materials.
Collate the PCT and DIT activities calendar, raising key events that will require support and be the liaison with the Mexico team for marketing campaigns.
Producing basic audiovisual material for teams (videos, photos and infographics in Photoshop and/or online resources like Canva).
Social media
Support with channel monitoring and reporting.
Communications Activities
Regular update of media database.
Support in Daily News Report when needed.
Manage and update activity calendar.
Photo coverage of events when needed.
Supporting in events (press conferences, receptions, other) with:
a. logistics
b. branding set up
c. welcome press
d. media confirmations
The role will involve working with numerous different teams across the Section and the Embassy. The successful candidate will need to work flexibly across areas.
All employees in the Embassy network are expected, as part of their job, to contribute towards the corporate activity of the organisation.
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
Essential on arrival:
Proven English proficiency.
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to summarize information.
Capacity for flexibility and willingness to work to meet deadlines.
Organisation skills.
Writing texts and copy skills.
Proofreading.
Social media savvy (Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram).
Data analysis (for social media and digital marketing tool).
Office basic skills.
Language requirements:
Language: English & Spanish
Level of language required: Excellent language skills both written and spoken
Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
Desirable:
Video and graphics edition skills.
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop or similar.
Experience working in an international office environment.
Required behaviours
Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
Application deadline Application deadline – day Application deadline – month Application deadline – year
29 January 2023
Grade
Internship
Type of Position
Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
Working hours per week
25
Region
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Country/Territory
Mexico
Location (City)
Mexico City
Type of Post
British Embassy
Number of vacancies
1
Salary Currency
MXN
Salary
6,608.00
Start Date Start Date – day Start Date – month Start Date – year
13 March 2023
End Date End Date – day End Date – month End Date – year
13 November 2023
Other benefits and conditions of employment
Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right. The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
Learning and development opportunities:
Continuous learning opportunities depending on specific profile and agreed learning & development plan.
At least one formal learning opportunity after probation period is over.
Additional information
All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism.
Working patterns:
25 hours per week
Flexible working pattern in discussion with the Line Manager.
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