Dbt Latac Support Intern

**Main purpose of job**:
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the Trade and Investment Promotion and Negotiation organisation for the UK. We promote British trade and investment across the world, we support UK businesses overseas and attract foreign investment to our shores. We have 3,000 staff across the globe in over 100 countries.

DBT divides the world into 9 regions, each led by His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner. The Latin American and the Carribean (LATAC) region is represented in 19 posts with a team of over 170 people.

**Roles and responsibilities**:
**Data and Performance Support (45%)**
- Support the setting of country and business-sector targets (key performance indicators) during the Business Planning process by creating, receiving and organising files and engaging with colleagues throughout 19 countries and 8 priority sectors in LATAC.
- Organise and coordinate the realisation of quarterly Operations Forums - that is, discussions between DBT LATAC’s senior leadership and market/sector leads on performance to date.
- Support with monthly data analysis and reporting to DBT LATAC’s senior leadership.
- Assist colleagues in the region with membership and access to various data platforms and market intelligence software funded centrally by the DBT LATAC team.
- Provide assistance to the region on using our management information tools, such as Data Hub, Digital Workspace and Data Workspace.
- Attend ad-hoc commissions from our UK headquarters or teams in the region using internal and external data sources.
- Provide support to the LATAC Data and Performance Manager on any special data projects.

**International Markets Team (IMT) support (45%)**
- Provide administrative support to the LATAC IMT as needed, arranging meetings, managing documents and providing support to the whole team.
- Support the research and analysis of data to create market reports for UK companies from different sectors and markets in LATAC.
- Help to identify stakeholders in the LATAC region based on criteria provided by UK companies and IM Advisers.
- Keep up to date the different databases, tools, and platforms that the team needs to operate daily.
- Provide assistance in the identification of new business opportunities for UK companies.
- Assist the team with the creation and edit of documents, presentations, reports, etc., as well as helping the team with ad-hoc commissions from headquarters and other regional initiatives.
- Assist with the LATAC IMT’s internal efforts, engaging with colleagues throughout the region, and gathering information as needed.

**Special Projects (10%)**
- Take on various ad-hoc admin support roles such as organization of regional conferences and travels, and other regional activities as required.

**Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- **Must be currently enrolled in undergraduate studies **in Economics, Finance, Business Management, International Business, International Relations, Industrial Engineering, or similar degrees **in a Colombian university **. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered
- **Availability of at least 6 months before their graduation date **, in order to complete the internship. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered
- Bilingual (Spanish and English)
- 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 to live and work in Colombia.

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