Commercial Internship at Department for International Trade

Summary:

Working with the Inward Investment Team you will support the expansion of Brazilian companies to the United Kingdom. You will be responsible for providing support for the team with subjects related to Latin American foreign direct investment projects, account management, investment policy and commercial promotion.

The activities are largely focused on supporting the team on the management of the relationship with Brazilian companies in internationalization process and support in the delivery of several initiatives focused on the development of a pipeline of commercial opportunities in the UK for Brazilian companies.

You will have the opportunity to participate at commercial meetings, internationalization fairs, internal and external events in order to develop your professional skills and experience to enhance your future career prospects.

Responsibilities:

–       Providing administrative support to the Inward Investment Team in Brazil and other Latin American countries;

–       Keeping and updating records of interactions with clients on Client Relationship Management systems, under the guidance of the sector manager;

–       Organising agendas and logistic arrangements for the team to business missions;

–       Assisting in the preparation of market research reports, internal briefings, visiting programmes;

–       Organising  events;

–       Scoping business opportunities for Brazilian companies, through research, commercial meetings and cold calls;

–       Accompanying meetings with Brazilian and UK companies, both virtually and in person;

–       Analysing investment data, news, and sector information,

–       Support the production of content for events, missions and commercial meetings about the UK offer for business

• The candidate must be currently pursuing degree in any area of study and graduating no sooner than June 2019.