Main purpose of Internship: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) secures UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade. In this role you will support internal monitoring and reporting across all of our teams based in Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAC), as well as on a range of data projects, constantly evolving how we measure and demonstrate our impact. This is an exciting role right at the heart of the DBT’s Operations team in LATAC, collecting and analysing regional DBT data to track teams’ performance. The successful candidate will report to the LATAC Data and Performance Manager, based at the British Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, and will have regular contact with a broad range of colleagues in 19 LATAC countries, in the UK and beyond, and will provide important support to senior management, who depend on a solid evidence base to inform its decisions. We are looking for a numerate candidate, with the ability to communicate clearly in a multicultural and regional team. Key skills include being a good planner, able to juggle competing demands, and be comfortable performing at speed. Should also be a friendly and approachable face of the Operations team to staff across the region. We expect the successful candidate to be keen to be part of a culture of excellence, respect and collaboration. Roles and responsibilities / what will the Internship holder be expected to achieve?: Data and Performance Support • Support the setting of country and business-sector ambitions during the Business Planning process by creating, receiving and organising files and engaging with colleagues throughout 19 countries and 10 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. • Provide assistance to the region on using our management information tools, such as Data Hub and Data Workspace. • Help with the maintenance of online dashboards on Data Workspace. • Attend ad-hoc commissions from our UK headquarters or teams in the region using internal and external data sources. Special Projects • Provide support to the LATAC Data and Performance Manager on any special data projects. • Take on various ad-hoc admin support roles for the Operations team and other regional activities as required.