Outline and background
The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide. Each year we work with millions of people connecting them with the United Kingdom and the UK’s most attractive assets: English, the arts, education and our ways of living and organizing society.
Our Internship Programme offers the unique opportunity to gain direct practical experience in an international environment and acquire new skills under the supervision of our experienced staff. Selected interns will work with our country and cluster team in implementation of donor funded projects in areas such as media strengthening, English, Education, Creative Economy.
The successful candidates will be involved in assisting our project team in the following areas:
- Provide support in communication, marketing and social media work - project success stories, web and social media updates
- Undertake research and analysis - contributing to the production of documents -including drafting notes, reports, briefs, emails and letters
- Compiling and organizing information and data related to the projects and programmes
- Assisting with logistics - Arranging meetings, workshops, training courses
- Budget preparation and budget monitoring
- Support translation, report writing, preparation of presentation material
Internship Benefits
Main benefits from this internship program include
- Working within a multicultural team across a number of countries
- Opportunity to take part in training sessions and workshops
- Opportunity to take part in international donor funded projects
Skills and requirements
- Currently pursuing a university or master’s degree
- Able to legally work in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fluent in both written and verbal English and Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian
- Excellent computer skills, particularly MS Outlook and MS Office packages
- Time management and good organizational skills
- Project management or event management experience will be considered an asset
How to apply
- To apply, send your CV and a cover letter written in English to nejra.ocuz@britishcouncil.org with email subject Application for Internship. Short listed candidates will be asked to send one letter of recommendation prior to the interview.
- Your CV should not be longer than two sides of A4 paper. For this position volunteer and internship experience will be considered as work experience and should be listed. Your letter of application should include evidence that you meet the above-listed requirements as well as reasons why and how our team will benefit from your engagement. The letter should be no longer than a single side of A4 paper, single spacing.
- Applicants enrolled in undergraduate studies must have completed at least two years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of an undergraduate degree. Applicants enrolled in master studies are also invited to apply.
The closing date for receipt of applications is by 17.00 on 15 February 2026. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Consent
By submitting your data in your CV and Cover letter, you understand that information provided will be processed by the British Council. We will keep this information for a period of 10 years from the date of application submission. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Data Protection Statement
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