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The Royal Danish Embassy in Nairobi is currently employing more than 50 people, thus making it the largest Danish Embassy in Africa. If you want to know more about who we are or how to be employed by the Embassy please see the menu to the left.
Are you interested in international business development and strategy? Are you motivated to take part in building a platform for Danish businesses looking to enter a new market, while working with business development and gaining skills within public affairs? Would you like to work in a vibrant and challenging environment at the largest Danish Embassy in Africa? We are currently recruiting an intern for the period 1 st of August 2021 to 31st of January 2022 to join the Trade Council in Nairobi, Kenya. As an intern, you will get insight into the political and economic centre of East Africa and gain comprehensive professional experience useful to your future career. You will be part of a dedicated team of colleagues ready to guide and involve you in the various tasks of the Danish Embassy, and live in a city known for its vivid mix of African cultures, entrepreneurs, and international agents.
An internship with the Trade Council will entail gaining market insights, building strategic public affairs services and engaging Danish businesses in scaling their business in Kenya. This is done by leveraging synergies between Denmark’s bilateral country program with Kenya and Danish strongholds, and identifying opportunities for Danish solutions to contribute to Kenya’s goals. You will be part of the Business Team, which provides consultancy services to Danish companies in collaboration with three Sector Counsellors working within food and agriculture, maritime and environment. You will get insight into business development, Danish development assistance, doing business in emerging markets and economic diplomacy in Kenya.
Trade Council: Business Development and Public Affairs Consultancy Services
The Trade Council is responsible for building trade relations between Denmark and Kenya incl. exports, sourcing, foreign direct investment, and strategic partnerships with Kenyan business partners. The overall mandate for the Trade Council is to engage in economic diplomacy, leveraging Danish commercial strongholds to pave the way for Danish goods, knowledge and values. The team assists Danish small and medium sized companies and larger corporations wishing to expand existing activities in Kenya or seeking to enter the Kenyan market. Business development activities include market and sector analysis, identification and due diligence of potential partners, meetings with key customers and relevant stakeholders, as well as arranging delegation visits and events with multi-stakeholder participation. The team also provides strategic public affairs advisory by engaging Kenyan government institutions and public sector stakeholders to develop positioning of Danish companies and their engagements in Kenya.
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Please send your application, CV, relevant recommendations and transcripts in a single PDF. The application must be in English, no longer than one page, and sent to rosnde@um.dk with cc: nboamb@um.dk by the 14th of March, 2021 marked ‘Application for Internship – Trade Council’. Please state clearly if you are also applying for other positions within the Embassy. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joaquim Nicholas Nyrup Hempel, joahem@um.dk
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