Job description
An internship position is available at the Chamber’s Beijing Office. The intern will assist the Working Group Coordinators/Business Managers for the following industries/fields: Cyber Security, Information and Communication Technology, Environment, Construction, Quality and Safety Services, Wood, Compliance and Urbanisation.
Specific Duties
- Assist in drafting the annual Position Paper (the key lobby facility and publication of the Chamber);
- Assist in organizing working group meetings and high-level meetings/events, including invitation, registration, meeting minutes and other logistical aspects;
- Assist in coordinating EC funded projects under HORIZON 2020;
- Assist in liaising with member companies and government authorities;
- Collect and collate member comments on legislation drafts in response to calls for comments from various ministries;
- Draft newsletters and legislation/policy summaries;
- Conduct regulatory and market research;
- Track lobby activities;
- Assist in English-Chinese translation and occasional interpretation;
- Other tasks as required.
Desired skills & experience
- Excellent command of spoken and written English and Mandarin;
- Background in law, business, economics, political science, international relations, languages or other relevant areas preferred;
- Basic understanding of the Chinese government structure and legislation process;
- Industry knowledge, strong personal interest and/or previous experience in lobbying preferred;
- Excellent interpersonal skills (strong sense of responsibility, attention to detail, proactivity, excellent communicator);
- Computer literacy (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).