oferta de prácticas en Lisboa (International Cooperation Office - Faculdade de Letras)

Nos informan sobre esta posibilidad de prácticas en Lisboa:





You can find attached the description of the position for the International Cooperation Office - External Relations Department, addressed to students fluent in Portuguese (at least B1) and in English.

Please, take into account that candidates must submit the CVs and letters of motivation to the email address: luisa.santos@letras.ulisboa.pt.

The deadline is 1^st July 2016 (first semester) and  1^st December 2016 (second semester).

Should you need further information or have any doubt, you can contact the department responsible of the proposal at internacional@letras.ulisboa.pt.

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Application deadline	1st July 2016 (first semester) 1st December 2016 (second semester)
Application procedure	Candidates must submit the CVs and letters of motivation by email at luisa.santos@letras.ulisboa.pt

Name of institution	Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa School of Arts and Humanities – ULisboa
Address Post code City, Country	Alameda da Universidade 1600-214 Lisbon, Portugal
Sector Code	85.4. Higher Education
Size	Over 250 employees
Legal representative	Prof. Paulo Farmhouse Alberto, Dean of the Faculty
Responsible person in the area of Traineeship	Denise Matos Moura - Head of External Relations Office Luísa Santos - International Students Officer
Department	International Cooperation Office External Relations Department
Position title	Student Intern
Duration	5 to 6 months
Starting date	To be agreed
Working

 

Working hours	6 hours per day, 5 days a week
Short description of the Faculty	School of Arts and Humanities, founded in 1911, is located in Lisbon, Portugal. It currently has about 237 teachers and 3854 students in 3 cycles of education. Every year it receives about 700 foreign students under the mobility programs and sends about 120 students to study/do an internship at one of Partner Universities/Companies in Europe, America and Asia. For further information, please visit: http://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/
Short description of the External Relations Department	The External Relations Department and International Cooperation Offices’ purpose is to maintain and enhance a high-quality central support service for the faculty’s international students during their time at the University.
Main responsibilities and tasks	The team is responsible for undertaking international student policy work, providing orientation events for new international students, managing the faculty’s student exchange schemes with European higher education institutions, ensuring compliance with Portuguese immigration legislation and fulfilling the terms of our sponsor license, and helping students with visa and immigration advice.

Candidate profile Essential knowledge, skills and experience required
Education & qualifications	- Must be a current student enrolled on a Bachelor or Masters level degree in the fields of Languages, International Relations, European Studies or similar - Must have good knowledge of the Portuguese Language (spoken and written) i.e. language level B1 or higher
Specialist knowledge & skills	- Good knowledge of the English Language (spoken and written). - Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, e.g.: Outlook, Publisher, Excel, Word and Power Point - A working knowledge of EU-funded mobility programs would be useful
Interpersonal & communication skills	- Must be diplomatic in problematic situations - Must show intercultural awareness - Must be able to deal with people at all levels - Ability to research information and produce concise reports on findings
Additional requirements	- Must be able to work to a high level of accuracy, and follow set procedures - Ability to organize and deliver multiple priorities within tight deadlines - Ability to work successfully in a small team - Willingness to be adaptable to changing demands and deadlines

Duties of position Working primarily with the International Students Officer, you will undertake the following main responsibilities
Administrative Support	- Answering routine enquiries from students, academics and senior management by email and in person - Administrative support for members of the team - Deal with incoming and outgoing post - Photocopying and scanning of documents - Ensuring filing systems are up to date
Student Exchanges	- Ensuring all required paperwork for outgoing and incoming students is complete - Maintaining accurate records for incoming and outgoing exchange students - Assisting with the organization of orientation sessions for students participating in an exchange (incoming and outgoing) - Assisting with the arrangements for any visits from partner universities
Research	- Undertaking research into the service provided by comparable institutions to their international students - Undertaking research into the information provided to international students pre- and post-arrival and the method used - Supporting the conduction of any student surveys