Estates Intern - British Consulate General, Sao Paulo

About the role

The British Government's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is recruiting an Estates Intern for its Corporate Services team at the British Consulate General in Sao Paulo. The intern provides administrative support to the Estates Team, working closely with the Estates Manager and Office Assistants on the day-to-day maintenance and running of the network estate. The role involves face-to-face contact with diplomats and official visitors and offers valuable work experience.

Key responsibilities

• Provide general support to the Brazil Network Estates Teams, receiving, auctioning and inspecting customer service tasks related to the Estates.
• Monitor and inspect corrective works closely with the Network Office Environment Team.
• Keep service request systems up to date and give clients regular, accurate progress and feedback via the Estates Request App or by email and phone.
• Support the planning and auctioning of preventive maintenance schedules.
• Liaise with internal customers on estates maintenance demands across embassy and official properties.
• Work with local contractors so that work requests and maintenance contracts are completed on time and in line with British and Brazilian codes of practice, and arrange and manage property visits and inspections.
• Assist the Estates Manager and provide ad-hoc administrative support as needed.

Required profile

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate programme in Business Administration, Engineering, Architecture or a similar field (from the 2nd semester onwards).
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Portuguese.
• Legal right to live and work in Brazil at the time of application.
• Team player who can prioritise, is organised, flexible and proactive, with attention to detail and customer focus.

Required skills

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools and ability to carry out administrative tasks.
• Good prioritisation and time management, dealing with several tasks at once.

What we offer

• Fixed-term internship of 12 months, starting 5 January 2026, with 30 hours per week; possible renewal.
• Stipend of BRL 1,979.52.
• Unsuccessful appointees may be placed on a reserve list for a similar role.