Consular Assistant

To Whom It May Concern:

I would hereby like to express my interest in the position of Consular Assistant, offered by the British Embassy in Kiev, as I feel that it correlates with my academic degrees, as well as my work experience and professional interests.

Please allow me to give you a little background information about myself, starting with my work experience. I started working during my first year of university. I worked with children from the USA at the Kiev-Mohyla Summer School. Among my duties, I organized and led excursions around Kiev, which was quite involved and required excellent organizational skills. Later (over 2 years) I worked in the dean’s office of my university. I prepared a wide variety of documents and helped to organize events.

This summer, I took part in the First Kiev International Biennale of Contemporary Art. I worked as a translator with artists, foreign journalists and speakers. Furthermore, I guided tours of the Biennale exhibition.

Now I am presently working as an intern in the Communication Department of PC Erste Bank. My duties in this company include writing press-releases (in Russian, Ukrainian, and English), preparing materials for their corporate website, and performing media analysis.

If I am accepted to the position of Consular Assistant, I will strive to apply these skills and experience to do the best job possible. I am an open-minded, young specialist, and personal development is very important to me. Consequently I am prepared not only to work by hard, but also to accept and integrate new ideas in order to produce the best results. As a culturologist, I have a profound understanding of the cultural diversity between the Ukrainian and English cultures, and feel that I am therefore well suited to properly work effectively with these peoples.

Additionally, I have been working very hardly to improve my English during last two years. Therefore, it would be a great challenge to work in an English speaking organization such as the British Embassy.

I look forward to working with seasoned professionals and assist Pro Consul and Consul in dealing with consular casework. I realize that these is a very demanding job, which would allow me to enrich my personal experience and showcase my professional skill set by performing day duties.

In closing, if you are seeking a qualified and productive individual who looks at challenges as opportunities to learn. I am the right person for the job. I look forward to the exciting prospect of working with the British Embassy in Kiev, which is the official representation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Ukraine since January 1992. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Good luck, Olha! I hope you get the job :)