Junior Associate (Internship) - Public Affairs

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What’s Happening?

The Public Affairs Practice at Weber Shandwick creates world-class work and word’s got out...Our reputation for delivering engaging campaigns that strike up conversations between policy makers and companies means we’re working with an enviable client list across a diverse range of sectors including; digital, energy policies, transport, sustainability, trade, financial services and agriculture.

We’re looking for a smart, curious, and talented intern to join our Public Affairs team in Brussels for a 6-month paid traineeship starting as soon as possible, someone who can bring the heat!

You need to know your way around an abacus. Be organised and sometimes you’ll have to work outside the 9-to-5 to get stuff done, but these clients are so worth it. You will be supported by the A-Team (not literally), have access to all the spoils of a big, global, award-winning agency and the freedom to make your mark in this role and in your career.

Application Deadline: 1st April 2023

The Role and Responsibilities

• Supporting team’s responses to clients’ requests, contributing to the development and execution of public affairs strategies;
• Focusing predominantly on technology and energy, with occasional support required in the fields of transport, sustainability, trade, financial services and agriculture;
• Working closely with the account leads and the team, providing media and policy monitoring, background research and analysis, and support in the production of materials for clients;
• Assisting in the implementation of thought leadership campaigns, outreach programmes and organisation of virtual events;
• Contributing to marketing and business development efforts, including feeding into the Weber Shandwick’s Issues Decoded policy blog.

What We’re Looking For

Ideally, you are a positive energy within a team – you like a funky collegial and collaborative environment, you’re not afraid of saying what you think and you’re super fun – even if you say modestly so yourself.

Ideally, you’ll also be

• Proactive, dynamic and ready to learn - Trust us, you will not be bored
• Interested in digital policies, transport, sustainability, trade, financial services and/or agriculture topics – Hopefully at least one of these is cool for you.
• Understanding of the EU policy and decision-making processes – previous experience within an EU institution or consultancy will be a strong distinguisher but don’t hold back from applying if you don’t have that – just expect the learning curve to be steeper
• Analytical with good writing skills; you demonstrable ability to research and analyse policies – like the rest of the policy geeks in the team
• Fluent in English. Knowledge of other EU languages is a plus. Our office is at 19 languages & counting.
• Possessing a solid business acumen; not like a fortune 500 CEO level, but you’ve passed level 4 on the logo game
• Know your way around social media communication; we’re communicators and influencers – we know our tools.

The Perks & Benefits

·A comprehensive traineeship teaching you the A-Z of being a high-performing consultant

·Flexible working

·Lunch on us at every staff meeting

·A kick-ass office with park-view, 5-minute walk from Brussel-Schuman complete with a lovely Garden terrace area

This six-month paid internship will take place in Brussels.

You’ll be embedded in client teams from week 1 – You’ll be equipped with a good overview of the consultancy work and European public affairs.

About the internship

The internship framework is a professional immersion (Convention Immersion Professionelle, if you’ll excuse our French) – this means you will be developed in a structured traineeship programme and equipped with all the skills to become a consultant – literally groomed for success.

We pride ourselves on putting personalized development plans in place which allow us to develop our talented interns to become the consultants we seek to hire.

After the internship

As one of our interns, you’ll be the first considered for any entry-level openings. Over the last two years, one in two of our interns has been promoted to entry-level jobs and many of our top managers started as interns.

We won’t beat around the bush though; we can never guarantee an indeterminate contract at the end of the internship - there are just too many variables involved for it to be predictable. However, whether we can hire you or not, you’ll have an amazing internship experience from one of the best-known top-tier global communications consultancy - And that’ll make your CV look even sexier. We also commit to doing our best to helping you find your next role - we have a strong network across our network agencies, partners and clients, and we make a living out of people trusting our advice.

How to apply

Apply via LinkedIn with your CV – cover letters are not an obligation but they do demonstrate motivation and commitment; so your application will not be held back if you don’t provide a cover letter but we do read them if you include them. Linkedin Easy apply currently does not allow to include cover letters, you may submit your cover letter to Elina Pihlajamaki - EPihlajamaki@webershandwick.com

Note from the talent team:

We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage.

Unfortunately, down to volume, we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search

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