JBP’s internship programme is designed to attract the best talent in the UK from all backgrounds and offers valuable insight into public affairs and stakeholder relations.
If you are a driven individual with a motivation to learn more about the world of public affairs, there’s no better place to start your career than with JBP.
Our scheme is designed for recent graduates, college leavers or those looking to increase their knowledge of the sector. You will not necessarily need any previous experience to apply, however, demonstrable political interest and awareness of current affairs is desirable. You will experience working as part of a dynamic and fast-paced team, with opportunities to work on a variety of client accounts across a range of sectors, helping to develop your understanding of public affairs.
Key skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills;
- High standard of written work;
- Strong planning, time management and prioritisation skills;
- Demonstrable interest in British politics and current affairs;
- Experience of working successfully in a team environment;
- Previous experience of working in a communications agency is desirable but not expected.
Key accountabilities of the role include:
- Regular political monitoring to ensure both the team, and clients are kept up to date of key developments;
- Stakeholder research and auditing, to enable clients to be thoroughly briefed and accurately advised by client teams ahead of meetings;
- A familiarity with social media and an ability to utilise it effectively to communicate clients’ messages;
- Producing briefings and conducting entry-level stakeholder engagement;
- Other administrative duties as required.
37.5 hours per week. Six month contract.
Our Westminster intern will be the first port of call for the initial stages of desk-based research projects, media monitoring and database-building. They will also be exposed to more client-facing activities, depending on performance and capacity.