Public Affairs Intern, London

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom APCO Worldwide Full time

Interns are treated as members of the APCO family - working with staff at all levels, participating in client work and collaborating with colleagues around the world. We offer interns a true taste of what it’s like to be a Public Affairs professional. You will have a well-rounded experience that includes social events, networking, team building, mentorship, and a learning and development programme.

We are looking for an intern to work with our Public Affairs team on a variety of campaigns and accounts. In London we work across a range of international clients which includes a number of leading actors across Tech, Sustainability, Healthcare, and Energy.

**Key Responsibilities would include**:

- Supporting UK and global teams meet overall and day-to-day client objectives
- Providing research and intelligence to clients (e.g. monitoring and analysing media, political developments, policy and legislative updates, stakeholders mapping)
- Preparing first drafts of agendas, contact reports and activity reports
- Keeping up to date with current trends and news related to APCO’s clients
- Someone with a passion for UK and international politics, policymaking, advocacy and campaigning
- Someone with a genuine interest in the communications space, who will thrive on the variety and diversity of agency life
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Enjoys working with a team with strong organisational skills

We are recognised as one of the best agencies to work for in our industry, providing:

- The opportunity to work on a diverse range of clients and projects with some of the industry’s best and brightest
- A collegial and collaborative working environment, where you will work closely with colleagues from around the world
- Significant opportunities to develop professionally, with extensive training and personal development programmes
- A competitive compensation and benefits package, including private medical insurance and mental health support
- An enhanced Parental leave policy for all our employees from day one
- A paid opportunity each year to contribute to your community as part of our APCO Gives Back scheme Access to free financial education and advice

**About APCO Worldwide**
Founded in 1984, APCO Worldwide is an award-winning, independently owned global communication and business strategy firm with offices in major cities throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. APCO combines a global perspective with local expertise to help clients around the world manage challenges, opportunities, perceptions, and reputations. APCO clients include corporations and governments, industry associations and non-profit organizations. The firm is a majority women-owned business.

**About APCO in London**

APCO London has over 120 staff working across more than 100 clients and sits at the centre of the agency’s global operations. Thanks to a diverse and multilingual team, APCO London leads on many of the agency’s most dynamic global assignments. With a growing client base in the most pressing issues facing the world today such as the transition to Net Zero and access to healthcare, APCO has been a fixture of the UK communication’s market since 1996 and continues to be at the forefront of the seismic changes facing economies and societies today. We are a truly integrated agency, with deep expertise and experience across the full range of communication offerings including corporate communications, public affairs, digital strategy and paid media, as well as capital markets thanks to our recent acquisition of Camarco.

**How do I apply?**

Applications for our Public Affairs Internship are now open.
- What is your approach to working on several projects in parallel? How do you address competing priorities or deadlines? (250 words maximum)
- Describe a time you were given a project and the assignment was completely new to you and something that you had never done before. How did you tackle it? (250 words maximum)
- What has your biggest achievement been to date? What results that you produced are you most proud of? (achievements can cover projects you undertook during your education, your personal time or your career). (250 words maximum)

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