Communication & Government Affairs Industrial Placement 2026, London, UK

Welcome to Haleon. We're a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we've grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it's time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

Join the Northern Europe Corporate Affairs Team in London for a 12-month industrial placement, starting in July 2026.

At a glance:
Are you a student who is in their 2nd year at University looking to kick start your career in Corporate Affairs, Communications, Media or Public/Government Affairs? You will have the opportunity to work directly with and learn from an experienced team who will support you to reach your full potential.

Key Responsibilities:
Supporting all our corporate affairs priorities across our 11 markets in Northern Europe, including:

• Daily media monitoring in our most important markets – escalating media issues to the right level and partnering with global communications.
• Supporting major policy projects in the UK and other markets, interaction with government officials.
• Representing Haleon at external events with policymakers and key opinion formers in our priority areas – advancing our policy asks in healthcare.
• Leading a cross cutting internal comms refresh project for the Business Unit, driving higher employee engagement.

Education Requirements:
Currently studying for your Undergraduate Degree Preferably in strategic communications, media, public affairs, corporate affairs, government relations, politics, healthcare policy or closely related subjects.

You must be in your 2nd year of study (England) or 3rd year of study (Scotland) and seeking to complete a year in industry in partnership with your university. Or completing an integrated Masters Programme. Please ensure the role is suitable for your placement year.

Role Start Date: July 2026

Benefits:

• Salary of £28,860 per year
• London Travel Allowance
• Haleon Bonus Structure
• Health & wellbeing programmes to support your physical and mental health
• You will join IP Unite, Haleon's community for students run by students to support charity events, sports clubs, STEM outreach and many more exciting projects

Application Process:
The application process has a total of up to 4 stages:

• Application – information will be required regarding your education and Right to Work.
• Hirevue Online Assessment – you will be asked to complete a behaviour based online assessment/interview.
• Hirevue One-Way Video Interview – if selected you receive a link to complete a one-way video interview focusing on your motivation for joining Haleon and what transferrable skills you will bring to the role. This will be screened by the Early Talent Team.
• Interview – if selected you will be invited to attend a virtual interview; The interview will consist of a competency-based interview and may include a case study/technical exercise.
• Offer – candidates will receive an outcome within 2 weeks following interview.

Interviews will be held in January/February 2026

We advise you to apply as soon as possible as we may close the role due to the volume of applications.

If you require any support or adjustments with your application, please email:

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Equal Opportunities
Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It's important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees.

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

Adjustment or Accommodation Requests
Accommodation Requests

If you require a reasonable accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please contact us by sending an email to Please include the following in your email:

• Use subject line: 'Haleon Careers: Job Accommodation Request'
• Your Name and contact information
• Requisition ID and Job Title you are interested in
• Location of Requisition (city/state or province/country)
• Description of specific accommodation you are requesting
• Resumes, CVs, or other requests outside of accommodation support

Note to candidates
The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account ). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.