Intern | Public Affairs | London

About us

Hanover is an award-winning communications consultancy that advises enterprises, institutions, and individuals on building recognition and enhancing reputation.

From our offices across Europe and the Middle East, we adopt an integrated approach that connects the dots across channels, audiences and issues.

Our collective of smart, curious people think differently and live by a shared mission, purpose, vision, and values. These shape how we work, not just with our colleagues, but with clients and partners too.

Our mission is to 'rewire communications for impact' and harness its transformative power to advocate, trailblaze and make a difference.

We do this by igniting and empowering the potential of every individual within our company, recognising that each person is a unique spark, capable of creating extraordinary impact. We believe that by nurturing and harnessing the collective brilliance of our people, we can drive innovation, foster an uncommon work culture, and make a positive difference to society.

Embracing the complete range of skills and services across the communications spectrum without constraint, we create the best outcomes for our clients and deliver world-class work.

Hanover is looking for enthusiastic candidates to join the Advocacy (public affairs) team as an Intern for 12-weeks. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates with a real interest in public affairs, policy & UK politics. It will provide you with first-hand experience in an award-winning consultancy.

As an Intern you will provide support to consultants across our Advocacy (public affairs) team in monitoring political and parliamentary activity as well as providing support for events and undertaking admin or research tasks for new business activity. The role offers on the job training and the opportunity to support the team in client work across a wide range of business sectors including technology, energy, food & drink and financial services.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills:

• A demonstrable interest in UK politics and policy
• Strong personal time management and organisational skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Accuracy and close attention to detail
• Good research capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to operate effectively and collaboratively as part of a team

The internship is full time, Mon-Fri, for 12 weeks (with potential to extend) and paid at a competitive rate. The team are looking for someone available to start in January.

The internship will be a part of our hybrid working policy, with 3 days spent at our Bankside offices (Riverside House, 2A Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 9HA).

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Hanover Communications is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating and ensuring a fair, inclusive, and diverse work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We believe that equality and diversity are essential to high performance and a thriving culture.

We maintain a strict no-tolerance stance against any form of discrimination and harassment, ensuring all individuals are treated equitably, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital or pregnancy status, genetic background, or any other attribute safeguarded under our company policies or federal, state or local laws and legislation.

We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please send an email to with the nature of your request.

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Hanover is part of AVENIR GLOBAL's powerhouse of specialist communications consultancies across EMEA and North America. Collectively we rank among the top 15 largest communication firms in the world.

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