Internship - Belgian & EU Affairs at Political Intelligence

Political Intelligence

Political Intelligence is an independent European public affairs consultancy, with offices in Brussels, Edinburgh, Paris, Lisbon, London, Madrid and Rome. We provide our clients with practical public affairs advice that helps them to achieve their business objectives. Our professional and dedicated consultancy service includes political monitoring & intelligence, stakeholder engagement programmes, political and policy research, strategic advice, event management and public affairs training and trade associations, coalition and groupings management. With our interdisciplinary team we deliver a comprehensive public affairs service throughout the EU. For more information, please see: www.political-intelligence.com

Job description

The internship is based in the Brussels office. The internship will mainly include policy research and organizational support for a major Belgian Internet trade association. Furthermore the internship will include reporting and research in the EU or Belgian new tech/Internet, Transport / aviation, mobile and/or energy sector according to priorities.

Essential job functions

• Assist in the work for the Belgian trade association
• Develop the communication strategy of the trade association
• Prepare regular news reports & communications
• Assist in the coordination and organisation of events
• Follow debates in the main Belgian and European institutions
• Attend conferences, seminars, hearings
• Research on various issues, as needed
• Writing summaries or short reports
• Follow the daily news

Your profile

• You are fluent speaking English, Dutch and French
• You hold a university or university-level degree
• You have a sound knowledge of the Belgian and EU institutions
• You are interested in being on top of policy issues in a fast-moving sector
• You want to work in a dynamic, multi-national team of consultants
• You are flexible and can handle multiple tasks independently
• You have excellent communication, interpersonal and social skills

Modalities

• There will be an allowance of +/- 700 € per month
• The internship will start ideally early September 2015 for a period of at least 4-6 months
• The office working languages are English, Dutch and French

How to apply?

In order to be considered for an internship with Political Intelligence, the candidate must send a short personalized covering letter (max 100 words), CV (no Europass CV) and his availability torodolphe@political-intelligence.com. Should you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the above-mentioned email. Deadline for application: 17/08/2015