If your’e looking to get involved in public affairs and are soon to be finishing your degree, then this opportunity may be for you. The Olympics (IOC) is offering the opportunity to work with their organisation on a Public Affairs Internship exclusively for politics students.
Whilst it may not be applicable to all students, its an interesting example of where a degree in politics could take you. Check it out here:
Public Affairs - Internship - The Olympics
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Contract Type: Internship (12 months)
Activity Level: 100%
Entry date: 01.10.2024
Application deadline: 07.03.2024
As an Intern, Public Affairs, you will support the monitoring and analysis of public affairs trends, stakeholders and partners.
Main responsibilities
- Monitors and analyses on a daily basis policy platforms-processes-meetings (such as United Nations system, European platforms, other regional bodies) and trends and emerging issues on key topics (gender equality/LGBTQI, sustainability, migrants/refugees, education, peace, human rights, health) through the dedicated public affairs monitoring tool and consultation of key stakeholders’ and partners’ websites.
- Coordinates the provision of timely intelligence and actionable insight to the public affairs team during daily dedicated meetings and through written reports.
- Provides occasional support when increased monitoring of key events-meetings is necessary.
- Coordinates the daily editorial meetings of the public affairs team to build the daily trends.
- Prepares briefings on country-specific political developments and political stakeholders.
Our requirements
- University Degree in International Relations, Political Sciences.
- Work experience in international affairs, in particular UN and EU systems.
- Excellent writing skills in English and French. Additional languages an advantage.
- Good understanding of social media analytics tools (Sysomos or others).
- Excellent command of the corporate tools and ability to follow the internal user rules (Outlook, other Microsoft Office applications etc.).
- Good ability to conduct research, and analyse and summarise complex issues. Ability to express orally and in writing ideas or facts clearly and credibly.
- Good understanding of global political environments and how they affect sport and its role in society.
- Good knowledge of the UN system and the EU platforms, US affairs. Knowledge of other regional bodies an advantage.
You can apply here: Career Opportunities: Public Affairs Intern (6253) (successfactors.eu)