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Stage Public Affairs Burson Nederland
Contract type
One-time
Work mode
Hybrid · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Experience
3 years
Job description
A Public Affairs internship at Burson in Amsterdam, where the intern supports advisors on political and media monitoring, research and client projects.
At a glance
- Employment
- Internship
- Work mode
- Hybrid · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch – fluent, English – fluent
- Pay
- EUR 650 / month
What you'll do
- Monitor news and politics by scanning newspapers, trade journals and opinion magazines daily for relevant news for clients.
- Follow parliamentary agendas, tracking meetings and debates in the Senate and House of Representatives and flagging and summarizing relevant parliamentary documents.
- Report live and afterwards on political debates and collect clerk's reports.
- Conduct research and analysis by gathering information from databases and producing analyses for advisors.
- Map stakeholders by identifying relevant political and civil service contacts and keeping them up to date.
- Support various client projects by contributing to presentations, pitches and strategic advice.
What we're looking for
- Enrolled in a HBO or university program such as Political Science, Public Administration, History, European Studies or International Relations, and registered as a student during the internship.
- Strong interest in and knowledge of Dutch politics and societal issues.
- Proactive, curious and analytically strong.
- Able to analyze and summarize complex information clearly and write fluently.
- Fluent in Dutch and English, both spoken and written.
- Good at handling deadlines and accurate, also under pressure.
- Available at least four days per week from 1 February through 30 June.
Your team
Public Affairs
Public Affairs at Burson, more than lobbying at the Binnenhof, helping organizations respond to public opinion and political sentiment.
Benefits
- Monthly internship allowance of €650 based on a full working week.
- Guidance from two colleagues.
- Monthly coaching conversation about your own ambitions and wishes.
- Mid-term feedback conversation with room to indicate what more you want from the internship.
- Travel expenses reimbursed.
- Possibility to work from home occasionally.
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About Burson
The global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation.
Burson, part of WPP, is a global communications agency with highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative.
Mission
To help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future.
Key facts
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Communications and marketing
- Part of WPP.
- Part of Burson Group, an international communications agency with more than 95 offices in over 40 countries.
- Part of WPP, the world's largest marketing and communications company.
- Since 2019 housed under one roof at the Amsteldok campus in Amsterdam, with an additional office in The Hague.
- Offers a Public Affairs internship twice a year, starting 1 February and 1 September.
Partners & customers
WPP
What they value
- A global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.
- An agency of learn-it-alls that hires talented people of all backgrounds and identities.
- Belief that the best work happens when people are together, fostering creativity, collaboration and connection.