• Location: London
• Salary: London Living Wage
• Application Deadline: Monday 6 April (5:00pm)

About Fleetwood Strategy

Fleetwood Strategy provides an integrated service across communications, public affairs and opinion research to help organisations protect, grow and measure their licence to operate.

We support our clients across three primary service pillars:

1. Public Affairs: We help our clients advocate effectively in order to shift the dial on the issues that matter to them.
2. Communications: We advise and support clients to manage and enhance their reputations, through strategic, corporate and crisis communications.
3. Opinion Research: We use research to lift the lid on what people think, enabling communication and engagement based on evidence, not instinct.

We advise a wide range of organisations, from start-ups and scale ups to the world’s biggest companies. Our work spans sectors, from tech to healthcare, infrastructure to sport, non-profits to businesses and disruptors to incumbents.

About the internship

We are seeking a graduate or final-year university student for an initial four-week paid internship, compensated at the London Living Wage.

You can apply for either the Public Affairs & Communications internship or the Opinion Research internship. However, if your interests and skills align with both internships, we encourage you to apply for both through a single, tailored application.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to work directly on projects for clients across a range of industries.
• A dedicated mentor to ensure your time at Fleetwood is both valuable and enjoyable.
• Opportunities to network with partners and colleagues across the company.
• A laptop for the duration of the internship.
• Flexible working arrangements, with a minimum of three days per week in our London office.
• Flexible start date.

Responsibilities for each internship

Public Affairs & Communications

• Write targeted parliamentary and media monitoring reports for clients.
• Develop comprehensive political stakeholder maps across varied industries.
• Conduct in-depth desktop research on policy issues and legislation.
• Research new business opportunities for partners.+

Opinion Research

• Draft recruitment and polling specifications / questionnaires.
• Script and test online polling surveys.
• Support with charting polling data and creating presentation decks.
• Develop client reports detailing actionable insights gathered from focus groups.
• Contribute to discussions about research findings and how they could guide client decisions and messages.

Over the course of the four-week programme, you will also research an organisation that you believe Fleetwood could support. In the final week, you will present your findings and recommendations to partners and team members.

The ideal candidate for each internship

Essential requirements (all applicants)

• Final-year student or graduate of a bachelor’s degree in any field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Comfortable using Google Workspace and Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to commute to our London office at least three days a week.
• Legal right to work in the UK.

Public Affairs & Communications

• Strong grasp of UK politics and current affairs, specifically how policy and regulatory changes affect business.
• Highly capable of conducting desktop research to get up-to-speed on new industries, legislation and regulatory environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information.

Opinion & Research

• Curious about what people think, why they think it and how polling can be leveraged to engage and persuade key audiences.
• Experience handling numerical data and conducting data analysis.
• Desirable: experience with coding or data tools.

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How to apply

Please submit the following to talent@fleetwoodstrategy.com by Monday 6 April at 5:00pm:

• A one-page CV
• A one-page cover letter that addresses the following:
  • Tell us about yourself
  • Which internship (or both) you are applying for and why
  • Why Fleetwood Strategy
  • Where you heard about this opportunity

(Note: Candidates applying to both internships should ensure their application demonstrates an interest in, and alignment with, the requirements for both programmes.)

Application process

• First-round: Successful applicants will be invited to a short virtual interview with two team members.
• Second-round: Selected candidates will be invited to an interview with two senior team members.

We acknowledge all applications and notify every applicant of the outcome, successful or not.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and the position could be filled ahead of the closing date.

When submitting your application, please specify that you heard about the role through the Taylor Bennett Foundation.