Public Affairs & Lobbying Intern Lazio

Public Affairs & Lobbying Intern
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

About APCO

Founded in 1984, APCO Worldwide is an award-winning, independently owned global communication and business strategy firm with offices in major cities throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. APCO combines a global perspective with local expertise to help clients around the world manage challenges, opportunities, perceptions and reputations. APCO clients include corporations and governments; industry associations and nonprofit organizations; and many of the top companies on the Fortune 500. The firm is a majority women-owned business.

**Responsibilities**:

The following are specific duties performed on a daily basis:

- Provide general research and intelligence to the office (eg. monitoring media, institutional developments, policy and legislative updates)

- Develop understanding of different client/ industry issues through research and monitoring across a wide range of relevant issues

- Draft client materials (eg. monitoring, policy and stakeholder mappings, etc. )

- Actively support new business opportunities by contributing to brainstorms, conducting research, compiling bios and preparing decks

- Support event coordination and logistics organization

- Any other task deemed reasonable

**Qualifications & Desired Skills**:

- Degree and/or post-graduate degree in International Relations, Political Science or equivalent (ideally you are already graduated or very close to your graduation)

- Language skills: proficiency in Italian and English

- Prior experience working in the European institutions, in-house, consultancy or within a trade association is a plus

- Knowledge and interest in public affairs, politics and communication

- Strong research and analytical skills

- Excellent communication & writing skills

- Ability to multitask, prioritize and perform under tight deadlines

- Eligible to work in the EU

Location: Piazza dei Caprettari 70, 00186. Roma