The global Public Affairs and Communications Consultancy, Grayling, is looking to appoint in its Brussels office Researcher (Intern), ideally able to start as of November 2025 for a 6 month period.
The intern would be supervised by consultants and introduced to the day-to-day support for our clients, including monitoring of legislative developments, research, development of stakeholder mappings & audits, media and social media support, event organisation support and new business development. They would get work experience across our Trade, Transport, or Energy-Environment practices.
Skills & Experience - The candidate must:
- Have a Master’s degree in relevant subjects (e.g., Political Science, EU Affairs, International Relations, Political Communications, etc.)
- Have a good understanding of and an interest in the EU institutional system and policymaking.
- Have a good understanding and interest in Public Affairs/Public Relations and demonstrate willingness to learn.
- Have experience (previous internship) in EU Policy particularly working on environmental, transport or energy policies.
Personal qualities - The candidate must:
- Be an enthusiastic team player and quick learner
- Be able to take initiatives and demonstrate pro-activeness
- Be native or fluent in English; fluency in other EU languages is desirable
- Have good organisational and inter-personal skills
- Be at ease with multitasking and working across a range of topics
What are we offering in return?
- Be part of a leading global agency with offices in more than 40 countries
- The chance to work for an exciting range of brands and organisations
- An exciting and challenging role – with personal development and career opportunities at the end of the internship
Should you be interested in this position, please apply with your CV and a cover letter in English.
We will review the applications we receive on a rolling basis and unfortunately due to volumes, we will only be contacting shortlisted candidates.
