Intern | Public Affairs | Dublin

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Hanover is an award-winning communications consultancy that advises enterprises, institutions, and individuals on building recognition and enhancing reputation.

From our offices across Europe and the Middle East, we adopt an integrated approach that connects the dots across channels, audiences and issues.

Our collective of smart, curious people think differently and live by a shared mission, purpose, vision, and values. These shape how we work, not just with our colleagues, but with clients and partners too.

Our mission is to ‘rewire communications for impact’ and harness its transformative power to advocate, trailblaze and make a difference.

We do this by igniting and empowering the potential of every individual within our company, recognising that each person is a unique spark, capable of creating extraordinary impact. We believe that by nurturing and harnessing the collective brilliance of our people, we can drive innovation, foster an uncommon work culture, and make a positive difference to society.

Embracing the complete range of skills and services across the communications spectrum without constraint, we create the best outcomes for our clients and deliver world-class work.

Description

Hanover Dublin is looking for a Public Affairs Intern to support the growing team.

The Intern will have a keen interest in Irish politics, current affairs and experience working within a team. Intern responsibilities will include political, policy, regulatory and media monitoring, identifying key stakeholders, and providing day-to-day support to the team.

This is an ideal opportunity for a driven individual looking to break into the world of public affairs and communications. There will be on-the-job training and networking opportunities. The internship is for 12 weeks (with the potential to extend) and is paid at a competitive rate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring public policy and regulatory issues, and media developments
• Developing stakeholder maps and profiles of key political and policy stakeholders
• Support client engagement and meetings with policymakers
• Draft briefing documents
• Event support
• Provide ongoing support to the public affairs and public relations teams, as required

Requirements

• Interest and understanding in the Irish political and policy landscape
• Familiarity with the EU policy and decision-making process
• Prior experience working in a team
• A fast learner and competent in performing set tasks
• Self-motivation and ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to remain calm under pressure

We are looking for someone to start ASAP.

Please note the Internship will be based in the Dublin office, with opportunities for hybrid working to be agreed.

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Hanover Communications is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating and ensuring a fair, inclusive, and diverse work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We believe that equality and diversity are essential to high performance and a thriving culture.

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