Public Affairs Assistant Placements
by Association of British Insurers
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Public Affairs Assistant Placements
If the thought of joining a hard-working team working at the coal face of public affairs at one of the UK’s most modern and respected trade bodies excites you, then this opportunity may be the one for you.
Representing this industry to policymakers and politicians is no simple task. It takes a sharp brain, an ability to make complex subjects sound simple and buckets of hard work and determination.
That’s where you come in. We need a keen, intelligent and hard-working individual to join our team for 12 months starting Summer 2020 as an intern. In return you’ll get the chance to learn about public affairs and insurance in organisation with an extraordinary breadth and depth of expertise to draw from.
Please note this is a 12-month fixed term contract and is being offered as a sandwich placement starting in Summer 2020.
Your role:
During your time with us, you will:
- Support and assist Public Affairs colleagues in Political Monitoring, research and stakeholder mapping.
- Compile internal and external updates and newsletters including a daily political monitoring note for an internal audience and weekly member newsletter
- Coordinate responses to MP letters and inquiries on matters relating to insurance and long-term savings, including working with policy colleagues to draft replies and liaising with MP offices.
- Complete administrative tasks associated with the successful running of a busy public affairs team such as arranging Government Public Affairs Network meetings, updating stakeholder maps and activity logs, and dealing with enquiries to the team.
- Help deliver the Public Affairs team’s political events programme including the Parliamentary Reception, roundtables and other events.
- Undertake political research - producing biographies of parliamentarians, researching political interests of key parliamentarians.
We’re looking for:
You’ll currently be a student studying a sandwich degree with numerical focus such as Mathematics, Statistics or Economics, or have an element of these in your course. It is essential that you are a capable user of Microsoft Excel and as part of the interview process, we will ask you to complete an Excel task.
The minimum requirements for the role are:
- A keen interest in current affairs and politics and a desire to learn about the insurance industry.
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy;
- Fluent written and spoken English;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate with people at all levels
- Organised and comfortable prioritising and managing several pieces of work at any one time.
- Ability to work under pressure and to agreed timelines.
- A mature, confident and friendly manner with the ability to build strong working relationships and to interact effectively with colleagues.
- Proactive and self-motivated;
- An ability to work collaboratively and to contribute to the wider work of the ABI, a premium is placed on an open and friendly personality.
Throughout the interview and assessment process, we will be looking for you to demonstrate the ABI’s values; We are Brave; We take Ownership; We are Appreciative; We are Human and We are Curious
Where can this role take you?
With a collaborative environment, the fantastic exposure you have to people and leaders in the industry and the knowledge you’ll build on a range of regulatory and policy issues, the ABI is a great place to advance your career.
What training and benefits are offered?
On your first day you’ll be met by our HR team for a full company induction. You’ll then have inductions to get you up to speed with anything from Events to how our finances work, plus one to ones with relevant colleagues. Everyone goes on an introduction to insurance course and will receive plenty of on the job training. We host various Staff Learning Events throughout the year and you will be able to attend relevant ABI and industry events.
Additional training will be tailored to your own personal needs and aspirations and we have a range of courses as part of our Learning and Development offering.
About The Association of British Insurers
The Association of British Insurers is the voice of the UK’s world leading insurance and long-term savings industry.
A productive, inclusive and thriving sector, we are an industry that provides peace of mind to households and businesses across the UK and powers the growth of local and regional economies by enabling trade, risk taking, investment and innovation.
We develop policy solutions for challenges facing society where our industry has a role to play – think how to insure automated cars and giving the public more transparency around their pensions, to name just a few. As a forward-thinking organisation, we work with government, regulators and policymakers, both in the UK and internationally, to ensure the insurance and long term savings industry meets the needs of the public to the highest standard.
We are the leading trade association for driving positive policy and regulation change in the insurance and long term savings industry – benefiting both our 250 members and their UK customers.
We are Brave. We take Ownership. We are Appreciative. We are Human. We are Curious
We live by these values in our day to day working lives, however, we do this with a common understanding that we are individuals, and everyone will apply them differently.
If we sounds like we’re your kind of people, take a look at the jobs we have on offer here.
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