Traineeship in EU Public Affairs

MSLGROUP is Publicis Groupe’s strategic communications and engagement group, advisors in all aspects of communication strategy: from consumer PR to financial communications, from public affairs to reputation management and from crisis communications to experiential marketing and events. With more than 3,500 people across close to 100 offices worldwide, MSLGROUP is also the largest PR network in fast-growing China and India. The group offers strategic planning and counsel, insight-guided thinking and big, compelling ideas – followed by thorough execution.

The Brussels office has a track record of successful strategic advice cases across the whole spectrum of European Union public affairs and corporate communications.

We are now looking for a trainee to support the team for an initial 6 month period, starting in April 2015. The position is remunerated.

The trainee will support the MSLGROUP team's daily activities on a broad range of projects in European affairs. He/she will conduct desk-field research and analysis related to EU regulatory and policy developments in a variety of business-related issues. Furthermore, the trainee should have strong strategic awareness and good written and oral communication skills.

Therefore, we are looking at people with:

Internship or work experience from at least one EU institution and a good understanding of the EU decision making process

Excellent written and spoken English, good knowledge of French or other language

Analytical and creative skills

Inspiring confidence and trust

Commercial – a sense for business

Flexible and service-minded

Knowledge of the financial service sector is an advantage

Motivation to work in a multi-cultural environment

Industry specific experience from pharma, ICT, transport or energy is an advantage

We will start interviewing continuously and hope to receive your application as soon as possible, but no later than 11 March 2015.

For more information on MSLGROUP, visit www.mslgroup.com