Public Policy Intern

About ECTA and the role:

ECTA – www.ectaportal.com the association representing over 100 pro-competitive telecommunications providers across the EU, has an opening for a 6 months paid internship position and is seeking a dynamic individual to join its regulatory and public policy team in Brussels as Public Policy Intern. 

Scope of the Role:

The precise scope of the role will depend on the individual selected, but duties would include:

Monitoring of regulatory and policy developments in digital policies with particular focus on telecommunications related issues;

Attending public events of the EU institutions (e.g. public hearings, workshops, EP Committee meetings) and taking high quality notes;

Drafting clear and concise summary updates of relevant policy developments, documents and meeting notes (e.g. public consultations, relevant studies, legislative outcomes, BEREC Opinions, outcomes of BEREC Plenaries etc);

Ensuring that such summary updates are distributed in a timely manner;

Aggregating regulatory information and compiling data into informational newsletters 

The internship will managed by the Director of the Brussels Office

Requirements include:

First class written and verbal communications skills in English.  Additional EU languages desirable.

A good understanding of the European institutions and the EU legislative process;

A clear understanding of and interest in competition policy and regulation applying to the electronic communications sector; 

A university degree (ideally a master’s degree) in European policy, political science, economics, law or related field;

Flexible and consensual approach and strong organisational skills – able to work well in a small team; 

Pro-active, able to work on own initiative and with ability to meet tight deadlines;

Ideally experience in analysing complex documents and drafting structured summaries of them (e.g. ECJ judgments, academic articles, studies etc).

What we offer:

A paid internship position with the opportunity to develop experience and proficiency within the framework of a professional development/education plan managed by the Director of the Brussels office 

Employed on the basis of a BIO agreement

Opportunity to work with a small but highly dynamic team of professionals engaged in shaping latest policy development for the digital communications sector

Please send a covering letter, CV and examples of your written work to Sara Russell (srussell@ectaportal.com) copying Erzsebet Fitori (efitori@ectaportal.com) and Marcus Benson (mbenson@ectaportal.com).