About the Social Market Foundation
The Social Market Foundation (SMF) is a leading cross-party think tank, developing innovative ideas across a broad range of economic and social policy.

We hold regular seminars and conferences, and publish pamphlets and reports, all of which aim to promote the idea of the social market and explain why it is a powerful framework for developing solutions to public policy problems.

Our work is known for its rigour and high-impact and is regularly featured in media including the BBC Radio 4 Today and BBC Newsnight programmes, Financial Times, Times, Guardian and Telegraph.

About our Research Internship programme
We are currently recruiting for a Research Intern to start in January 2022. This is a paid position.

The SMF runs a research internship programme designed to provide an opportunity to gain invaluable experience in a public policy environment. SMF internships are well known for their high quality and their emphasis on providing interns with a solid grounding in public policy research methods.

During your internship, you will be an integral member of the research team, contributing to SMF policy projects. We will give you the opportunity to gain experience in all the main areas of our work, from brainstorming and engaging in policy discussions, to research and analysis, and to policy development and communications. Our current projects span long-termism in business, employment, income and savings, and healthcare.

About the role

You will:

• Undertake analysis and policy development for our long-termism in business project, and contribute to other projects as necessary.
• Attend events on behalf of the SMF and write up briefing notes
• Gain a deeper understanding of how public policy is devised
• Provide support to our communications team in communicating our research, including contributing to our twitter stream
• Support our events and provide administrative assistance when required

Find out more here: https://www.smf.co.uk/new-opportunity-research-internship/