About Fleetwood Strategy

Fleetwood Strategy provides an integrated service across communications, public affairs and opinion research to help organisations protect, grow and measure their licence to operate. 

About the internship

We are seeking a graduate or final-year university student for an initial four-week paid internship, compensated at the London Living Wage. You can apply for the Public Affairs & Communications internship, the Opinion Research internship, or both via a single tailored application.

What we offer:

• Direct experience working on client projects across varied industries.
• A laptop for the duration of the internship.
• Flexible start date and working arrangements (minimum of three days per week in our London office).

Responsibilities

Public Affairs & Communications

• Write targeted parliamentary and media monitoring reports.
• Develop comprehensive political stakeholder maps.
• Conduct in-depth desktop research on policy issues and legislation.
• Research new business opportunities for partners.

Opinion Research

• Draft recruitment and polling specifications/questionnaires.
• Script and test online polling surveys.
• Chart polling data and create presentation decks.
• Develop reports detailing actionable insights from focus groups.
• Contribute to research findings and how they could guide client decisions and messages.

The ideal candidate

Essential requirements (all applicants)

• Final-year university student or graduate of a bachelor’s degree in any field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Comfortable using Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
• Legal right to work in the UK and able to commute to the London office at least 3 days per week. 

Public Affairs & Communications

• Strong grasp of UK politics and current affairs, specifically how policy and regulatory changes affect business.
• Highly capable of conducting desktop research to get up-to-speed on new industries, legislation and regulatory environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information.

Opinion Research

• Curious about what people think, why they think it and how polling can be leveraged to engage and persuade key audiences.
• Experience handling numerical data and conducting data analysis.
• Desirable: experience with coding or data tools.