Intern, Middle Eastern Affairs - Global Government...

About us:

Access Partnership is the world’s leading tech policy consultancy. We enable consumer access to technology and lead countries to Fair Tech. To do this, we create the environment that allows governments to adopt technologies effectively and responsibly by analysing global trends for the risks and opportunities they create for technology businesses and users of technology, identifying strategies to mitigate those risks and driving opportunities to our clients’ advantage. Our firm uniquely mixes public policy and engineering competencies to achieve our goals. We have offices in London, Brussels, Singapore, Washington, Abu Dhabi, and Johannesburg—and are growing.

Global Government Advisory

Access Partnership works with governments and multilateral institutions across the world to design, implement, and measure the impact of digital and tech-related policy and regulation. Blending technical and public policy expertise with in-depth industry insights we ensure that policy is innovative, impactful, and contributes to solving major public policy questions. Specifically, the practice focuses on:

• public policy and regulatory design for governments;

• programme strategy, design, and implementation for international donors and multilateral banks and other global institutions; and

• campaigns at multilateral institutions.

Past and current clients include: governments in the Asia-Pacific region, the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO), Australia’s Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), USAID, the ASEAN Secretariat, the APEC Secretariat, and the UN’s International Telecommunications Union .

What you can expect to be doing:

As an Intern with the Global Government Advisory practice, you will play an important role in supporting the delivery of client projects in the region and beyond. As part of this role, you will have the following responsibilities:

Client: You research client needs, policies, and trends to create targeted materials, proposals, and presentations. Your insights help the team offer relevant solutions, build client trust and win work

Project Delivery : You deliver high-quality work backed by strong research, analysis, and writing.

Collaboration: You proactively offer to support work across the business and learn from feedback and experience.

Business Development: You contribute to the development of proposals and frameworks with guidance

The duration of the internship will be 3-6 months.

What you will bring:

You will have expertise or interest in Middle Eastern affairs , geopolitics, digital transformation, or international development and public policy, and a passion for working with clients to solve their real-world problems. You will also be intellectually curious and be keen to work on challenges at the intersection of public policy, technology and multilateral organizations. The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrable subject matter exposure in multilateral engagement, and public policy with a focus on the Middle East.

• Undergraduate/postgraduate degree from a reputable university. Degrees in public policy, international relations, or a tech-related subject are preferred, but not required.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong self-organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to multi-task.
• Strong proficiency with productivity tools such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Previous internship or work experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Arabic is preferred but not required.

What We Offer:

Whilst the GGA team focuses on work aimed at the public sector, the company’s broader portfolio of diverse, international clients across the technology and communications spheres, including some of the world’s largest tech and satellite companies, offers a rich environment to experience the nexus of public-private policy engagement. There will also be opportunity to work with industry clients where opportunities arise.