Onward is looking for exceptional candidates to join our rolling six-month paid internship programme. The role will expose the successful candidate to all aspects of Onward’s work: you will contribute to our research programmes, help organise events with frontline politicians and world-leading experts, and support media campaigns.
Our paid interns work closely with Onward’s research team to develop new ideas for the country’s greatest social and economic policy challenges. The successful candidate will typically be responsible for supporting the research process, including conducting data analysis, policy research and drafting. This will range across our research programmes: Levelling Up, Social Fabric, Getting to Zero and Science and Technology.
In addition, interns support Onward’s busy events and engagement programmes. This will typically involve curating our weekly newsletter, organising events with leading ministers and policymakers, generating ideas for future events and supporting our wider political and social media engagement.
Requirements:
- Excellent writing skills
- Experience in a relevant field and good awareness of British politics
- Strong data analysis skills, with bonus points for R or Stata experience
- Familiarity with social media desired
- Adaptability and a can-do attitude
Details:
Salary: London Living Wage
Commitment: Six months, Full-time, based in Westminster with some flexibility around working from home.
Start Date: ASAP
To apply:
To apply, please provide a CV and either a covering letter or a 1 minute video (ideally .mov or .mp4 file) answering the question ‘Why would you like to work at Onward?’ to Callum Newton here.
Please note depending on the number of applicants we may ask applicants to complete a short research task before the interview stage.
