BCW

About BCW:

As the global communications agency in the business of moving people, BCW guides client partners to powerful, culturally relevant ideas, programs and messages that inspire their key stakeholders to think differently, feel deeply and act urgently.

BCW's commitment to moving people starts with our employees. Here you'll find ways to ignite your growth while doing meaningful work for exceptional clients in an environment that prioritizes your success, compels collaboration and celebrates learning. We're committed to moving our people forward in their careers and helping them learn and grow as people and professionals.

We wholly believe that creating truly inclusive and innovative solutions is critical to our success, so Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (I.D.E.A.) are embedded into everything we do for our people, agency, clients and the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from talent across all dimensions of race/ethnicity and the LGBTQ+, differently abled and veteran communities.

And while there is no one kind of BCW person, everyone at BCW has something in common: A mindset, a way of responding to challenges with openness, curiosity and a commitment to learning. BCW will feed that drive by rewarding courageous tenacity and nurturing your dynamic career.

The Role:

We are looking for an intern to join our Healthcare & Food Team in Brussels for a 6-month paid internship, starting immediately (November 2023).

The Healthcare & Food Practice supports clients to navigate EU legislative and regulatory developments through effective advocacy, public relations, thought leadership and stakeholder outreach. Our clients are drawn from many sectors including pharma, consumer health, and food & beverages.

Over the course of six months, the successful candidate will gain insight into the working of a global communications agency and develop the skills necessary to pursue a career in consultancy.

What you'll do as you move with us:

Research & monitor policy developments on healthcare, agri-food issues at EU, national and international levels.

Support client work and the implementation of public affairs and communications strategies, including:

• Mapping relevant stakeholders
• Preparing technical briefings
• Attending and organising events and conferences
• Writing meetings/events' reports
• Contributing to new business proposals

Requirements

Experience that contributes to your success:

• Knowledge and a keen interest in EU policy and decision-making processes, with a focus on healthcare or agri-food issues.
• Further university education in European studies with if possible, a focus on health/food sciences.
• Previous public affairs professional experience in an EU institution, regulatory organisation, trade association, advocacy organisation (NGO), company or consultancy is desirable (but not essential).
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Proactive, resourceful and a team player.
• Critical thinking with a desire to learn in a fast-paced and international environment.
• Familiarity with digital and social campaigns/tools is an advantage.
• Excellent spoken and written English - other European languages would be an asset.

What we offer:

• A fixed term duration contract of 6 months under Convention d'Immersion Professionnelle - CIP contract;
• A stimulating work experience within an EU affairs office and multicultural environment (+20 nationalities);
• Training opportunities

Practicalities

Start date - ASAP (November 2023)

Please note the following:

• the CIP convention excludes any internships for which the intern receives academic credit or undertakes as a part of a degree.
• in order to be eligible for a CIP convention, the candidate must have the right to work full-time in Belgium.

Benefits

More about BCW:

BCW is the global communications agency that moves people on behalf of clients. BCW partners with clients in the B2B, consumer, corporate, crisis management, healthcare, public affairs, purpose and technology sectors to set strategic direction for all communications and create powerful and unexpected ideas that earn attention. Through an "Earned-Plus" offer - earned media plus paid media, creative technology, data, AI and an expanding suite of innovative capabilities - BCW moves people with power and precision to move its clients forward. BCW is a part of WPP (NYSE: WPP), a creative transformation company. For more information, visit www.bcw-global.com .

BCW Mission:

Organizations and industries are evolving at a rapid pace while operating in increasingly complex, connected stakeholder ecosystems. To grow and thrive in this environment, our clients need to engage colleagues, consumers, customers and other key constituents who are more diverse, elusive and over-stimulated than ever before. They have to move people - all kinds of people - to think differently, feel deeply and act urgently.

We move people with power and precision to move our clients forward. Join us in #MovingPeople.