As an Executive Agency of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, we’re proud to support UK foreign policy development. We bring together experts, policy makers and decision takers to solve complex global issues.

As part of the Policy Team, the Intern will work across the organisation, including with Programme Directors and the Event Services Team, to support the development and delivery of Wilton Park’s programme of events.

This Intern role will afford you the opportunity to engage in every aspect of the planning and delivery of Wilton Park’s portfolio of events, with first-hand experience across several policy themes that we cover. This will involve a broad range of engagement across both the Wilton Park teams and FCDO main sections, and with partners and participants, all of whose contributions are vital to our role at the centre of the UK’s public diplomacy work. You will meet and interact with individuals from many countries and walks of life, helping to establish important dialogue and mutually supportive networks to tackle some of the most pressing issues of the day.

This is a great opportunity for individuals with a strong interest in international and domestic affairs, keen to support the UK’s foreign policy objectives and make a difference.

Key responsibilities

• Duties will depend on project needs and will support the policy development and delivery of Wilton Park’s programme of events.

Tasks may include

• Provide intellectual and policy support for programme development and delivery, including drafting concept notes for sharing with partners and sponsors
• Attend partner calls to support event preparation, taking notes when needed
• Research and identify potential speakers and participants relating to Wilton Park’s priority themes
• Use our key information management system to log contact details and general databasing tasks
• Provide support to event teams including sending invitations, collating responses and support with logistical arrangements
• Support in the organisation of event breakout groups, including by drafting guidelines and managing participant allocations
• Actively support the delivery of events, remaining flexible and adaptable to the needs of the event team, event partners and participants.

Other duties as required

• Engage in Wilton Park Learning and Development activities where appropriate
• Be an ambassador for Wilton Park and the wider Civil Service, attending Wilton Park dialogues and external networking events; model the Wilton Park values to be ethical, ambitious, creative, collaborative and respectful

Please refer to the Intern Job Profile for full details.