Internships at Chartered Society of Designers Location: London

The Society is offering internships in several key areas of its activity aimed at assisting those embarking on their career.

WEB EDITING & COMMUNICATIONS

The internship requires an energetic and enthusiastic person to work with the existing CSD team.

During your internship you will be responsible for maximising the Society’s website and its efficient running.

Responsibilities:
Sourcing and advising on relevant content for various specialist sections
Exploiting e-commerce opportunities
Compiling relevant news items and producing daily listings
Managing event listing content
Sourcing images and applying them to the site
Develop, distribute and manage e-communications and e-services for members
Work alongside the external developers on new functionality
Coordinate the website content with other social media
Develop a social media strategy to drive traffic and raise the Society’s profile

Skills required:
Good editorial judgment
Ability to research and source relevant content
Excellent writing, grammatical skills and proofreading ability
Able to develop and produce high quality written material to suit varying audiences
Excel, CMS, Photoshop, HTML would be useful.

Profile:

You will have acquired a good English or Language degree and have an interest in media and/or design. The role will suit someone who is seeking a career in communications and who will take advantage of opportunities this internship provides.

You will be self motivated and ambitious whilst being part of a close team and above all professional with attention to detail and methodology.

You will need boundless energy, enthusiasm, patience and a good sense of humour.

Position:

The internship is offered for 6 months.

Travel expenses will be covered within London and there will be an allowance for lunch.

Send your CV and expression of interest to CSD ...Due to the popularity of internships we will only respond by email to those who are invited for interview.

EVENT ORGANISATION

The internship requires an energetic and enthusiastic person to work with the existing CSD team.

During your internship you will be responsible for assisting in organising the Society’s meetings and events calendar.

Responsibilities:
Identifying possible events and preparing proposals
Identifying relevant training events for the Society's training programme
Assisting in the implementation and management of events
Assisting in the organisation of regional events
Organising online events
Co-ordinate a diary of events and meetings
Assist in identifying and managing collaborative events
Liaise with the communications function to promote events
Provide details about events for inclusion on the Society's website

Skills required:
Good multi-tasking and management skills
Ability to research the market for events and training
Excellent writing, grammatical skills and proofreading ability
Good interpersonal skills
Excel, Word, Photoshop, and dbase skills would be useful

Profile:

You will have acquired a good degree in management or similar discipline and have an interest in event management. The role will suit someone who is seeking a career in event management or hospitality and who will take advantage of opportunities this internship provides.

You will be self motivated and ambitious whilst being part of a close team and above all professional with attention to detail and methodology.

You will need boundless energy, enthusiasm, patience and a good sense of humour.

Position:

The internship is offered for 6 months.

Travel expenses will be covered within London and there will be an allowance for lunch.

Send your CV and expression of interest to CSD ...
Due to the popularity of internships we will only respond by email to those who are invited for interview.

For more information about this internship visit this link.

Lobbying Policy Affairs Intern at the European Parkinson’s Disease Association Location: London DL: 15 June 2011

The European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) is the only European umbrella organisation for Parkinson’s disease. It represents 45 member organisations and is the advocate for the rights and needs of over 1.2 million people1 with Parkinson’s and their families. Our vision is to enable a full life with Parkinson’s whilst supporting the search for a cure. The EPDA seeks to achieve this by raising awareness and reducing inequalities in the treatment and management of Parkinson’s disease across Europe.
Requirements:
To appoint a Special Projects intern whose role would be to support the EPDA Political Affairs and Policy officer advocacy work at EU level. The Special Projects Intern would report to the EPDA Secretary General who would manage their day-to-day working and support them in their activities.
Accountability/ Responsibilities:
To support the implementation of the EPDA's political affairs and policy campaign
To research funding opportunities and complete grant applications on behalf of the EPDA.
General duties:
To monitor EU developments, policies and actions that may have an impact on the EPDA and its member organisations, and people living with Parkinson’s.
Candidate requirements:
Graduate in European affairs/ Political Sciences/ Environmental Studies
Previous traineeship in a European institution preferred
Good understanding of the EU decision making process
Understanding of health issues
Fluent in English, other languages are an asset
Strong computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)
Strong organisational skills
Self-motivated with an ability to work in isolation as part of a small, busy team
Strong oral and written communication skills
Sound research skills with the ability to pay close attention to detail.
Conditions:
As per Belgian legislation, a monthly reimbursement for expenses will be paid on a standard basis
A professional immersion convention will be offered to the successful candidate
Applications with a scholarship, in particular working on a thesis related to health, are welcome to apply.
To apply:
A CV and cover letter should be sent to Kate Browne kate@epda.eu.com no later than 15th July 2011. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Candidates should be available to start in September and are required to commit to 20-30 hours per week for a minimum duration of four months. Commitments of greater duration are welcome.
This Special Projects Intern must be based in Brussels.

Trainee programme at the European Medicines Agency Location: London DL: 15 June 2011

The European Medicines Agency operates a trainee programme. The programme gives trainees an understanding of the Agency and its role within the activities of the European Union and provides professional experience in a working environment. There is one traineeship intake per year starting in October. Earlier or later start dates are not possible. Placements are for a period of six months up to a maximum of nine months. The programme is aimed mainly at young university graduates, without excluding those who - in the framework of lifelong learning - have recently obtained a university diploma and are at the beginning of a new professional career.
Successful candidates will typically have a background relating to the activities of the Agency, i.e. pharmacy, medicine, life sciences, healthcare, chemistry or information technologies. Recently qualified lawyers with an interest in pharmaceutical regulatory affairs and recently qualified candidates with an interest in human resources / budget / accounts are welcomed as well. Candidates with a background in communications, public relations  or the web as well as people with a background in Library and Information Science can also apply.
Trainees are selected from nationals of the Member States of the European Economic Area (the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and from candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy.
Interested candidates should download the application form and use the "submit by email" function at the top of the form. The Agency receives around 400 traineeship applications per year of which around 40 candidates are offered a placement. As a result, the Agency is not in a position to reply to unsuccessful candidates. Candidates who are not contacted can assume they have not been chosen. If an application is unsuccessful a candidate may reapply for a subsequent training period although it is necessary to  re-submit an application. More information

Interruptions, Reactions and Continuities in Central and Eastern Europe, 11th International Postgraduate Conference on Central and Eastern Europe, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, 15-17 February 2012‏

The 11th International Postgraduate Conference on Central and Eastern
Europe. The School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University
College London
15-17 February 2012
Crises have been common in the history of Central and Eastern Europe. The
term crisis implies that a particular order, whether financial, social or
political is thrown into a state of flux. The resultant instability
usually forces those affected to react to the disturbance and reassert a
sense of equilibrium. By unravelling the operation of social and political
mechanisms that are normally taken for granted, crises give rise to a
number of questions: Were crises preceded by a generally accepted order?
How did individuals confronted with a crisis react to the new state of
affairs? Were their attempts successful or has instability remained?
This conference examines the concept of crisis from a plethora of
disciplinary angles within the Central and Eastern European context. It
offers a platform for discussing a complex set of interactions,
interruptions and continuities that various forms of crises provoke.
The conference invites postgraduate students and early career researchers
in the Humanities and Social Sciences to take part in an interdisciplinary
debate about the nature, meaning, causes and results of crises in Central
and Eastern Europe, including South-East Europe, Russia and the countries
of the former USSR. The disciplines include, but are not limited to,
anthropology, art history, cultural and literary studies, economics,
geography, history (medieval to modern), linguistics, politics and
sociology. We particularly encourage comparative and multidisciplinary
perspectives, as well as proposals using new research methodologies.
We look forward to receiving submissions on topics including but not
limited to the following areas:
• financial and economic crises;
• social crises, gender and sexuality struggles, crises of memory and
identity, crises of
values, crisis of political activism;
• environmental and energy crises;
• existential crises, crises of the subject, philosophical, religious and
confessional crises;
• representation of crises in literature, film and drama
• institutional, political and security crises, crises of regime,
succession and legitimacy, crises of empire;
• urban crises, rural and agrarian crises.
Paper abstracts of up to 300 words and a brief biography should be sent
with full contact details (E-mail, Telephone, Postal Address) to
postgradconference2012@gmail.com. Paper presentations should not exceed
twenty minutes. The language of the conference is English. A selection of
papers will appear in a separate Conference publication.
Further information will be available on the following website in due course:
http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/postgradconf2012.htm

SFS Scholarship in Imperial College London, UK

Study Subject(s):Engineering ,Natural Sciences
Course Level:Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Scholarship Provider: Imperial College London
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility:The scholarships we offer are limited and highly competitive. You must have sufficient funding in place before enrolling on your course. Unless otherwise stated, the scholarships advertised are only available to prospective students applying for full-time courses. Awards will generally commence on the first day of the academic year which you have applied for i.e. 1 October 2011. Only if you fulfill all the eligibility criteria (that is, if you meet the requirements of the scholarship) will you be able to apply. If there is no separate scholarship application form to be submitted, we will use your admission application form and references provided. Therefore these may be passed on to a scholarship selection committee. Please do not send in supporting documents unless the scholarship application process specifically asks you to do so. All scholarship applications will be treated equally. An application for a scholarship must follow your application for admission. It is strongly recommended that you make your application for admission as early as possible, bearing in mind that Imperial aims to provide applicants with a decision on their application within 6 to 8 weeks from the date of submission. You must quote your College Identifier (CID) number when making your scholarship application.
Scholarship Description: Awards will not be allocated until we have confirmed you are from a household with a residual income of £25,001 – £45,000*; all awards are for 2011-12 entry and cannot be deferred. Detailed below is the application procedure for scholarships which are administered by SFS: Carpenter’s Company Award City and Guilds Scholarship Grocers’ Company Queen’s Golden Jubilee Scholarship Holligrave Scholarship Imperial College Student Opportunities Fund (Undergraduate) Val O ’Donoghue Scholarships in Engineering and Natural Sciences World Scientific Scholarship
Scholarship Application Deadline: 10 June 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Love, Sex, Desire and the (Post)Colonial, University of London, 28–29 October 2011‏

For the most part, postcolonial studies, quite understandably, has
privileged the political. Historical and economic processes, forms of
identification (race and, to lesser extent, gender) and categories of
difference have been refracted through this particular lens. The
affective, however, has received scant critical attention. Love, sex
and desire are usually allegorized, often standing in as sites of
political conflict. This mode of analysis was initiated by the critic
who has most carefully attended to the dynamics of desire within
colonial contact zones, Frantz Fanon. By contesting the universality
of the psychoanalytic paradigm, his analysis of forms of colonial
alienation is invariably circumscribed by the political. Alienation,
desire, neuroses and psychosis are nothing other than indices of
socio-political processes. Many postcolonial critics have followed his
lead (e.g. Anne McClintock, Homi Bhabha, Robert Young, etc.).
However, there is an alternative tradition, such as represented in
queer and feminist studies as well as recent work on `affective
communities' and performativity. Notably, Chicana, Asian, and Black
feminists, queer theorists, and creative writers, such as Gloria
Anzaldúa, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Hanif Kureishi, Mahesh Dattani, Audre
Lorde, Reinaldo Arenas and Thomas Glave, have called attention to the
power of the erotic, queer desire, and love. Specifically, these
postcolonial authors and critics engage with forms of the affective
that incorporate, exceed, threaten or destabilize the political.
Special issues of WSQ on "The Global and the Intimate" (2006) and GLQ:
A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies on "Thinking Sexuality
Transnationally" (1999) transgress a narrowly political perspective.
Queer Diasporas (2000) explores the mobility of sexuality. Leela
Gandhi's Affective Communities (2006), Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's
Touching Feeling: Affect, Pedagogy, Performativity (2002), and Sara
Ahmed's work on affect explore new directions for love, sexuality and
desire. This conference builds on such approaches and goes beyond the
dominant analytical approach in postcolonial studies, which continues
to place emphasis on love, sex and desire as a subset of the
political.
The affective brings into play questions of sexuality and desire.
Given the brutality, legal and extra-legal, directed against
homosexuals in the postcolonial world, the issue of homosexuality
needs urgent attention. Within postcolonial nationalist discourses,
the figure of the homosexual, male or female, is often degraded and
aligned with Western perversion in such a way as to secure the moral
authority of the postcolonial state. At the same time, the queer often
embodies alternatives to hegemonic and/or oppressive articulations of
imagined communities and subjectivity. We are interested in papers
which offer interventions to prevailing social and political
discourses. These may include explorations of non-heteronormative
forms of sexual expression within colonial and postcolonial contexts,
discourses of desire, debates around the intersections between
nationalist and rights-based discourses, the trope of the homosexual
within literary texts, queer perspectives, reflections on alternative
forms of citizenship, the dissident tradition, etc.
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, ideological and religious
polarization has been disturbingly charged with explicit overtones of
sexuality and desire. The troubling photographs of Abu Ghraib, the
purported sexual and social oppression of Muslim women and girls, the
projection of sexual desire onto political extremism, all testify to
an older orientalism, which has been reconfigured, once again, to
justify the West's hegemonic ambitions.
In this fraught polarized world, various theories (by Jacques Derrida,
Anthony Appiah, Pheng Cheah, etc.) around the filiative, ethical
responsibility to others the post-postmodern turn to reconstructed
universals (such as love and beauty), and cosmopolitan commitment are
particularly resonant. Love, friendship and ethics have become renewed
sites of an engagement with the other. Ethics, in recent postcolonial
studies, has come to represent a means of going beyond the political,
for better or for worse. In the putative absence of alternative
political visions, philosophy, it seems, trumps politics.
This interdisciplinary conference is the first of its kind to bring
together into productive confrontation issues of love, sex, desire and
the postcolonial. It aims to promote collaborative work between
academics, activists, and the non-profit community. We invite panel
proposals or single presentations from a range of disciplines
(including but not restricted to anthropology, legal theory, history,
sociology, geography, literary studies, cultural studies, media
studies, drama, political science, development studies) on any topic
pertaining to the above concerns. We particularly welcome participants
from Africa, the Caribbean and Asia.
This conference is co-hosted by Royal Holloway, University of London
and the Brunel Centre for Contemporary Writing at Brunel University as
well as the Brunel Interdisciplinary Network on Gender and Sexuality,
West London.
Please send single abstracts of 250-300 words or panel proposals of no
more than 1000 words as well as brief biographies to the co-convenors,
Mark Mathuray, Lucienne Loh, and Wendy Knepper by 30 June, 2011. The
time-limit for each paper is approx. 20 minutes.
Please email your proposals to Denise Odell at
denise.odell@brunel.ac.uk . We hope to respond by 31 July 2011. For
more details, visit the Institute of English Studies, University of
London at http://ies.sas.ac.uk.

Amnesty International, Campaign Coordinator, Researcher for Balkans Team‏, London

*Amnesty International is looking for candidates to fill in 2 interesting
posts (London based).
More details below:
1. Campaign Coordinator
**Amnesty International is looking for a Campaign Coordinator to join
its* *Make
International Justice Real** campaign.* *The campaign builds upon almost
two decades of work to build a system of international justice that can step
in when national authorities fail to investigate and prosecute crimes under
international law: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture,
extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances. *
*About the role
*Developing and implementing campaign strategies on international justice
issues will be central in driving the Make International Justice Real
campaign. You will manage and coordinate the campaign actions while
supporting, liaising and providing expert advice to other Programmes within
the International Secretariat, the AI movement and outside networks to
ensure maximum impact of the campaign.
*
About you
*An enthusiastic campaigner with substantial experience of developing
campaign strategies and objectives, you will have experience of campaigning
on and understanding international justice and human rights issues. Your
proven knowledge of leading and implementing campaigns at the national &
international level will help you to deliver to the needs of the campaign
and while you will use your innovative and creative campaigning techniques
to inspire existing activists and appeal to new audiences across the globe.
You will also need to have sensitivity to different cultures, effective
writing and communication skills while a working knowledge of Arabic, French
or Spanish would be an advantage.
*Please do note that we plan on holding interviews on or around the
27th-28th June
More info: http://www.amnesty.org/en/jobs
2. Researcher - Balkans Team
*
The International Secretariat of Amnesty International needs a researcher to
take up a role in its Balkans team.*
**
About the role
*As a research-based campaigning organization, investigating and documenting
human rights issues is fundamental to our advocacy and lobbying work.
Our Balkans team requires a researcher to take the lead in initiating human
rights research and action on the region by providing country and thematic
expertise, excellent research skills and sound political judgement. Your
task will be to monitor, investigate and analyze political, legal and social
developments and human rights conditions, give authoritative advice on these
areas and prepare human rights* *action materials.
*About you
*With experience of working on human rights issues, you will have worked in
or have substantial knowledge of the Balkans region. You’ll have a
background in either activism, academia, law or journalism with the ability
to identify and thoroughly investigate those issues and ensure our voice has
authority.

You will also have proven research and writing skills and the ability to be
impartial and think strategically. Fluency in written and spoken English and
at least one of Bosnian or Croatian, including excellent writing skills, is
essential.
*
About us
*Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent,
international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom
and truth wherever they’re denied. Already our network of almost three
million members and supporters is making a difference in 150 countries. And
whether we’re applying pressure through powerful research or direct
lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we’re all inspired by
hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected
by everyone, everywhere.
*More info: http://www.amnesty.org/en/jobs*

2011 Law Research Studentships for MPhil and PhD Students at University of London, UK

The college is offering two research studentships for MPhil/PhD programme. One of the studentships is named to commemorate the contribution of Dr Ronnie Warrington to legal scholarship and education and to the establishment of this Law School. The School welcomes applications for the studentships in all core areas of the curriculum. A strong interest in legal theory, socio-legal approaches and to interdisciplinary research would be an advantage.
Eligibility:
-The Ronnie Warrington Studentship may be awarded by the College on the recommendation of the School’s Research committee to a candidate with an outstanding academic record who shows high research potential. The award will be made for MPhil/PhD research study only.
-Awards may be made for full-time or part-time study and to Home, EU students or International students.
-Candidates will be expected to fulfil similar academic criteria to those demanded by external funding bodies. They will normally possess at least an upper second class honours degree or equivalent, and will preferably possess a Masters degree.
-Candidates must apply through the School on the application form provided.
-Preference will be given to new students.
In 2011 the Ronnie Warrington award will cover the cost of fees plus a maintenance award: £9,000 for a full-time student; pro-rated at 50% for part-time students to £4,500 per year.
The second award will cover the cost of fees for a full-time or part-time study at the Home, EU rate. Where an award is made to an international student, the student will be liable for the balance of their fees for the duration of their programme of study.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 20 May 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Internship at Green Alliance, London. Deadline: 24 May 2011

We run an internship programme for unpaid (expenses only) work experience in a number of areas, including membership, policy assistance, fundraising, communications, event organisation and general administration. Posts are part-time, usually for a period of six months.
Development intern
We are currently seeking an intern to support the development manager, events co-ordinator and office manager three days a week. This is an ideal position for someone who would like experience and knowledge of administration, events and fundraising in the not for profit sector.
work outline (pdf 101KB)
application form (pdf 13.6KB) (Word version 52.5KB)
please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date is midday on Tuesday 24 May with interviews on 26 and 27 May.
If you are interested in this post please fill in our application form and send it to: Caroline Talbot on ctalbot@green-alliance.org.uk
or to Caroline Talbot, Green Alliance, 36 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0RE

Research Internship Scheme at New Local Government Network, London

Our Research Internship Scheme is designed for candidates to gain experience of the thinktank environment and to contribute to applied research and local policy-making.
Ideally, we are looking for graduates of any discipline with an interest in current affairs and social policy along with sympathy for our aims of democratic decentralisation and innovative policy solutions. Our internships are primarily research based and give a unique and valuable insight into policy making, local government services and rigorous research methodologies.
NLGN values highly the contribution made by its interns and is looking for candidates who:
• Have a strong aptitude and skills-base for contributing to research
• Enjoy critical reasoning in a practical context and have strong reading and writing skills
• Are keen to help develop new innovative public policy ideas and promote local democratic engagement
• Are comfortable working independently and as part of a small team
• Are keen to learn new skills
We are looking for interns who are ready to commit for eight to twelve weeks. Full time candidates are preferred, but part time internships will be considered.

As a not-for-profit organisation we regret that internships are unpaid but we are able to offer subsistence and travel allowance.
We currently do not have any opportunities for internship positions. If you email Tom Symons with a CV and cover letter outlining your skills, abilities and interest in an internship at NLGN we will be able to consider you when a position is next available email Tom.

Paid Internship at the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights, London. Deadline: 13 April 2011

Paid Internship at the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights, London. Deadline: 13 April 2011
INTERIGHTS is pleased to invite applications for a six month funded internship starting in May 2011, for a lawyer/academic to work on a strategic litigation project addressing torture and/or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment within healthcare settings in Central and Eastern Europe and Sub Saharan Africa.
Established in 1982, INTERIGHTS is a charity that works to promote respect for human rights through the use of law. We achieve this through a range of activities: strategic litigation through co-representation, legal support to applicants and third party interventions before international, regional, and national human rights courts and bodies; advising lawyers on the use of international and comparative human rights law before their domestic courts; building capacity through litigation partnerships, targeted training activities and internships, and through the dissemination of legal information. Thematically, our priorities are equality, security and the rule of law (including counter-terrorism), and economic and social rights (ESR). INTERIGHTS currently focuses its activities in Africa, the Commonwealth, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia.
Activities will include:
• Legal research on relevant international and comparative human rights law and practice aimed at providing advice and the filing of legal briefs domestically and internationally;
• Sourcing of potential cases through research and the maintenance of regular communication with partners
• Preparation of materials for workshops;
• Research for a dedicated issue of INTERIGHTS Bulletin on the subject
• Where possible, attendance at meetings with human rights practitioners, lectures, or visits to other international / national human rights organisations based in London.
The six-month internship will begin in May 2011 and will be based in London. The intern will receive a monthly stipend of £1,200. Accommodation is not provided but INTERIGHTS can advise on finding a suitable place to stay.
Applicants should check the terms of reference to ensure that they fit the requirements before applying.
To apply, please send a covering letter and curriculum vitae with details of two referees. Short listed applicants may be interviewed by telephone.
Applications should be sent to Chloe Marong by email to jobs@interights.org. The closing date for applications is 13 April 2011.

2011 D.G.E. Hall Scholarship, University of London, UK

2011 D.G.E. Hall Scholarship, University of London, UK

Study Subject: Program taught at SOAS
Employer: SOAS
Level: Master’s
Scholarship Description: There is one D.G.E Hall Scholarship for applicants who are proposing to register full-time for taught Masters programmes at SOAS in the academic session 2011/12. The scholarship is shared with International Student House (ISH). SOAS pays tuition fees in full, a maintenance grant of approximately £4,200 supplemented by an arrival allowance of £800 to cover unusual one-off payments that scholars may have to meet on their arrival in the United Kingdom and a return economy-class air-fare home (capped at a maximum of £1,500). ISH provides free accommodation together with a small contribution in food vouchers to be spent in the ISH restaurant. Finally, reimbursements will also be met for expenses relating to study travel, thesis costs and excess baggage on the return flight home. These will be capped at designated levels (totaling no more than £425) and their award will depend on submission of the appropriate receipts to the Scholarships Office at SOAS.
Eligibility: Applicants must possess a good honours degree from a U.K. university or equivalent recognized by the School. Candidates in their final year of study for a first degree are invited to apply. Open only to those holding a Burma/Myanmar passport.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 18 April 2011.
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Internships at Ketchum Pleon, London

Internships at Ketchum Pleon, London

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Ketchum Pleon London operates an unpaid work experience programme for students and new graduates wishing to gain an initial understanding of the workings of a PR agency, and experience firsthand Ketchum Pleon's unique culture and atmosphere.

 

Students will spend their time working with Ketchum Consumer, Media, Healthcare, Corporate or Public Affairs. As an integral part of an account team, students will gain hands-on experience in the day-to-day business of PR account work.
 

Who is eligible for this programme?

Our main source is students and new graduates. However, we also offer work experience to exceptionally qualified candidates. You must be an EU citizen or alternatively have obtained a visa that authorises you to undertake work experience or an internship in the UK. We are unfortunately unable to help you obtain visas. Please contact www.bunac.org.uk and/or the British embassy in your home country in order to obtain a visa or information about how to obtain one. 
 

How long is a placement?

The placement lasts for four weeks, starting on the first Monday of each month.

 

What sort of work do students do?

Our aim is to make the placement as mutually beneficial as possible. Typical assignments include photocopying, faxing, pasting cuttings, mounting coverage, helping with ring rounds, conducting research, shopping, assisting at events, coordinating mail-outs, sending product samples, setting up meeting rooms, compiling media and invitation lists, attending team meetings and brainstorms, and other ad hoc projects -- all the kind of tasks Account Coordinators themselves carry out on a day-to-day basis.
 

If my application is successful, where and with whom will I work?

Students are placed with the same team for the entire length of their placements. This allows students to get to know one area of the business more thoroughly and also allows them to establish a working relationship with Ketchum Pleon team members. Once mutual trust has been established, the student may, depending on his or her level, be given his or her own projects to work on. 
 

How are the different groups divided up at Ketchum Pleon London?

There are three practice groups in Ketchum Pleon London and each practice group is divided into a number of different teams. Our award-winning and growing Healthcare Practice specialises in ethical healthcare PR, our Consumer Practice has teams working across sports, entertainment, fashion and beauty, and food areas, whilst the Corporate Practice spans public affairs, corporate social responsibility, and issues and crisis management. It would be helpful if you can specify your preference, however due to demand we cannot guarantee you will be placed in your first choice, however we will always try and accommodate your wishes.

 

Will I be paid?

Unfortunately, Ketchum Pleon is only able to offer unpaid work experience, however we are able to reimburse your travel costs up to a maximum of £65 per week. 
 

Do I get time off?

As long as you inform your team of your whereabouts well in advance, you will be allowed time off to attend interviews or appointments.
 

Can Ketchum Pleon help arrange accommodations?

Unfortunately, due to the numbers of work experience students that we accept at Ketchum Pleon, we cannot give out any accommodation information, or make bookings. Please try the YHA, the YMCA/YWCA, or the London Tourist Board. 

 

What’s it like working at Ketchum Pleon London?
We pride ourselves on our hardworking but relaxed atmosphere, which was recently ranked as one of the best places to work by The Sunday Times as well as selected as one of the Top 6 Media Employers of the Year in the UK for 2005. Public relations offers an exciting and challenging career that combines interesting and stimulating work with the need to be creative, flexible and client-focused. We aim to promote an environment that gives everyone at Ketchum Pleon the opportunity to create the best work of his or her career. Below is more information about what it's like to work in some of our practices.

• Corporate: Ketchum Pleon London’s Corporate Practice combines looking after the reputation of some of the world’s most high-profile companies with raising the credibility of smaller businesses, charities and cultural initiatives across Europe and the Middle East. The team always strives to provide interns with the best work experience possible based on their personal interests. We can also arrange a few sample days in other Ketchum Pleon departments to get a feel for the company as a whole and one-on-one time with team members with areas of particular expertise such as media relations. Responsibilities on the Corporate Practice include these tasks:
  • Media monitoring and evaluation
  • Research for clients, including new-business research and executive visibility
  • Event support (venue sourcing and proposals)
  • Media list creation
  • Brainstorm participation.

• Healthcare: Work experience in the Healthcare Practice offers an important role in supporting the account teams during busy periods. Interns will have the chance to gain an insight into what an account co-ordinator does day to day. Responsibilities include these tasks:
  • Monitoring the news for articles key to clients, products and disease area
  • Analysing coverage to gain greater understanding of a client, product or disease area in the media
  • Helping coordinate travel and accommodation for congresses, on-site client meetings, etc.
  • Liaising with suppliers to ensure materials are developed to the highest standards and on deadline
  • Researching and creating media lists using our online system
  • Compiling and completing financial administration
  • Preparing for client meetings and calls
  • Summarising articles for teams.

• Brand: Interns play a crucial role on our Brand Practice teams. Responsibilities include these tasks:
  • Helping with press send-outs
  • Scanning for daily coverage
  • Compiling media lists and contacts
  • Participating in brainstorms, company meetings and other events.

• Digital: Working in the Brand Practice, the digital intern would carry out regular PR activities and would also help with research for current successful social media campaigns, investigating what worked and what didn’t work, researching awards and winning digital campaigns, and studying useful digital and social media events, etc. These activities would be in tandem with traditional PR activities and would be ideal for someone who has a particular interest in digital and social media.
   
• Media: This internship is designed for excellent writers who have an insatiable appetite for media. We are seeking candidates who not only have a passion for the daily news agenda but who also can stand back and assess media trends. In particular, we are looking for an engaged and energetic individual who would relish the opportunity to write a new weekly media newsletter highlighting media trends. Ketchum Pleon’s media team in London has evolved since 2007, when former BBC reporter Richard Griffiths joined as Head of Strategic Media. This growing team of media specialists includes PR professionals and ex-journalists. The intern is responsible for using key industry research tools and support work in message development, story sell-in, media audits, media training and executive visibility programmes for clients.Responsibilities include these tasks:
  • Writing a newsletter looking at media trends for agency circulation
  • Conducting media research for the Ketchum Global Media Network
  • Media monitoring and evaluation for clients
  • Researching for clients, including new business research and executive visibility
  • Creating media lists
  • Attending brainstorms.

• Public Affairs: Ketchum Pleon London’s Public Affairs team supports the work of all practice groups and works for such clients as Procter & Gamble Beauty and Grooming, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, KFC and Life-Long Learning UK. The team would welcome any interns who have a particular interest in political affairs and understand the workings of the UK Parliament and/or the EU institutions. Responsibilities would include these tasks:
  • Political and NGO monitoring
  • New business research
  • Client-focused research
  • Political scanning
  • Brainstorm participation
  • Event support.

• Events: Work experience with the Events team offers a challenging and exciting opportunity to support Ketchum Pleon in the areas of research, coordination and logistics preparation for live events. Our primary client is one of the top IT companies in the world. Interns will be tasked with a research project to help them better understand the client’s business and to help educate the team at Ketchum Pleon. This research project will culminate with a short presentation to share findings. Day-to-day responsibilities for this work experience include these tasks:
  • Venue research and proposal creation
  • Management of event registrations
  • Creation of on-site materials for events
  • Post-event analysis
  • Attendance on client conference calls and weekly internal team meetings.  

How can I gain the most from my placement?By asking lots of questions and observing teams, by reading press cuttings and magazines, by listening to colleagues talking to journalists and clients on the phone, by attending brainstorms and team meetings, by keeping an open mind and being alert, and by taking ownership of tasks and using your initiative.

Are employment opportunities at Ketchum Pleon available to me upon completion of my internship?

The majority of Account Coordinators at Ketchum Pleon started via internship programmes. You have the opportunity to see if you like us, and you have the opportunity to impress us. We advertise all internal vacancies via e-mail. Sometimes there are no immediate vacancies, but if we think you are a strong performer, we will be pleased to stay in contact with you and keep you informed when any future vacancies arise. 

 

What have other students said about the work experience programme?

"I really enjoyed my internship in the Consumer department at Ketchum. I had the chance to gain experience within the fashion and beauty teams, allowing me to work on exciting campaigns with a variety of well-known brands, such as Adidas and Max Factor. My main responsibilities included creating media lists, compiling coverage reports and communicating with journalists. In addition, I was able to attend in-house presentations on public affairs and corporate social responsibility. I believe these experiences have given me a well-rounded understanding of what a career in PR involves. I would thoroughly recommend the Ketchum internship to anyone with an interest in PR."
-- Clarissa Forbes, January 2010

“My internship at Ketchum has given me a real insight into corporate PR. I found Ketchum to be a friendly and fast-paced office, and was made to feel instantaneously comfortable, from sitting at my desk to socializing in the canteen. Throughout my placement I was given a range of tasks, with never a boring moment. Unlike so many other work experiences, I felt my input was tremendously appreciated and that my contributions counted. Help was at hand from anyone and everyone – from how to write a press release to more personal advice on job applications. The careers workshop was also immensely useful and hugely appreciated by all us interns. I feel honoured to have gained work experience at Ketchum – it will no doubt feature as a highlight on my CV too!”

-- Melody Lyndon-Stanford, November 2008

 

"I spent three weeks at Ketchum with the Beauty team and absolutely loved it! The office atmosphere was very friendly and made me feel as though my contribution was genuinely appreciated. My placement enabled me to gain a real insight into working for a large PR agency and helped reinforce my decision to start a career within Beauty PR. I would definitely recommend a work experience placement at Ketchum for anyone considering working in PR."

-- Shikira Austin, September 2007

 

"My time as an intern at Ketchum was spent within the Beauty team. The environment, community and spirit of the team and the agency as a whole are like none other I have experienced. From the very beginning, interns are included as an indispensable part of the team. I was given the opportunity to work on exciting projects, including research for both UK and Global PR projects. Interns act largely as assistants to account co-ordinators and therefore are given an excellent insight into what the role of an account co-ordinator at Ketchum entails. Ketchum’s Beauty Team works with top brands such as Max Factor, Olay and Pantene, making it an immensely valuable experience for anyone who hopes to build a career in PR."

-- Saphira Kuerschner, November 2007

 

What is your address?

Our address is 35-41 Folgate Street, London, E1 6BX. Our phone number is 020-7611-3500. Our nearest railway and tube station is Liverpool Street, although Moorgate or Old Street is also a short walk away. We are located behind Old Spitalfields Market, and a short distance from Shoreditch and Hoxton. 

 

How do I apply?

The scheme runs all year round, but work placements during the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays are the most popular. So if you are interested in these times, you will have to send in your application well in advance. If you are interested in gaining a place on the scheme, please e-mail your CV to london.internships@ketchum.com, specifying the area you are interested in and the months you are available for an internship in the subject box. Please choose from the practice areas below:

• Consumer Beauty
• Consumer Technology
• Corporate
• Digital
• Fashion
• Food and Nutrition
• Generalist Consumer Brands
• Healthcare 
• Media
• Public Affairs

2011 International Excellence Scholarships for Students from Specific Countries at Royal Holloway University of London, UK

 Royal Holloway University of London Announce International Excellence Scholarships for Students from India, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Russia, Turkey, USA countries 2011, UK

Study Subject:All courses
Employer :  Royal Holloway University of London
Level : Master’s or Bachelor
Scholarship Description: The regional International Excellence Scholarships, worth £4,000, aim to support students applying from specific regions. Nine scholarships are available to students applying from the following countries: India (3 awards available), Kazakhstan (1 award available), Nigeria (1 award available), Russia (1 award available), Turkey (1 award available), USA (2 awards available). Awards are made on the basis of outstanding academic achievement or potential. All non-native English speakers must meet the minimum English language requirements of their proposed programme of study. These scholarships are paid as a tuition fee discount and are therefore not available to applicants who are in receipt of full scholarships. Students with partial scholarships may apply. Student can hold only one International Excellence Award at any one time.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 April 2011 (except for USA: 31 March 2011 and India 30 June 2011)

Further Scholarship Information and Application