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Government & Public Affairs Internship / 12 Month Placement

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Enterprise

Location

Egham, England

Employment

Regular Full-Time

Salary

Competitive

We’re Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. With a $38 billion turnover and nearly 90,000 team members across 95 countries, we’ve grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. Join us, and as this year’s Higherin Best Student Employer and Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we will offer you the freedom to explore your potential. For a university student, real world professional business experience can put you above the rest when you enter the job market. Ready to make your move?

 

We are very excited to announce an opening for an intern to support our UK Government Affairs and Mobility team.

The Government and Public Affairs team is responsible for leading our work with government across the UK and Ireland, including locally and with devolved governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland around the key issues for the business including mobility, decarbonisation, electrification, and skills. The team also leads our engagement with industry associations and coalitions; and advises on a broad range of political developments and the potential impact on Enterprise services.   The Government Affairs team also works closely with the European Mobility team across EU markets, the sales teams and operational colleagues in the UK and Ireland Groups.

 

Reporting to our Head of Government Affairs, the successful applicant will quickly get involved across all aspects of the business and we will provide professional development, training, and support.

 

  • Research and political monitoring
  • Stakeholder mapping
  • Drafting briefings and correspondence
  • Drafting policy consultation responses
  • Planning and delivering political events
  • Engaging with a wide variety of internal stakeholders
  • Liaising with external government affairs agency

  • You must be a current undergraduate university student looking to undertake a placement year as part of your course in a related discipline
  • Strong knowledge of and interest in UK politics
  • Excellent communication skills
  • A proactive attitude
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • A willingness and desire to learn
  • Ability to work as part of a team and with all parts of the business
  • Ability to work independently
  • Excellent time management skills  

Additional Information

  • Hours: 40 per week
  • Salary: £20,800 per annum
  • Duration: The internship will run from July 2026
  • Location: Egham, Surrey, TW20 9FB (Plenty of free on site parking and approx. 10 minutes walk from Egham station)

 

We accept applications for our Placement Programme from undergraduate university students that are due to undertake a placement year starting July 2026.

 

How to apply

 

We take great care in our recruitment process to find the ideal candidate. But it’s not all about us; we want you to have the chance to find out what we’re all about.

  • The first step is our application form, which takes about 15 minutes to complete. As well as telling us lots about you, it helps us identify the kind of competencies in you that we look for in our placement students.
  • If your application is successful one of our Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to arrange a competency based telephone interview.
  • Finally, you will be invited to attend an interview. 
  • Please let us know about any accommodations you may need to participate in our recruitment process.
  • Please limit your application to only one job posting based on where you live and/or plan to work. Applying to multiple locations and roles will delay your application being processed.

 

 

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