Job Description

About the Milken Institute

The Milken Institute is a globally minded, publicly supported, non-partisan, and nonprofit think tank headquartered in Santa Monica, with offices in Washington, DC, New York, London, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore. For the past three decades, the Milken Institute has served as a catalyst for practical, scalable solutions to global challenges by connecting human, financial, and educational resources to those who need them. Guided by a conviction that the best ideas, under-resourced, cannot succeed, we conduct research and analysis and convene top experts, innovators, and influencers from different backgrounds and competing viewpoints. We leverage this expertise and insight to construct programs and policy initiatives. These activities are designed to help people build meaningful lives, in which they can experience health and well-being, pursue effective education and gainful employment, and access the resources required to create ever-expanding opportunities for themselves and their broader communities.



The Milken Institute's events and programmatic activities, involve the exchange of ideas with leaders from around the world. The Institute hosts more than 200 events each year, with our annual flagship event, Global Conference, bringing together 4,500+ participants from around the world, featuring more than 900+ speakers throughout 200+ sessions over the course of the event.

About the Milken Institute Internship Program

The Milken Institute's Internship Program aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders who are equipped to tackle the issues that shape the global agenda as they enter the financial, investment, corporate, multilateral, or philanthropic sectors. We create a customised experience for each intern, which is tailored to their interest area and career trajectory as well as emphasizes their professional and personal development.

About the Position

The European policy team offers graduates (Bachelor's or Master's) in the fields of economics, politics, international relations, business and finance unique exposure to key players in policy, finance, government and asset management industries across the UK and Europe.



Working closely with the Policy team, the Intern will focus on engaging current strategic partners, developing new partnerships, and expanding audiences around our series of events including roundtables based around the Institute's 'Investing in Europe's Competitiveness Initiative', as well as the year-round European Dialogues. The European Dialogues are a series of private events that gathers prominent regional and world leaders to exchange ideas on solutions that address Europe and UK's crucial economic, policy and finance issues.

Responsibilities

In coordination with the Policy team, the intern will:

Track policymakers, investors, corporate leaders and others who we wish to engage as part of the Competitiveness Initiative Compile internal databases so we can best engage these stakeholders with our work Help with our outreach to Germany policymakers as we plan to do more events there Help with content generation for our roundtables and other events Assist in speaker outreach for our European Dialogue series Duties as assigned

Qualifications

Enthusiasm for research and data analysis Strong interpersonal skills Ability to work in a dynamic team environment Familiarity with CRM software a plus German language is preferred Keen interest in finance is a plus

Internship Duration

We offer a 4-month internship for this role with flexibility on the dates.

Note

We are interested in qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. Please note, we are not sponsoring visas at this time, being authorized to work in the UK is a precondition of employment.



This position will work a hybrid schedule consisting of three (3) days per week reporting in-person to the London office location (Tuesday - Thursday), with the remaining two (2) days working remotely. Please understand, this schedule is subject to change in the Institute's sole discretion.



The statements herein are intended to describe the overall nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.



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Our Culture

The Milken Institute is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.



Every person at the Milken Institute is treated with respect, supported with resources and training, and exposed to a broad range of experiences. We foster a space for growth with opportunities to share knowledge and passion with both clients and colleagues. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Our leadership is actively involved in our commitment to diversity and inclusion, and fostering a culture that creates opportunities for everyone.