Internship - Crisis & Public Affairs Consultant

Internship agreement required, starting September/October 2026.

You will join the agency's Crisis & Public Affairs team, composed of about ten [consultants], to participate alongside them in managing public affairs (institutional relations and lobbying) and sensitive or crisis situations for clients in very diverse sectors.

Your missions will be divided between public affairs and crisis management, including (but not limited to):

• Conducting monitoring (institutional, press review, social media, sensitive topics)

• Stakeholder mapping

• Legislative monitoring (reporting on hearings, reviewing bills, tracking amendment submissions)

• Information research and contextual/analytical memos

• Drafting briefing notes and preparation for institutional or press meetings

• Developing crisis exercise scenarios or media training materials

• Participating in crisis exercises

• Participating in media training or crisis management and communication training sessions

• Assisting in drafting risk mitigation plans

• Assisting in client meeting preparation

Our commitment:

We offer you a professional internship within a dynamic and expert team. You will be fully integrated into the agency's life and benefit from personalized supervision:

• Regular follow-up: Progress reviews with your tutor to assess your development and set your goals.

• Feedback culture: Constructive feedback on your assignments and achievements.

• Introduction to the profession: Collaboration with team consultants to understand the different facets of our business.

Compensation and benefits:

• Stipend: €750/month

• Remote work possible and eligibility for remote work bonus (€10/month)

• Sustainable mobility package (€45.40/month)

• Company cafeteria meal contribution (employee contribution of €3.70)

• 1 day of RTT (reduction of working time) per month

• Access to employee benefits (cinema, culture, sports...)

• Referral bonus

• Master's degree (M1, M2), gap year, in communication, public affairs, political science, international relations, business school... Internship agreement mandatory

• Engaged, curious, autonomous, team player

• Analytical and synthetic writing skills

• Interest in political and economic news

• Interest in French institutions, the legislative process (parliamentary debate, powers and functioning of Parliament), and government news.

• Interest in discovering eclectic sectors and missions

• English proficiency (read, written, and spoken) (several missions may be conducted in English)

We are looking for diverse profiles to build a complementary team. The most important quality required is the desire to learn and become a professional.

Interview process:

The recruitment process (we won't put you through 10 interviews, we promise):

1. Send us your CV (and a cover letter if you wish to tell us more about yourself).

2. If your profile interests us, we will contact you for an initial phone conversation.

3. Next, you will meet two of our consultants for an interview and to complete a practical case study (to see how you handle a concrete situation).

4. The debriefing of this exercise will take place directly during the interview.

Join us!

If you are passionate about communication and wish to develop your skills within a leading agency, send us your application (CV).

To learn more about Burson : [[https://www.bursonglobal.com/locations/france]