Internship Opportunities

This has been particularly valuable for students who have an international component to their career aspirations and are curious about the intersection between politics, business, legal and policy frameworks, and networking. 

Introduction  

The NZ US Council was founded in 2001 as a non-partisan, non-Government organisation, focused on advancing New Zealand’s relationship with the United States.  The Council secured a position as a preeminent policy conduit for business, academia and others invested in NZ US connections.  The organisation engages in formal and informal government and business processes involving the US.   

Underpinning the Council’s current strategy is a desire to broaden the narrative relating to the US, recognise the extraordinary breadth, value and potential of the relationship and encourage ongoing engagement with, and commitment to, a stable rules-based approach to all aspects of bilateral, multilateral and plurilateral cooperation. 

Who are they looking for

• Comfortable working in different environments and spaces with people running multiple agendas and often running at pace. 
• Realistic about the fact that quite a bit of intern activity involves administration, coordination and working in the background. 
• Keen to be proactive in developing connections and relationships. 
• Able to present and articulate NZ perspectives, where appropriate, accurately, and constructively.  There is a youth Ambassador component of the exercise. 
• Skilled at reading a room to assess how to respond to different environments at different times.  
• Proactive in seeking to capitalise on the range of activities and opportunities open to the large cohort of interns working on the Hill

Applications

Applications should go to the Dean's EA. Applications close 26th July 2024.

Candidates should submit their CV, a cover letter explaining why they are interested in becoming an intern, and a short video giving a bit more background about their interest in the US, what they are studying and where they see it leading them.