About us
Access Partnership is the world’s leading tech
policy consultancy. We enable consumer access to technology and lead countries
to Fair Tech. To do this, we create the environment that allows governments to
adopt technologies effectively and responsibly by analysing global trends for
the risks and opportunities they create for technology businesses and users of
technology, identifying strategies to mitigate those risks and driving
opportunities to our clients’ advantage. Our firm uniquely mixes public policy and
engineering competencies to achieve our goals. We have offices in London,
Brussels, Singapore, Washington, Abu Dhabi, and Southeast Asia—and are growing.
Practice Summary
The Access
Partnership Economics Strategy practice is a team of economists,
econometricians, and public policy advisors. We advise our clients from the
private, public, and not-for-profit sectors on the forces shaping their
markets, helping them to make better informed decisions, and assisting them
with developing strategies to create prosperity and well-being for themselves
and the communities they are part of. We have a focus on digital economy and
trade, economic development, and the future of work. We are committed to
helping solve the world’s most complex problems.
Role, responsibilities, and requirements summary
As an Intern with
the Economics Strategy practice, you will play an important role in supporting
the delivery of client projects. As part of this role, you will have the
following responsibilities.
Client: You research client needs, policies, and
trends to create targeted materials, proposals, and presentations. Your
insights help the team offer relevant solutions, build client trust and win
work
Project
Delivery: You deliver
high-quality work backed by strong research, analysis, and writing.
Collaboration: You proactively offer to support work
across the business and learn from feedback and experience
You will have expertise
or interest in economics or public policy, and a passion for working with
clients to solve their real-world problems. You will also be intellectually
curious and be keen to work on challenges at the intersection of economics,
public policy, and technology.
Responsibilities
Research and Analysis
- Keep abreast
of policy topics, political trends, regulations, and industry
developments.
- Quantitative and
qualitative data gathering and analysis
- Timely inputs and
insights, as directed, for client projects (briefs, reports, etc)
Communications
- Draft presentations,
reports, and other client deliverables
- Contribute to the development of proposals and frameworks with guidance
Teamwork
- Curious mindset and
unafraid to ask questions and collaborate with peers
- Strong
team player, always proactively
asking where support can be provided
- Adaptable to change and
able to learn new tasks quickly
Operational
Excellence
· Support continuous improvements activities with clear
documentation
· Adhere to existing workflows and processes and suggest
areas of opportunity for greater efficiencies
· Ensure required quality standards are consistently
achieved
· Well organized, highly motivated, and proactive in
finding ways to get things done and meet professional goals
Requirements
- Demonstrable subject
matter exposure in economics,
digital transformation, international trade, and its relevance to public
policy.
- Strong structured
research and analysis skills, and understanding of various quantitative
and qualitative analysis tools and techniques.
- Strong written and verbal
communication skills.
- Self-organisation and
time-management skills.
- Proficiency with productivity tools such as Microsoft Office (advanced), Microsoft Visio, Google Suite, Tableau, Jira (confluence), Thinkcell, and with statistical packages such as R, Python, and Stata preferred.
