Intern, Government and Public Affairs, APAC

Job Description

Are you keen to be part of the Government and Public Affairs (GPA) Team in one of the fastest growing regions in a company that thrives on its values of “Imagination, Creativity, Fun, Learning, Caring and Quality”?

We are hiring for an internship with a minimum commitment of 6 months, with min 3 days commitment per week. Please indicate your available dates in your Cover Letter and submit your CV together with unofficial transcripts.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the Asia Pacific Government Affairs team to execute ambitious public policy deliverables. Help senior public policy leads of policy workstreams across market access, Intellectual Property rights, Operations and Sustainability drive their advocacy agenda with policymakers in the region

• Coordinate policy submissions, events and other stakeholder management tasks. Help develop an information management system

• Coordinate GPA team activities, support our policy agenda with external channels including but not limited to social media

Play your part in our team succeeding

At the LEGO Group, our mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow. In Government & Public Affairs, we do this by enabling the LEGO Group and LEGO branded entities to thrive and grow through strategic engagement with governments and related partners; growing market opportunities, protecting our business from political and legislative risk, and enhancing our reputation.

We work towards a favorable legislative and regulatory environment through comprehensive issues management ensuring no surprises to the operating model. We deliver a public affairs program that builds reputation, goodwill and political capital with regulators, politicians, interest groups, NGOs and the local communities establishing the LEGO Group as a leader in the toy industry as well as a global leader in Learning Through Play.

When you join our team and this position, you will have an opportunity to learn how to anticipate, counsel and shape the public policy agenda that will impact the LEGO Group’s supply chain and operational growth.

Do you have what it takes?

• Currently enrolled and completing Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (preferred) in Public Affairs/ Public Policy/ Political Science or related fields

• Self starter and passionate about government affairs, policy and public affairs

• Strong organisational skills

• Strong team player and collaborator, curious and has a passion to absorb and learn!

• Tech savvy

• Strong English language skills (spoken and written) to collaborate with colleagues globally

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeksto encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO team today.