Intern External Affairs (Compulsory Internship)

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Number: MER0003ZE5 Do you want to experience political decision-making processes from close proximity and understand how a global corporation represents its interests in a highly dynamic environment? The External Affairs (EA) division of Mercedes-Benz Group AG bundles the company's global external representation and supports all business areas in the development of growth initiatives in our main markets. As a global company, we actively face the political challenges of our time. To achieve our goals, the representation of corporate interests in political decision-making processes is of great importance. Our area provides strategic and political information for management to optimally align the Group in the currently volatile global business environment. The External Affairs Office Berlin is responsible for the perception of interests with the Federal Government, the Bundestag and the Federal Council as well as for the contacts with international representations and stakeholders in Berlin. There is close organisational and content cooperation with the EA offices in Brussels, Washington and Beijing and with the EA teams in Stuttgart. Tasks – you work with us: Monitoring of regulatory developments and evaluation in three different topics at national and European level: Transport and climate policy International Relations/Trade and Economic Policy (global political, economic and geopolitical developments) Labour market and social policy

Content contribution to creating political briefings for the Mercedes Top Management on the above topics Support in answering questions of political institutions and civil society organisations Organisational and content support of the team in the above-mentioned topics: information research on current political and regulatory issues and analysis of trends, creation of presentations, participation in briefings and position papers, and support in the preparation and implementation of events Creation of content for the company's own social intranet Participation in relevant events of associations, institutes and think tanks Self-employed support and coordination of special tasks/subprojects and individual projects The activity can begin from April 2026.

Programme in the field of law, economics, political science, international relations, etc. Very good German- and secure English-language knowledge in word and writing Flowing German knowledge Secure knowledge of English in word and writing Safe handling of MS Office Enthusiasm and competence related to thematic Internet and social media research Commitment and team skills, communication strength, pleasure in organizational, reliable work, intercultural competence Interest in the automotive industry and in current economic and political issues nationally and internationally Please note that your internship at this site must have a prescribed mandatory share. Additional information: We are looking forward to your online application with CV, lettering, certificates, current enrollment certificate with a specification of the semester, if necessary. Compulsory internship certificate and proof of the regular study period. Please do not forget to mark your documents as ''relevant for this application' in the online form and note the maximum file size of 5 MB. Further information on the setting criteria can be found here. Disabled and equalized applicants are welcome! The severely disabled representative (SBV-Zentrale@mercedes-benz.com) is happy to support you in the application process. HR Services will be happy to help you with questions about the application process. You can reach us by email via myhrservice@mercedes-benz.com or by phone at 0711/17-99000 (Mo-Fr 10-12am & 13-15am).

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