Twitter EMEA Public Policy Fellowship 2022
Details
The Public Policy Fellowship is a nine-month program that strives to prepare new professionals for policy careers at Twitter.
Twitter focuses on public policy issues posed by the continuing spread of digital technology and web-based communications services around the world. These issues include freedom of expression, online safety, intellectual property, copyright, privacy, and Internet freedom.
Benefits
- opportunity to learn about, help with, and influence Twitter’s approach to public policy challenges and opportunities across the world.
- a direct experience by supporting substantive projects.
- Also, benefit from programming, mentorship, and education designed to drive their professional development.
Note: This is a contract role with tentative start/end dates as follows: April 2022 – December 2022.
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What you will do:
Placements will be based on business needs as well as the fellows’ skills and interests. All fellows can expect to work with stakeholders. Additionally, there may be opportunities to work across all three areas during the nine-month fellowship:
- Policy Fellows will advance objectives related to government engagement, elections, and platform policies.
- Gov Fellows will perform work related to Twitter civic engagement and partnerships.
- TwitterForGood Fellows will support our social impact work at the team and company levels.
Qualifications
- Current graduate students or recent graduates affiliated with a university within the last two years studying an area relevant to Twitter’s policy objectives.
- Availability as well as capacity to work full-time in a globally distributed, virtual environment
- Also, fluency in English is required (both written and verbal)
- General knowledge of and interest in policy, politics, as well as regulation, is important to Twitter and the tech sector
- In addition, proven analytical, writing, research, and communication skills
- Sound judgment, integrity, as well as attention to detail
- Moreover, curiosity about Twitter and its role in the social and political landscape and ideally, proficiency on the platform
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A few things that EMEA Public Policy values:
- Exercising empathy, including respect for work/life balance and boundaries
- Earning and maintaining trust with each other, as well as key partners
- Also, critical thinking and planning, allowing for effective collaboration and measurable impact
- Confidence and courage to drive toward solutions that are in Twitter’s best interest
- Diversity to make our organization and teams better and stronger; EMEA Public Policy Fellows value a diverse set of backgrounds, ideas, and experiences!
Proposed Program Timeline (subject to change)
- February 7 – 16: Application Window
- February 21 – March 7: Interviews
- April 18: The target start date for fellows based in the Americas (US, Canada, and Latin America)
- April 25: The target start date for fellows based in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and JAPAC (Japan, Asia, and the Pacific)
- December 22: Fellowship concludes
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How to apply:
Applicants must submit 1-2 paragraphs (in English) on their resume describing their interest in this Fellowship Program and pillar preference (@Policy, @Gov, @TwitterForGood) in rank order.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Scholarships and Fellowships |
|---|---|
| Event Date | 01 April,2022 to 31 December,2022 |
| Deadline | 16 February,2022 |
| Field | Public Policy |
| Open to | graduate students |
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