Intern – Technology And Ai Policy, Asia-Pacific

Interns join our Singapore office for a period of 10-12 weeks. They work directly with senior colleagues based across the Asia-Pacific region and will get exposure to cutting-edge policy and regulatory issues around digital technology and AI. This will include direct exposure to clients who are global leaders in the technology sector. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds interested to work on technology policy. Applicants must have the right to live and work in Singapore.

WHAT WE OFFER

When you join Flint Global as an Intern, you are joining a strategic public policy consultancy that will challenge you and invest in your development. Internships at Flint provide practical experience for individuals with an interest and/or background in policy, politics, and regulation. They are short-term supervised placements, usually structured around a set of tasks and/or a project which has a set timescale.

Flint Global helps the world’s leading technology businesses navigate cutting-edge policy and regulatory issues in countries across Asia-Pacific. Governments in the region are trying to accelerate digital growth and are also considering new regulatory approaches to AI, digital infrastructure, online safety, and competition in digital markets. Flint supports businesses to engage governments on these issues. This role will provide an unparalleled opportunity to analyse the complex policy challenges our clients face and develop approaches to address those challenges.

Our clients usually have broad responsibility for public policy and regulatory strategy across the region, working at the senior levels of their business. We help our clients anticipate, interpret and respond to political and policy developments. We advise on how they can shape the business environment and work constructively with policymakers to achieve their goals, in a context where governments are becoming more interventionist and, in an Asia-Pacific region where geopolitical tensions are increasing the risks to business.

Please see the information on our careers page – including testimony from previous interns – for further details before submitting your application.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

You will be working closely with senior colleagues in Singapore, where you will support client engagements by providing analysis and briefing, contributing to policy development and project management. Interns receive frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues on their teams. This support includes input from your colleagues to help guide your career, helping you to develop your skills and build your network. The Singapore office is small in size, giving you the opportunity to gain direct exposure to senior staff and to be involved in growing the business in a meaningful way.

ABOUT YOU

To be eligible for our internship, ideally you will be in your penultimate or final year at university/business school, with the right to live and work in Singapore. We are looking for individuals with the ability to build meaningful relationships, are motivated, forward thinking and ambitious, and you bring integrity, and a real client focus to your work. You should also enjoy working in a team environment.

We are expecting you to work for 10-12 weeks between June and September. We do not offer visa sponsorships for this position, so you need to be authorised to work in Singapore.

You will bring the following range of skills:

• Excellent analytical research and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding written communication skills and the ability to draft clear documents in a business context.
• Outstanding oral communication skills.
• Experience or interest in policy issues related to the technology sector: AI / data flows / online content regulation / competition in digital markets.
• Good organisational skills including the capacity to prioritise, plan and schedule complex tasks proactively, and be comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills – a flexible approach and the ability to work well across teams, both with internal colleagues and external clients.
• Fluency in English is required. Aptitude in other regional languages is desirable but not required (in particular, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese or Bahasa).

ABOUT US

Flint is a business advisory. We help our clients succeed in an increasingly complex world, managing risk and creating opportunity. We provide advice at the point where government and business meet, offering an authoritative perspective on both. We are experts in policy, political analysis, regulation and competition. Members of our multi-national team have experience of working at the most senior levels in governments, regulatory agencies, competition bodies and the private sector. We support companies who face the challenges of regulatory and policy change at national, regional and international levels.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please submit your CV and cover letter stating why you would like to work at Flint by 18 May 2025.

The process will involve a written exercise and interviews. The interviews will be an opportunity to discuss and showcase your strengths, as well as to find out more about us.