Political Internships Available - Scotland

Crohn’s and Colitis UK is working with one of our corporate supporters to provide a series of political

internship schemes for young people with IBD across the UK. Although the details are still being confirmed, we hope to be able to offer Crohn’s and Colitis UK members an opportunity to work in the office of a politician the Scottish Parliament.
We will work with politicians to define the scope of the intern’s work in advance, but we expect that a successful candidate would have an opportunity to support the politician’s work at both constituency and national level, gain new skills, improve their confidence and contacts, and perhaps raise aspirations for a career in politics. 

Interns will receive payment equal to the national minimum wage for the duration of their internship, which is expected to last between four and 12 weeks. Reasonable expenses will also be covered.

This opportunity will be open to a young person with IBD in Scotland aged between 16-25, with an interest in politics that is available for up to 12 weeks later this year or early 2014 – depending on your and the MSP’s availability.

If you are interested in the scheme, please e-mail philip.reynolds@crohnsandcolitis.org.uk marked ‘Internship Programme in Scotland’ by October 25.