Careers in Policy Research

Public Policy Research is a competitive sector with a myriad of different organisations involved at many different levels. This site is designed to help to explain the opportunities for graduates in this sector, and offer some useful advice on where to begin. Use the menu to the left to explore the sector in more detail.

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Intelligence and Security – increasing demand for graduates
I caught up with Luke Vile from BeecherMadden – a specialist headhunting firm that supply expertise to the intelligence and security sector. We published an interview with Luke last autumn http://bit.ly/zAJhz3 and he wanted to give us an update. You can contact Luke at Luke Vile +44 (0) 20 3036 0509 Luke.vile@beechermadden.com The good news [...]
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:42:13 +0000

Careers In Public Affairs
Weber Shandwick is one of the biggest Public Relations companies in the world and I head its political communications section. The public affairs industry is under some pressure right now because of the activities of Adam Werrity, the ‘lobbyist’ that attached himself to Liam Fox, the former defence secretary. What Werrity was doing was nothing [...]
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:04:24 +0000

Writing Security briefings
We recently spoke to a consultant who studies at King’s College War Studies department and now works for a private security company working in high risk and emerging markets such as Afghanistan, Colombia, Gaza West Bank, Pakistan, Iraq and many more, including most recently, Libya. For the time being I have made the report anonymous. [...]
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:43:57 +0000

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