2023 Summer Intern - Public Policy

The Public Policy team supports many facets of GM's automotive business. The team is led by four departments which include External Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, International & Strategic Integration & Analysis. All departments interact internally with business units and externally with state & federal policy makers. Through positive partnerships, our team collaborates closely with regulators, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other automotive companies to define policies that collectively support our operations, customers, and communities.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide analytical support for the Western Region State and Local team. Typically, this involves pursuing independent projects while also working closely with one or more team members to support ongoing workload. During the summer, we expect the intern to be prepared to quickly gather and evaluate information related to their project(s), conduct independent research, and perform quantitative analysis. You will work under the direct supervision of an experienced manager on the State and Local team, but encouraged to be a self-starter, work well independently, and demonstrate the skills and knowledge gained as part of your studies. At the end of the summer, you will present on your project(s) and findings to senior Public Policy staff.

Examples of future projects and work undertaken by previous interns include:

• Developing and implementing policy research and analysis strategies.
• Overseeing and participating in the development of reports, documents, briefings and surveys.
• Monitor and report on committees of interest
• Research and help prepare PAC request
• Monitor and track legislation in various states and report on potential business impacts
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Additional Job Description

Qualifications:

• Pursuit of a Bachelor's degree in General Public Policy, Political Science, Public Relations, or related field of study
• Must be graduating between December 2023 and August 2025
• Demonstrates leadership in field of study, extra-curricular activities or service organizations
• Able to work full-time - 40 hours per week during the summer months
• Experience in spreadsheet-based analysis, brief written summaries, and presentations
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Desired Skills:

• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills with the ability to optimally collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex subjects to a wider audience
• Emerging partnership and collaboration skills and ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a fast-paced environment
• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, takes initiative/self-directed
• Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, accountability and trust
• Consistently demonstrates innovative thinking that is customer-centric
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This role offers the following Work Appropriately strategies:

• Remote: This position does not require employee to be on-site full-time to perform most effectively. The employee’s role enables them to work off-site on a permanent basis.
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The monthly base compensation for this role is between $3,800-$5,200. Base compensation will be based on your level of degree.

GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to each student selected for the 2023 Student Program.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU DO NOT NEED SPONSORSHIP TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE UNABLE TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES WHO REQUIRE SPONSORSHIP.

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Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

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