About This Role
Who We Are:
- CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
- CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
- CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.
What We Have to Offer:
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
- A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
- Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
- Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!
Summary
CAE’s Washington Operations (WashOps) seeks highly motivated candidates for a part-time paid internship to join our dynamic and fast-paced team beginning in January and run through May 2025. The Government Relations Intern will serve as an integral part of the team, supporting policy and business development, market analysis, and strategic engagements. The intern will have the opportunity to learn about government relations, working across the team to support a range of efforts across the defense & security, civil aviation, and healthcare business units.
Based in downtown Washington, DC the WashOps office is the government relations hub for the company, engaging with Congressional, Federal, and international stakeholders integral to our business.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Government Relations Policy Intern will gain experience in the following areas:
- Support work of senior government relations representatives and gain knowledge of regulatory policy issues facing CAE with a focus on training, modeling, and simulation across a variety of technology platforms
- Produce Read Ahead Memos and bios in support of meetings and engagements at the highest level of the U.S. government, including within the Department of Defense, Congress, and foreign embassies
- Attend and track relevant Congressional actions, legislation, and government budgets and summarize relevant Congressional hearings, Executive branch reports, think tank webinars, industry events and provide read outs to WashOps team members
- Track government relations engagement data in Salesforce analytics platform
- Contribute to political and international risk assessments and policy analysis
- Staff and support internal and external WashOps hosted events as needed
- Gain experience interfacing with and supporting visits for high level executives to Washington, DC
- Provide general administrative support to the WashOps team
Qualifications And Education Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a undergraduate or graduate degree with an interest in policy related to defense, civil aviation and/or healthcare; interest/experience in defense, national security, international relations, or security studies; basic knowledge of Congress and Federal agencies
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and communicate efficiently and effectively
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing competing priorities and deadlines, enthusiastic, and able to manage independent work
- Excellent communication, writing, administrative skills, and attention to detail
- Must be based in the Washington, DC area
- Must be a current student
- Due to U.S. Government contact requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role
- Must provide proof of current enrollment and transcripts
- Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
Security Responsibilities
Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.
- Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
CAE USA Inc. is an EOE/AA employer and gives consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.
PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Position Type
Student (Fixed Term)
CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CAE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As "One CAE," we take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, Veteran status, age, or other legally protected characteristics.
If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please get in touch with us at rh-hr@cae.com.
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