[Hiring] Working Student Public Affairs @WEPA

Role Description

As a Working Student in the Corporate Affairs & Communications department, you will work closely with the Public Affairs team and support the analysis of regulatory developments, the development of political positions, and engagement with decision-makers.

Location: Arnsberg-Müschede, Remote

Working hours: 15 – 20 hours/week

Duration: October 2026 – February 2027

Your Responsibilities

• Political monitoring & analysis: You analyse EU and national legislative processes (e.g. circular economy, energy, decarbonisation) and assess their impact on the hygiene paper industry and WEPA.
• Strategic public affairs work: You support the development of position papers, briefings, and key political messages.
• Stakeholder management: You prepare and follow up on meetings with policymakers, associations, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Communication & content: You create presentations, internal updates, and policy analyses for management and internal stakeholders.
• Project work: You contribute to public affairs projects and campaigns (e.g. competitiveness, sustainability, energy policy).

Qualifications

• You are in an advanced stage of your Bachelor's degree or enrolled in a Master's programme, ideally in Political Science, Economics, Law, Engineering, or a comparable field of study.
• You have a strong interest in political regulation, industrial policy, and sustainability.
• You have gained initial practical experience with political processes at EU or national level.
• You are proficient in using MS Office, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• You have excellent written and spoken German and English language skills.

Requirements

• You work independently, in a structured and analytical manner, and stand out through your conscientious approach to work as well as your confident communication with a wide range of stakeholders.
• You have a quick grasp of complex topics, enjoy working on challenging subject matters, and are able to present insights in a clear, understandable, and target group-oriented way.
• You enjoy working in a team, demonstrate a high level of initiative, and communicate confidently and purposefully.

Benefits

• Flexible and mobile working: We offer you flexible work (time) models.
• Workplace health promotion: We offer a wide range of health activities and cooperation with various fitness studios.
• Freedom for creativity: We offer you freedom for creative work.
• Attractive remuneration: We pay an attractive basic salary.
• Employee support programme: TELUS will help you with advice and assistance in a wide range of matters.

Company Description

The WEPA Group is a family business operating throughout Europe and offers sustainable and innovative hygiene solutions that contribute to the well-being of millions of consumers all over Europe every day. With around 4,500 employees, we produce hygiene paper products such as toilet paper, towel paper, handkerchiefs, and napkins at 15 production sites in Europe.

A sustainable personnel policy has played a central role in this for more than 75 years. We consistently invest in the qualification of our employees, point out individual career and development opportunities, and promote them. We do this because we are convinced of one thing: Our employees are and will remain our most important success factor.