**Start date: April 2025** **Duration: 12 months, Full-time** **Location: Johannesburg** **Type of Employment: Internship** Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead. Imagine yourself as a Microsoft Intern. Join Microsoft today and help us innovate and shape the business of tomorrow. At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. **Responsibilities** • Contributes to execution of Microsoft strategies and/or programs related to government affairs. • Conducts legal, policy, technology, and other research to support the strategies of the team; coordinates the budget of team and supports logistical issues.  • Assists in the gathering of data and intelligence information to support the preparation of position papers, policy briefings, presentations, and legislative testimony for legislative action. • Stays up-to-date on issues relating to public policy and/or geo-political topics and conducts research to advance Microsoft policy and/or political agenda. • Assists with planning, organizing, and/or executing internal/external events by developing content, drafting materials, and engaging in social media  • Builds relationships on behalf of Microsoft at relevant external events and/or partners with leaders to drive relationships; tracks changes in the regulatory environment and/or proposals for changes; maintains open communication with regulatory agencies; supports efforts to advance Public Sector goals. • Participates in and coordinates intra-group and/or cross-group projects  **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications** • Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Sciences, Economics, BCom/BA Laws or related field  • You must be legally authorised to work in South Africa to be eligible for this role. (Legally authorised = has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit). **Preferred Qualifications** • 1+ years experience in developing and managing strategic relationships to advocate and influence public/technology policy priorities. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .