Joint Public Issues Team Internships 2026-2027

Internship opportunities for 2026-27

Are you a young Christian who is passionate about issues of justice and peace Do you want to explore the intersection of faith policy and politics and potentially pursue a career in one of these fields The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) is recruiting to two full time paid internship positions to start in September 2026.

Interns work as part of a small ecumenical team on a diverse range of tasks and initiatives including communications policy campaigning and supporter engagement contributing to the public advocacy and political engagement work of the Baptist Methodist and United Reformed Churches.

JPIT () is a partnership between the Baptist Union of Great Britain the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church and the Church of Scotland is an associate partner. Its purpose is to help the Churches to work together for peace and justice through listening learning praying speaking and acting on public policy issues. It is a team which brings together around ten staff working across the recent years it has focused on issues around poverty the economy refugees and migration the environment peace and conflict and politics.

These internships provide opportunities to develop skills in campaigning communications research and policy within a dynamic team environment. There will be opportunities for professional and personal learning and development to equip the intern for further employment after their time on the internship. Whilst we are looking for some evidence of certain skills and experience candidates will have the opportunity to develop relevant skills during their time in the role.

They are full time paid roles with fixed-term contracts to the end of August 2027 and a salary of 26936.00 per year (we are committed to paying at least the London Living Wage). The roles are based in the Methodist Connexional Team which offers hybrid working arrangements with an expectation of spending at least two days a week at an office base in central London.

We welcome and encourage applications from a diverse range of people. You should be aged 21-30 have excellent communication skills be enthusiastic and willing to take on new challenges be interested in political engagement and be a practicing Christian. An Enhanced DBS Check will be required.

Our Culture Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year) TOIL flexi-leave and an on-site Well-being Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups.

We are a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from people living with disabilities. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage please contact Zein Mbah at:

Application Details

• Visit for further details of the role.
• The closing date for completed application forms is Friday 10April 2026
• Interviews will be held in London on Wednesday 6th May 2026. Candidates called to interview will be notified at least a week in advance.

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