For over 100 years, Danone has been supporting people worldwide with its 146 delicious brands. Located in over 120 countries with more than 89,000 employees across production sites, warehouses, headquarters, and R&D center, Danone continually develops iconic products. Certified as Bcorp and Happy Trainees, Danone strives to be a better company for the world, its consumers, and its employees.

YOUR MISSIONS AT DANONE:

This internship will take place in Paris, at our global headquarters in 59 rue Lafayette, 75009 Paris, starting from July 2026. Specialized Nutrition Global Public Affairs Team, in the Global Public Affairs department, will guide tour through your day-to-day tasks and support your development throughout the internship.

You will contribute to strengthening Danone’s public affairs strategy for Specialized Nutrition (Medical Nutrition, Early Life Nutrition), with the following missions:

• Support policy monitoring at EU and international level on topics related to medical nutrition, infant nutrition, health policy, and sustainability.
• Draft policy briefs, analyses, and internal notes to inform decision-making within the Specialized Nutrition function.
• Contribute to advocacy actions, including preparation of material for stakeholder engagement with EU institutions, trade associations, expert groups, and NGOs.
• Support coordination with CBUs, helping collect market updates and feeding our global SN policy newsletter.
• Assist in event preparation, such as conferences, workshops, parliamentary meetings, or international health events.
• Participate in cross-functional projects, notably those linking public affairs with sustainability, medical societies, regulatory teams, and marketing.

THE BENEFITS OF THIS INTERNSHIP:

• Up to 2 days/week of remote work
• Full reimbursement of Navigo pass
• "Vendredi je grandis" program: development every Friday afternoon covering career, soft skills, and hard skills.
• INTERNSHIP : Compensation from €1,300 (Bachelor's +4 and gap year) to €1,500 (Bachelor's +5) gross/month.
• APPRENTICESHIP: Your compensation will depend on our salary scale based on your age and level of study.
• Benefits: company restaurant, gym, bike parking

For this position, we are looking for someone:

• Available from July 2026 for a 6‑month internship
• With a Bac+4/5 academic background in political science, public affairs, international relations, European studies, public policy, public health, or business school with a strong policy orientation
• Organized, rigorous, proactive, and autonomous, able to manage multiple complex topics in parallel
• With excellent writing and synthesis skills in both English and French, especially for policy and stakeholder‑facing materials
• Deeply interested in EU public policy AND health policy, including:
  • nutrition and health systems,
  • medical nutrition,
  • early life nutrition,
  • regulatory frameworks (EU institutions, WHO, national authorities),
  • sustainability & societal impact
  • Motivated by advocacy and corporate engagement, with the ability to translate policy developments into actionable insights
  • Comfortable interacting with international teams, external stakeholders, and cross‑functional colleagues (regulatory, medical, communications, sustainability, CBUs)
  • Proficient in Office 365, especially PowerPoint & Excel
• With an interest in policy research tools, evidence‑based analysis, monitoring platforms, and the broader health & nutrition policy ecosystem

Criteria above remain indicative. We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applications* by fostering an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home.

We have also chosen to remove inclusive writing from our job offers because its complexity penalizes people with cognitive disabilities, including dyslexia, dysphasia, or apraxia.

*All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability…

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• Meet Danoners with unique personalities, diverse profiles, and varied career paths
• Grow in different environments: production sites, logistics bases, research and innovation centers, or company headquarters
• Build a tailored career path suited to your personality, skills, and desires
• Learn through enriching, responsible, and educational missions

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