Changes in environmental policy, climate legislation, animal welfare requirements, land use regulations and generational succession can significantly impact future milk production. Your work will help create strategic insights to support decision-making within FrieslandCampina.This internship offers a unique opportunity to combine public policy analysis, agricultural economics and corporate strategy in an international dairy environment.
What you will do
During your internship you will:
- Analyse current and expected agricultural policy developments in Germany.
- Assess the potential impact of federal and state-level policies on dairy farming.
- Develop an overview of key policy trends per Bundesland.
- Evaluate the expected long-term impact on milk production volumes and farmer competitiveness.
- Identify opportunities and risks for FrieslandCampina's future milk supply.
- Conduct desk research, stakeholder interviews and data analysis.
- Develop a scalable analytical framework or methodology that can be reused by FrieslandCampina to assess future policy developments and their impact on milk supply across different regions and countries.
- Translate findings into management reports and strategic recommendations.
- Present your conclusions to relevant stakeholders within FrieslandCampina.
What we ask
- Master's level education in Agriculture, Public Policy, Environmental Sciences, Rural Development, Business Economics, European Studies or a related field.
- Strong analytical and research skills.
- Interest in agriculture, sustainability and food systems.
- Affinity with political and regulatory developments.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while engaging with multiple stakeholders.
- Professional proficiency in English is required. Proficiency in German is highly desirable.
What we offer
- A challenging internship with direct business relevance.
- Exposure to senior stakeholders across strategy, sustainability and member affairs.
- Professional guidance from experienced colleagues.
- An opportunity to build an international network within FrieslandCampina.
- A dynamic and collaborative working environment.
- Internship compensation in line with FrieslandCampina's student internship policy.
- The opportunity to translate academic knowledge into practical business impact.
- You will earn 1 vacation day per month based on fulltime internship.
- Internship compensation of €600 on fulltime base.
- Join the Interns community within the company and participate in activities.
- We have a unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence. We offer free cheese and milk at lunch in the central office, barista coffee and hot Chocomel to help you go through your working days with a lot of joy and have occasional after work drinks with the team.
Waarom jij bij ons wilt werken:
Een inspirerend doel
Betere voeding voor de wereld en een goed inkomen voor onze boeren, nu en voor toekomstige generaties.
Een coöperatieve cultuur
Gekenmerkt door wereldwijde samenwerking, respect en gedeeld succes.
Een tastbare impact
Ruimte voor jouw ambitie, met autonomie en een duidelijke focus.
Jouw groei is onze groei
We investeren in jouw persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling via trainingen en opleidingen.