Global Business Development Internship, Copenhagen

Deadline: 15 November 2013
Open to: students with a great personal interest in commercial business development and good English skills
Remuneration: stipend of 6,000 DKK (805 EUR)  per month

Description

With more than 25 years of experience, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (SHL) is one of Scandinavia’s most recognised, award-winning architectural practices committed to innovative and sustainable design. The practice has offices located in Aarhus, Copenhagen, London and Shanghai.

Common to all the practice’s work is a democratic approach to architecture which creates modern, open and multi-functional spaces that are consistent with Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects’ ethical considerations – a building revolves around people and is not merely an architectonic shape. The practice is deeply rooted in the Scandinavian architectural traditions based on democracy, welfare, aesthetics, light, sustainability and social responsibility.

The company is now looking for two talented interns to join the global business development department. They are looking for students with a great personal interest in commercial business development combined with motivation to learn, ability to contribute and personal drive to achieve results. The internships will be based in their Copenhagen office at Islands Brygge and are for 6 months with possible extension to 12 months or even an full time employment after graduation.

The global business development department at SHL is a newly formed department responsible for achieving the ambitious international expansion objectives of our company. This includes strategic business intelligence, market research, partnership alliances and pre-qualification and bidding for global projects. Their perspective is global and their objectives are very ambitious, so they need the absolute best people on their team to reach their goals.

Intern tasks and responsibilities:

  • Market research of key international markets. The market research will be the foundation for selection of strategic focus markets for SHL’s international expansion.
  • Participate in selection, implementation and maintenance of a new CRM platform in SHL to be the foundation of our future Business Intelligence efforts across markets.
  • Contribute to the continuous pre-qualification process of international projects for SHL.
  • Other contributions to the global business development team.

Eligibility

Successful candidates must meet the folloving qualifications and competencies:

  • Analytical – a very structured approach to research, and strong ability to pull critical datapoints from complex and comprehensive datasets.
  • Communication – strong capabilities in communicating messages clearly, briefly and to the point – both in writing and verbally.
  • Dynamic – a natural self-starter who works proactively, takes initiative and assumes responsibility.
  • Good language skills – written and spoken English a minimum. Knowledge/proficiency of French, Chinese, Spanish or other foreign languages can be an advantage.
  • Preferably postgraduate student as MSc in Economics or Business Administration.

Remuneration

SHL contributes to the internship with an stipend of 6,000 DKK (805 EUR) per month.

Application

Please note that this company only accepts electronic applications HERE. They will get in contact with you if your profile matches the position posted and the profile of Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects.

Since the company would like the intern to start as soon as possible, they set 15 November 2013 as the deadline for this position.

For more information, visit the official website HERE and click “View advertisement” to see all the details about this internship opportunity.

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