Accenture
Internship - overall coordination of Accenture Innovation Awards
Job description
Are you looking for an exciting and challenging internship and do you have a passion for innovation? Would you like to combine your passion with gaining skills and knowledge within your area of expertise? If so, become part of the Innovation Awards Team and help us make an impact the innovation culture in The Netherlands.
As an intern of the central team you are representing one of the many departments within the central team such as: Program Management, Scouting & Scaling, Partnerships or Client value. Within your team you will have an active role in shaping the yearly strategic plans and the content as well as execution of these plans. Together with consultants and fellow interns, you will give meaning to the year round program of the Innovation Awards.
Next to this, you will be the contact point within the central team, you are responsible for monitoring processes and creating reports. Additionally, you actively participate in the continuous improvement and in coordination of various activities. Besides this you will keep the focus on the high-level targets and goals in order to have everyone is on the same page.
Within the year round program of the Accenture Innovation Awards, a number of high-impact events are being prepared for in which you are (depending on the specific function within the central team) responsible for ensuring that the preparations will be done in a smooth and structured manner. A few of these events are the jury meetings, innovation Academy days for start-ups and last but not least the Accenture Innovation Summit on the 27th of October 2017.
During your internship, you will have the opportunity to take a look backstage in one of the many industries Accenture provides besides your daily tasks. For example, we offer the opportunity to shadow consultants during projects related to your interests. This internship also allows you to graduate.
Finally, this internship offers a lot of room for initiative and ideas which you in time, turn into actions.
Qualifications:
- You are studying at a WO level (Preferably within the following subjects: Strategic Management, International Business Management or Event Management)
- You are stress resistant, flexible and you have analytic skills
- You like working in a large team and to be the person to go to
- You are a team player with excellent communication skills
- Excellent level of both the Dutch and English language
- You can work independently and have a proactive attitude
- You will be partly responsible for the organization of the Accenture Innovation Awards 2017
- You will get in contact with the coolest start-ups, international companies and media
- You have the possibility to work on building your network within and outside of Accenture
- You will be one of the team members within the sizable, strong and close Innovation Awards team
- You are part of the renewable project in which you get to know the best innovations of The Netherlands
- You will be guided to the max by a team of experienced consultants and have the opportunity to get to know Accenture on a project basis
- You will have the opportunity to shadow consultants on their projects
- You will receive a placement fee as well as a laptop
- You will have the opportunity to graduate under the supervision with expertise and knowledge
- You gain experience within a large, international consultancy agency
Duration: preferably minimum of 6 month
Hours per week: 40 hours
Location: Amsterdam, Zuidas with flexible workplaces
Starting date: Flexible
Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Accenture is a global professional services company with a full range of services and solutions in the areas of strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. With unparalleled experience and specialized skills in more than 40 market sectors and all business functions Accenture operate at the intersection of business and technology. These activities are supported by the largest global delivery network. The extensive range of Accenture enables customers to continuously improve their performance and create sustainable value for shareholders. With more than 373,000 people who support customers in over 120 countries, Accenture is the driver of innovations who are needed to know how the world works and lives in order to improve. Visit us at www.accenture.nl
For more information about the Accenture Innovation Awards please see: www.innovation-awards.nl/stages