Business Development and Communication Manager for a new Biodiversity and Earthcare Initiative

Please note: This volunary remote internship is offered as part of the Global Green Leader Program organised by greentech.training, and is for a candidate able to start IMMEDIATELY. If you are seeking an internship for later in 2024, please apply closer to the date of intended start. In your covering email, please confirm the following three points:

1. If you are applying under the Erasmus programme, that your university allows 100% remote placements under this programme.
2. If you are applying for a voluntary internship, you are aware that this is a 100% remote internship (meaning you can work from anywhere). We cannot offer hybrid or face-to-face placements.
3. That you can start immediately for a period of three months. If you want to start later in the year, please reapply then.

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As part of our 2024 Global Green Leader Program, we are seeking motivated individuals to join us for a three-month remote voluntary internship focused on developing skills as a green business leader.  This is a unique development opportunity for those seeking a kickstart to their career in the following fields:

• Sustainability Management
• Biodiversity protection
• Earthcare
• Mental Health
• Green Entreprenuerism
• Green Skill development

If that sounds like you, we welcome your application to contribute to our mission of creating ethical, sustainable, and reliable systems for the benefit of future generations.

Responsibilities:

• Researching and managing the outreach and applicaiton processes to selected stakeholders and partners around the world
• Preparing concise action plans for potential partners and networks to introduce the new service for the community

Qualifications and Skills:

• You do not need to be attending university but should be able to demostrate good writing acumen.
• We welcome those currently pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Journalism, Ethics, Sustainability, AI, Programming/Computer  Science,  Communications, Ecology, Design or similar.
• Organisational and project management skills, enabling effective support in prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent  communication and interpersonal skills, allowing for productive collaboration with diverse teams.
• Attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset to identify areas for improvement and propose innovative solutions.
• Ability to grasp technical concepts from a broad cross-sector of fields, and how they interlink (system thinker)
• Passion for sustainability, environmental issues, and a desire to contribute to the green energy sector.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a remote international team.

What you’ll learn.

You will gain  communications and partnership experience in a multinational team where English is the main language. You will be mentored by a former Deutsche Welle newsroom journalist and experienced founder. You will also see what it takes to create a successful, customer-centric business with the input of others while developing your own professional autonomy and work ethic. Autonomous work is a key skill that will be required in the increasingly common world of remote service delivery.

You will also learn how to work ‘bottom up’, meaning you will be expected to make suggestions, present alternatives and define a clear work pattern that will support the whole team and initiative. If you work well, and engage regularly, you will be given new and more diverse task to rapidly expand your skillset while developing your English language skills. Other skills are:

• Innovation Management Skills
• Time and Resource Management Skills
• International Development awareness 
• Team Management skills
• Marketing Skills
• Online tools 
• Working with AI

Lastly, you will also form a deeper understanding of the rapidly growing green energy market, how it works, and how it impacts the nexus of food, water and the biosphere, soft skills, research skills, and much more.

Commitment.

This is a three month tenure with the possibility of extension.

Interested?

Contact Jerome at: [email protected] with your CV attached. Mention in your covering letter of less than 300 words that you can start right away.