Exciting Paid Internship: Apply now to be a Business Development Intern at GIZ (monthly intern salary is €2,349)
Closing Date: 23 June 2026
Exciting Paid Internship: Apply now to be a Business Development Intern at GIZ (monthly intern salary is €2,349)
Overview
A better life for everyone and meaningful work for its employees – that’s GIZ recipe for success. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a German government company, has supported the global implementation of development policy goals. Together with partner organizations in 120 countries, GIZ is involved in a wide variety of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you’ve come to the right place.
Job ID: V000064207 Location: Eschborn Operation period: 01.08.2026 – 31.01.2027 Area of expertise: Offspring Type of employment: Full-time Application deadline: 23.06.2026
Area of activity
The Business Development department within the AGE division supports GIZ in its systematic business development. It focuses on trends and future topics, aligning with the requirements of clients and partners. The department is responsible for the conception, management, and design of company-wide business development processes and participation procedures related to political initiatives and strategies. It assesses business potential, examines and develops new and sustainable business and service models, new partnerships, and integrated approaches, identifies new thematic priorities with business and innovation potential, and supports GIZ’s external operations in adapting its portfolio to future changes.
Your tasks
As part of the internship, Business Development Intern at GIZ will have the following tasks:
- Support for specialists and flexible task teams in initiating and implementing business development projects (including support, research, preparation of project information, monitoring)
- Support in data collection, processing and analysis in cooperation with various units of the company in different formats.
- Support in the preparation, presentation and communication of business development and projects in MS PowerPoint and MS Word as well as in intranets and the internet.
- Support in various thematic areas, such as cooperation with industry, partnerships and partnership management, multilateral actors, TZ-FZ integration, digitalization and AI
- Support with knowledge management and the integration of business development project results into our websites (Business Development Gateway/IDA), as well as with the support, maintenance, and further development of digital knowledge management platforms.
- Support with organizational structure and processes
- Participation in department-wide meetings and company-wide information events
Intern profile
- Studies in political science, social sciences, economics, or a comparable field of study
- Initial consulting experience in international cooperation or experience abroad
- Initial experience in project management as well as the planning and organization of in-person and virtual events.
- Good strategic and very good analytical skills, as well as a structured way of working.
- Good communication skills and experience in communication and knowledge management, high linguistic competence for processing information (including preparing documents suitable for the board of directors)
- Experience in using digital tools and platforms as well as social media and AI; excellent application skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, Loop, OneNote, OneDrive, etc.)
- Strong teamwork and cooperation skills, curiosity and a desire to learn new things
- Fluent German and English skills
Notes
GIZ is a signatory to the Charter of Diversity. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees should be appreciated
The GIZ internship is only possible if you are currently enrolled at a university, are participating in a further education program that includes an internship as an integral part of your studies, or if your degree was awarded no more than 6 months prior to the start of the GIZ internship.
The monthly intern salary is €2,349 (gross). GIZ supports equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.
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