Join GIZ as a Business Development Intern (€2,205.04 monthly intern salary)

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Closing Date: 14 April 2025

Join GIZ as a Business Development Intern (€2,205.04 monthly intern salary)

Overview

A better life for everyone and meaningful work for its employees – that’s GIZ model for success. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a German Federal Government company, has been supporting 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.

Area of activity

The Business Development Division in the AGE Division supports GIZ in systematic business development. It focuses on trends and future-oriented topics, oriented towards the requirements of commissioning parties and partners. The division is responsible for the conception, management, and design of company-wide business development processes and participation procedures for political initiatives and strategies. It assesses business potential, examines and develops new and sustainable business and service modalities, new partnerships, and integrated approaches, develops new thematic priorities with business and innovation potential, and supports GIZ’s field structure in aligning its portfolio with future changes.

Your tasks

During your Business Development internship you will have the following tasks:

Supporting project managers and flexible task teams in the initiation and implementation of 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 various formats
Support in the preparation, presentation and communication of business development and projects in MS PowerPoint and MS Word as well as in intranet and internet
Support in various thematic areas, for example cooperation with the business community, partnerships, multilateral actors, TZ-FZ integration
Support in knowledge management and in anchoring the results of business development projects on our websites (Business Development Gateway/(IDA) as well as in the support, maintenance and further development of digital platforms for knowledge management
Support with organizational and procedural issues
Participation in department-wide meetings and company-wide information events
Independent processing of sub-projects on the above-mentioned topics

Your profile

Studies in political/social sciences, economics or a comparable course of study
Initial consulting experience in international cooperation or experience abroad
Initial experience in project management as well as planning and organizing face-to-face 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 the preparation of information (including preparation of board-appropriate documents)
Experience in using digital tools and platforms, as well as social media; very good application skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, etc.)
High teamwork and cooperation skills, curiosity and desire for new things
Fluent German and English skills, other language skills are an advantage

Additional Notes

GIZ is a signatory to the Diversity Charter. Recognizing, valuing, and embracing diversity within the company is important to GIZ. All employees should feel valued – regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation. GIZ supports equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The Business Development internship is only possible if you are currently enrolled, are enrolled in a further education program that includes an internship, or if you have completed your studies no more than six months ago at the start of the internship. The monthly intern salary is €2,205.04 (gross)

For any questions regarding the content, please contact Ms. Wiesenbach ([email protected]).