Vacancy: Business, Sustainability & Innovation internship€¦ · / Vacancy: Business,...
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/ Vacancy: Business, Sustainability & Innovation internship From: Bax & Company Location: Barcelona, Spain Open position: Continuously looking for interns Value from science and technology The company Bax & Company is a specialized consultancy supporting clients across Europe in shaping and implementing their R&D and innovation strategies. From our main Barcelona office, we work for large industrial corporations (many of which are Fortune 500 companies) as well as smaller high-tech companies, research institutes and governments. We add value by combining our knowledge, experience, methodology and network with a powerful drive to turn our clients’ vision into reality in the complex world of partnering, new market opportunities, emerging policy fields and fast-changing technologies. Our services include the creation of business, R&D and policy collaborations and the project management of such collaborations, as well as partner search and preparing and guiding companies in the implementation of Open Innovation strategies. Furthermore, we perform a range of activities related to the exploration of new markets, technologies and policy areas, profiling, planning and developing business growth opportunities, definition of technology or market development projects and the development and implementation of innovation policy. We principally work in fields related to global societal challenges and emerging technologies such as sustainable construction, environment and innovative energy models, smart cities, lightweight and electric automobility, advanced materials. The position Bax & Company is currently seeking candidates for an Internship position. We are looking for people who are able to stay minimum 3 months in our company. As an Intern, you will be supporting B&C consultants with client-facing assignments involving R&D project management, innovation collaborations, creation of new Open Innovation initiatives, and provision of support for clients’ business development activities. We expect you to participate in at least two or three different assignments that may cover mostly fields of energy system innovation both from technology as well as from business modeling side. We do not formally require you have a strong background in particular fields, but we expect that you will work to the utmost of your ability to quickly adapt and learn about them. Your activities will include working closely with one or two other B&C consultants, as well as with clients and other parties that B&C collaborates with in its assignments. You will perform your activities from our office in Barcelona. The candidates we are seeking We seek ambitious candidates that are in their final year of innovation/business studies and/or energy engineering student with strong interest in bringing technology to market in a business environment. We are looking for candidates who combine a genuine passion for technology and business with a keen interest and desire to understand the fields of R&D, (Open) Innovation, technology to market and new business creation. You need to be self-starting and stress-resistant, with a good eye for detail and a strong will to provide optimal added value, both in the work you perform for our consultants and for B&C clients. To be able to achieve this you will work closely with, and learn from, our more experienced consultants. We seek people who can express their thoughts and insights (in both spoken and written English) rapidly, accurately and concisely – but can also listen very well. Fluency in written and spoken English is crucial, if this is not your strong point we ask you not to apply. Overall, we are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who want to take charge of the tasks assigned to them, seek coaching from their more experienced colleagues, and impress with their level of performance in general. Additional requirements and conditions In addition to fluent English, additional languages we value highly are Dutch, German, French and Spanish. Interviews will be conducted upon receipt of relevant profiles – we therefore encourage you to apply without delay. Thus, if you consider yourself smart, proactive and with an eye to detail and want to works towards making European energy system a bit more sustainable join our team!!!
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/Vacancy:Business,Sustainability&InnovationinternshipFrom: Bax&CompanyLocation: Barcelona,SpainOpenposition: Continuouslylookingforinterns
Valuefromscienceandtechnology
Thecompany
Bax&Companyisaspecializedconsultancysupportingclients across Europe in shaping and implementingtheir R&D and innovation strategies. From our mainBarcelona office, we work for large industrialcorporations (many of which are Fortune 500companies) as well as smaller high-tech companies,researchinstitutesandgovernments.Weaddvaluebycombining our knowledge, experience, methodologyandnetworkwithapowerfuldrivetoturnourclients’vision intoreality inthecomplexworldofpartnering,newmarketopportunities,emergingpolicy fieldsandfast-changingtechnologies.
Ourservicesincludethecreationofbusiness,R&Dandpolicy collaborations and the projectmanagement ofsuch collaborations, as well as partner search andpreparing and guiding companies in theimplementation of Open Innovation strategies.Furthermore,weperformarangeofactivitiesrelatedto the exploration of newmarkets, technologies andpolicy areas, profiling, planning and developingbusiness growth opportunities, definition oftechnology or market development projects and thedevelopment and implementation of innovationpolicy.
Weprincipallyworkinfieldsrelatedtoglobalsocietalchallenges and emerging technologies such assustainableconstruction,environmentand innovativeenergy models, smart cities, lightweight and electricautomobility,advancedmaterials.
Theposition
Bax&CompanyiscurrentlyseekingcandidatesforanInternshipposition.Wearelookingforpeoplewhoareabletostayminimum3monthsinourcompany.
As an Intern, youwill be supporting B&C consultantswith client-facing assignments involving R&D projectmanagement, innovation collaborations, creation ofnew Open Innovation initiatives, and provision ofsupportforclients’businessdevelopmentactivities.
Weexpectyou toparticipate inat least twoor threedifferentassignments thatmaycovermostly fieldsofenergy system innovation both from technology aswell as from business modeling side. We do notformally require you have a strong background inparticular fields, butwe expect that youwillwork tothe utmost of your ability to quickly adapt and learnaboutthem.
YouractivitieswillincludeworkingcloselywithoneortwootherB&Cconsultants,aswellaswithclientsandother parties that B&C collaborates with in itsassignments.
You will perform your activities from our office inBarcelona.
Thecandidatesweareseeking
We seek ambitious candidates that are in their finalyear of innovation/business studies and/or energyengineering student with strong interest in bringingtechnologytomarketinabusinessenvironment.
Wearelookingforcandidateswhocombineagenuinepassion for technology and business with a keeninterest and desire to understand the fields of R&D,(Open) Innovation, technology to market and newbusinesscreation.
Youneedtobeself-startingandstress-resistant,witha good eye for detail and a strong will to provideoptimaladdedvalue,bothintheworkyouperformforour consultants and for B&C clients. To be able toachievethisyouwillworkcloselywith,andlearnfrom,ourmoreexperiencedconsultants.
We seek peoplewho can express their thoughts andinsights (in both spoken andwritten English) rapidly,accuratelyandconcisely–butcanalsolistenverywell.FluencyinwrittenandspokenEnglishiscrucial,ifthisisnotyourstrongpointweaskyounottoapply.
Overall,wearelookingforentrepreneurialspiritswhowant to take charge of the tasks assigned to them,seek coaching from their more experiencedcolleagues, and impress with their level ofperformanceingeneral.
Additionalrequirementsandconditions
In addition to fluent English, additional languageswevaluehighlyareDutch,German,FrenchandSpanish.
Interviewswillbeconducteduponreceiptofrelevantprofiles – we therefore encourage you to applywithoutdelay.
Thus, if you consider yourself smart, proactive andwith an eye to detail and want to works towardsmaking European energy system a bit moresustainablejoinourteam!!!
