Title: Business Growth Intern
Location: Crawley - Hybrid
Reports to: Head of Operations Management, Business Growth
Thales is a global technology leader, a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn, grow and develop their career – would you like to spend your placement year with us?
In Defence, Aerospace, Digital identity & Security and Space, we design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible. We research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer... and you can be part of that too with one of our exciting internship roles.
What the role offers
A fantastic 1 year internship programme, that gives you an excellent opportunity to;
Gain substantial knowledge and experience within a supportive environment with a brilliant community of people
Grow your skills, experience and competencies across a diverse range of projects and activities tackling a broad spectrum of business challenges
Work alongside senior stakeholders, key customers and a range of suppliers
Travel domestically and potentially internationally
Work in a hybrid working pattern of office and home working
Give back to local communities through a generous volunteering allowance of 80 hours a year in addition to annual leave
Key tasks & responsibilities
Your key tasks and responsibilities will vary depending on where you spend your placement with us, and that could be in either our Sales, Account Management & Capture team or our Social Value team within Strategy & Marketing. You could be;
Growing your knowledge around how we analyse pre-market Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) analysis of customers and competitors
Helping to develop a UK Framework to assess ESG Maturity of external customers, competitors and suppliers
Supporting the implementation of a tool to track, measure & benchmark all of our ESG/social value activities in the UK
Working on and supporting competitive captures / bids
Networking and interfacing with customers and/or internal stakeholders
Supporting Sales Operations and gaining knowledge of using a Thales Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Tool
Contributing to and participating in major customer exhibitions and events
About You
We are seeking talented individuals with a passion and commitment for learning. You will;
Have the ability to interact effectively and build relationships
Be an excellent collaborator and team worker
Be able to communicate effectively
Be driven and motivated to contribute and help generate and support new ideas and solutions
Be a keen volunteer with a demonstrable record of participating in volunteering activities.
Have experience in using the Microsoft Office suite, Jabber and Microsoft Teams
Qualifications
You are required to do an ‘on the job’ gap year as part of your degree qualification
You will be on track to complete a degree in any subject, business-related is desirable
KPIs
Complete at least 2 rotations within the Business growth community, delivering on the objectives agreed with your line and placement managers at the start of each rotation
Present regular summaries of key learning and development over the course of your internship to your placement and line managers
This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.
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