Internship at Accenture Innovation Awards in Holland

The Accenture Innovation Awards is a year-round program with multiple events that aims to connect innovators and to drive innovation together. The Innovation Awards team consists of a Central Team and 8 Theme Teams. The Accenture Innovation Awards is offering an internship opportunity as an Innovation Theme Activator, which will take place in Amsterdam and will last for about 6 months. 

As an Innovation Theme Activator, candidates will represent one of the eight innovation themes that define the Accenture Innovation Awards, and will have the following responsibilities:

[1] Playing an active role with their team in defining and directing the theme-specific strategy.

[2] Addressing theme interpretations and how to heighten the public’s awareness of the new start-ups during the year-round program of the Innovation Awards. 

[3] Executing the set strategy and keeping an eye out for innovative and high-potential startups in the market.

[4] Becoming the contact point for the start-ups within their innovation theme and inform, motivate and support these start-ups in their journey towards the Innovation Summit.

[5] Taking care of internal and external communications, to activate their theme specific knowledge towards Accenture's affiliating product groups.

[6] Organizing high-impact events that are part of the year-round program.

The themes in which interns can execute their internship are:  

[1] Climate.

[2] Health.

[3] Nutrition.

[4] Living & Working.

[5] Security.

[6] Education.

[7] Mobility.

[8] Finance.

The Accenture Internship will offer to candidates:

[1]An experience within a large international consultancy firm; in which the interns can build a broad network consisting of Accenture's employees, partners, and clients.

[2]  A work environment with a focus on the intern's personal development, in which tehy will receive a lot of responsibility.

[3] The opportunity to be part of a young and vivid team of ambitious interns and leads.

[4] Partial responsibility for the organization of the Accenture Innovation Awards 2018, in which interns get to know world's best innovative start-ups and companies.

[5] Supervision by a team of experienced consultants and the ability to learn about the project approach of Accenture.

[6] The chance to shadow a consultant during one of their projects and to take a look ‘behind the scenes’ in one of the many industries in which Accenture operates.

[7] The possibility to execute a graduation assignment or thesis, with access to the knowledge and expertise of Accenture.

[8] A fair compensation and a laptop.