Company Description
About us
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.
As an innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists.
We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.
PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.
Job Description
Power Your Curiosity at PA
As an intern, you’ll embark on an exciting journey at PA, whether you’re building on a specialised background or exploring a new field. We encourage you to be bold, embrace curiosity, and seize the valuable opportunities available to you. Join innovative projects and contribute to our mission, all while gaining hands-on experience in the dynamic world of consulting.
Our Interns Make a Difference
Within the Dutch Strategy & Economics team we are looking for an intern who is motivated to support our team in improving our innovation offering. In the highly dynamic environment we operate in, we want to stay ahead of the curve and support our clients with fresh and current insights.
In this internship assignment you’ll work with a team of innovation experts to develop an overview of developments in the field of innovation across industries, generate market intelligence on our clients’ urgent needs and investigate topics that are top of mind for leaders in our focus areas. This work will allow us to start conversations with existing and new clients on the best way we can support them in their ambitions.
Through desk research and internal interviews, you will gain insight into novel approaches in innovation strategy, operation design and transformation. Based on this research, you’ll develop materials for internal and/or external communication on the latest insights. Together with the team, you’ll identify the most relevant markets and develop a plan for client engagement.
A career at PA is what you make of it — so power your curiosity and prepare to make an impact!
About You
We’re looking for students who are: Collaborative and excel in dynamic teams
- Curious and want to broaden their understanding of the world
- Driven to succeed and help others achieve the same
- Open to change and have a growth mindset
- Relationship builders with both clients and peers
- Analytically strong and able to deliver practical results
- Excellent communicators, both written and verbally
- Hungry for new challenges
Qualifications
- Pursuing a master’s degree, with excellent grades and relevant extracurricular activities
- Proficient in both the Dutch and English language
The Offer
- An immersive internship experience for 6 months, with supervision from our industry experts
- The opportunity to collaborate with our team on meaningful projects
- A brand-new office in central Utrecht, with opportunities for flexible / hybrid working
- Mentoring and support by our Early Careers team and a dedicated supervisor
- A competitive internship allowance
Additional Information
Life at PA encompasses our people's experience at PA. It's about how we enrich people's working lives by introducing them to unique individuals and growth opportunities and purpose-led meaningful work.
We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, we embrace that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.
Find out more about Life at PA here.
We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people.
We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on sanna.austrell@paconsulting.com
