Internship opportunities
Welcome to our internship program! We are thrilled to offer a variety of opportunities for talented individuals like you to gain valuable experience and contribute to our mission of building, growing, and sustaining a profitable circular ecosystem.
What does it take to create a thriving, profitable circular ecosystem that solves the climate crisis?
This is the question that drives our work every day.
Regardless of whether you are inspired but seeking direction on where to apply your skills to drive impact or if you have a specific area you are passionate about, we want to hear from you. Your unique perspective, creativity, and dedication are essential in shaping a sustainable future.
Explore the different internship tracks below to find the right fit for your skills and interests.
Sai Valimbe
MSc Student (Env Mgt for Business) from Cranfield University, 2022-2023
Interning with CBASS was a huge part of my learning experience while doing my Masters. The perseverance and dedication of those I engaged with were truly inspirational. I even got the unique opportunity to be an exhibitor staff for CBASS at the renowned London Reset Connect trade show. I learned a lot from the team and the businesses community we met. This helped broaden my perspectives in circular economy and sustainability and allowed me improve my soft skills and corporate communication skills greatly.
General internship track
Our general internship track is designed for individuals who are eager to learn, grow, and make a positive impact. This track is open to candidates from diverse backgrounds and skill sets. If you are passionate about solving the climate crisis and creating a liveable world through business and a profitable circular economy ecosystem, we welcome your application.
Description
Open to individuals at all stages of their professional journey, be you a seasoned professional looking to expand your horizons or a student eager to kickstart your career. The general internship track provides the opportunity to immerse yourself in different projects available at the time, collaborate with team members across functions, and gain exposure to a wide range of tasks and responsibilities.
Location
Benefit of the internship
Remotely working, global locations where internet access available
Intern(s) will gain exclusive access to the forefront of thought and action shaping the implementation of a profitable circular economy. Get immersed in global networks, engage with change-makers and latest thinking upfront. Most importantly, interns(s) have the chance to solve problems and directly contribute to defining how circular economy will look like in implementation - from how people access goods and services to how they make a livelihood.
Qualifications
Passion and openness for applying all of your skills, experience and problem solving abilities to build a profitable circular economy ecosystem that solves the climate crisis in the next 7-8 years.
To Apply
Please submit your resume, relevant qualification(s), and why are you applying for this general internship track to talents@circularbass.org
(note: only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted).
Specialised internship tracks
Our specialised internship track is designed for individuals who are seeking a more focused and in-depth learning opportunity around specific functions or areas in our association. Taking a specialised track allows talents to develop specialised skills and knowledge that align closely with your interests and our association's needs. See below for more information about each specialised track.
Location
To Apply
Remotely working, global locations where internet access available
Please submit your resume, relevant qualification(s), and why are you applying for this specialised internship track to talents@circularbass.org
(note: only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted).
1. Marketing and Communications Internship
Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for marketing and communications? This track is designed for talents who love to connect and influence through various means and media. Building a thriving and profitable ecosystem that rapidly replaces the unsustainable linear economy with a sustainable circular economy in 7-8 years needs effective communication to attract, align and continuously engage. Join our team as a Marketing and Communications Intern and help us amplify our message to a wider audience.
Reporting to
Description
Marketing and Communications Department
Intern(s) will directly participate in developing ways for the association to recruit, retain, align and actively engage talents and businesses into our ecosystem. Tasks may involve developing our website blog, email marketing and social media channels, as well as preparing for webinars, events, courses and our annual report, among other support needed by the marketing team.
Intern(s) will also be part of the secretariat supporting the CBASS Taskforce Project on Marketing , Communications and Engagement ecosystem domain. This involves aligning vendors and suppliers in this domain to create solutions for circular businesses to effectively grow their customer and revenue base.
Benefit of the internship
Intern(s) will gain exclusive access to the forefronts of shaping the implementation of a profitable circular economy. See firsthand the challenges faced by circular businesses and the ecosystem. Be part of solving these challenges with marketing and communication. Get immersed in global networks, engage directly with change-makers and leave your mark in redefining the global economy.
Qualifications
Story-telling, social media campaigns, blogging, video editing and streaming, conducting interviews, creating visuals/commuincation materials
2. Administrative Internship
Do you have a keen eye for systems and administrative process? This specialised track is designed for individuals who are interested in honing their administrative skills and gaining hands-on experience in specific areas of association management. Join our team as an Administrative Intern and help our ecosystem systemise and simplify so we can focus on delivering the impact.
Reporting to
Description
Admin and Operations Department
Intern(s) will have the unique opportunity of understand the existing administrative workflows within our association while being empowered to document, streamline, and enhance these processes for greater efficiency and clarity. Interns will work closely with our administrative team to shadow current processes, identify areas for improvement, and propose enhancements that make the tasks more streamlined and easier to follow.
Key function areas include: 1. Membership Management and Onboarding; 2. Event Coordination and Networking; and 3. Back-end support, Communication and Documentation and 4. Revenue distribution processes.
Benefit of the internship
Intern(s) will gain practical, hands-on experience in process optimisation while improving the effectiveness of our business association to grow and run a thriving ecosystem that solves the climate crisis. This places you in the forefronts of shaping the implementation of a profitable circular economy and the chance to make a meaningful impact on our operations and member experience. Get immersed in global networks, engage directly with change-makers and empower change through your work.
Qualifications
Administrative tools like email, Microsoft office, social media. Administrative skills like report writing, systemic filing, accounts and book keeping, contact organising, customer support etcetera.
3. Data and Research Internship
Do you have a knack for numbers, patterns and the ability to translate data into information? Our Data and Research Internship track is perfect for individuals who are proficient in data analysis tools and techniques and who enjoy making sense of data to generate usable information. Join our team as a Data and Research Intern and be in the forefronts of the research needed to grow a profitable circular economy.
Reporting to
Description
Data and Research Department
Intern(s) will have the unique opportunity of working on the forefront research needed to fill in information gaps for circular businesses and the ecosystem. Unlike academic research, intern(s) will be involved with data collection and analysis as well as generating information that is aimed at helping circular businesses and the ecosystem gain unfair advantage over the unsustainable linear economy. The information generated may also be utilised to prepare for closed door discussions with regulators, policy makers, embassies and other trade associations.
Benefit of the internship
Intern(s) will have the unique opportunity of participating and identifying important data and research needed to enable a thriving and profitable circular business ecosystem. See firsthand the challenges circular businesses face and be part of the brain enabling the ecosystem to help overcome these challenges together in a profitable way. Hone your data collection, analysis and interpretation skills with seasoned researchers and be part of those who have the ability to identify research gaps and the right methodology to generate usable information. Get immersed in global networks, engage directly with change-makers and empower change through your work.
Qualifications
Data collection skills, Survey Management, Focus Group Discussions, In-depth interviews, Research methodologies, Data analysis and tools, Problem solving, Data visualisation, Report writing, Presentation skills