26 April, 2016

Get paid while doing a funded Master’s Degree of your choice

The role of the Intern will be to actively support, promote & develop a spirit of Enterprise & Self-Employment amongst students attending CIT. This will entail the implementation of a range of new initiatives & activities which support this goal.

 

Job Description

The internship is a two year internship reporting to the Industry Liaison Manager & the Rubicon Centre. The Student Enterprise Intern (Intern) will promote, develop and support entrepreneurship at CIT, and will encourage a spirit of entrepreneurship amongst all students based on campus. The Intern will be based between the Rubicon Centre and the Industry Liaison Office and the successful candidate can be from any discipline area. The intern will work 18 hours per week whilst undergoing a master’s degree of choice.

 

Benefits:

• Weekly Wage
• Paid Masters Degree
• Stand out in your C.V.
• Exposure to working in the Rubicon Centre
• Exposure to CIT’s Entrepreneurial Eco-System
• Project Management
• Work as part of an energetic team

 

Sample Activities include:

• Organising competitions that will challenge students in different ways – selling skills, planning a project, leadership skills, etc.
• Holding seminars and business master classes for the students, using successful business people and celebrities from industry. “Warts and All” stories.
• Recruiting students for the institute’s enterprise society (Idea Hub Society) where students can network with like-minded individuals, form collaborations or discuss their business ideas.
• Generate Marketing and Event strategies and budgets.
• Create Brand & liaise with graphic and web designers.
• Exhibit and organise a competition for second level students who visit on the Institute’s Open day.
• Organise seminars bringing in youthful, successful entrepreneurs.

 

Terms and Conditions

The successful candidate will be contracted from the September 2016 until May 2017, subject to 3 monthly reviews. It is envisaged that the Intern will be appointed for a second year from the September 2017 until May 2018 - to facilitate completion of Masters Programme.

 

The role demands a minimum of 18hrs per week, which is paid. The Intern will also be expected to study for either a taught or research Masters Degree from those offered in CIT, fees will be covered by CIT.

 

Funding for this initiative is provided by Cork Institute of Technology.

 

Application Details:

To access the online application form and to find our more information, please click here.

Deadline: Friday, May 27th