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Innovation Platform Intern

Posted 27 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 2 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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This is a key role within our Innovation Platform team, working alongside our innovators, partners and wider industry stakeholders.

We’re looking for a team player with strong interpersonal skills and a self-starting proactive attitude to support with scouting and evaluating new and existing innovations as well as supporting the Innovation Manager in their day to day activities.

To apply for this position, you must be eligible to work in the NL / EU and living or willing to relocate to the Netherlands.

Flexibel start date, full time

Key responsibilities:

  • Scout and screen innovators (start-ups) according to Fashion for Good’s established screening framework.
  • Map and update the landscape of innovators (start-ups), to further strengthen our scouting database in the different focus areas.

Supporting Innovation Team

  • Assist Fashion for Good’s Innovation Manager in the creation of the deliverables outlined in the innovator’s roadmap to scale (i.e. technical feasibility, lifecycle assessment, financial analysis: return on investments, impact analysis, project management, etc.)
  • Assist in general Innovation Platform activities (including operations and day to day business activities)
  • Assist in the creation of the due diligence reporting for our corporate partners
  • Hands on support with the organisation of the events (i.e. innovation fest) organised by Fashion for Good.

Skills & Qualifications

The ideal candidate has a relevant track record and combines strong interpersonal skills with a self-starting, proactive attitude.

The following skills/knowledge are essential:

  • Strong knowledge of any of the following - material science, textile engineering, chemistry or biotechnology, business, sustainability, innovation
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • A basic understanding of the supply chain & the fashion industry
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Capacity to work in a demanding and multicultural environment
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills incl. powerpoint
  • A pro-active, enthusiastic, can-do attitude and comfortable dealing with uncertainty

Education

Academic degree preferably within material science, chemistry, mechanical engineering, textile engineering, international business, sustainability or innovation. Please note that all our internships require that you are enrolled in tertiary study for the duration of the internship.

Languages

Excellent English written and verbal communication is a requirement, Dutch is a plus!

Analysts vacancies come up regularly and are generally fulfilled by current interns.

Fashion for Good is the pioneer of collaborative innovation in the fashion industry. Its Innovation Platform connects brands, manufacturers, innovators, and funders to jointly transform the industry and to bring new ideas and technologies from niche to norm.

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Amsterdam
Active in 2 countries
25 employees
30% men - 70% women
Average age is 28 years