Undergraduate - International Food and Drink

Scottish Enterprise

Apr 11, 2024

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Hospitality & Retail
£24.6K
Aberdeen, +2

Requirements

A real interest in international trade is a must, as are curiosity and a talent for innovative thinking. Naturally, you’ll have a genuine love of food and drink, coupled with a determination to promote Scottish products to the world. We also expect you to come equipped with:
Excellent spoken and written communication skills
An ability to deal confidently and professionally with a diverse range of colleagues and businesses
A flexible, adaptable approach to different working environments
A creative flair to collate and present information to a high standard
Willingness to travel when needed to other Scottish Enterprise offices or client locations
Sound working knowledge of Microsoft 365 and online content creation/management tools

Responsibilities

As part of Consumer Industries, which sits within Scottish Development International’s trade team, you’ll work closely with our colleagues across the globe, as well as with our ambitious food and drink exporters. You’ll get to know some of Scotland’s best food and drink exporters as you work with the team to develop compelling and attractive propositions that showcase what Scotland has to offer.
To do this effectively, you will:
Get feedback from our global team on any gaps in our current proposition materials
Develop a content plan using story maps to promote Scottish companies globally
Work with colleagues in Scotland to understand the company base and key Scottish brands
Meet with Scottish food and drink companies and our trade team to develop messaging and create propositions

Scottish Enterprise

Putting businesses at the heart of everything we do, our focus is on innovation, investment and international.

Government

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

1991

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

We are Scotland’s main economic development agency and a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. We support businesses to innovate and scale to transform Scotland’s economy, by focussing on the most transformative economic opportunities where we can make the biggest difference: ➡️ Creating an internationally competitive energy transition industry in Scotland. ➡️ Scaling the impact of Scotland’s innovation strengths into high-growth industries of the future. ➡️ Driving capital investment to deliver a step-change in Scotland’s productivity.