International Graduate Programme 2012-2014
Graduate Position – Mumbai , India.
Enterprise Ireland works in partnership with client companies to help them
become world-class players and build a sustainable competitive advantage in the
global marketplace, leading to significant growth in exports. Our
International Graduate Programme is a two year programme which gives
graduates the opportunity to work with us in our overseas network to achieving
this. We are currently recruiting for our Mumbai office.
As a participant in the Enterprise Ireland International Graduate Programme, you
will be part of Enterprise Ireland's International Sales and Partnering team,
delivering marketplace services to indigenous Irish companies from all sectors
and industries - e.g. Food, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Engineering, Electronics
and Cleantech, Construction, Engineering, Print & Packaging, Consumer Retail,
Software and Internationally Traded Services.
As part of the induction process, your initial three weeks with Enterprise Ireland
will be spent in Dublin on an Induction and Development Programme. During this
time, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the organisation and how
we work. You will meet colleagues from both home and overseas and you will
commence the skills training for the two-year programme. In addition, you will
attend International Markets Week in Dublin, where you will attend buyer
meetings with colleagues from the overseas office.
When you first join your overseas team, you will work with experienced
marketing professionals, initially on market research projects. As you develop in
the role and gain more confidence, you will be given responsibility for your own
research projects and your work will include, for example, identifying key
potential customers, agents and market partners for Irish clients. You will
organise buyer visits to Ireland and visits by Irish clients to your market and be
involved in managing events such as trade fairs and exhibitions.
Day to Day Activities in the Overseas Office include:
• Market sector research for EI and EI Client Companies.
• Events: Organising trade fairs, buyer missions and Governmental visits.
• Networking for EI Client Companies: Cold Calling or pre sales support.
• Attendance at Business Development Meetings with Market Advisor or
supporting EI clients at meetings.
• Advising or consulting EI Clients on strategies or tactics on markets /
sectors.
• General Office Duties: financial / admin / diary / document management
etc.
Competencies for the Role
The functional and behavioural competencies which we believe are essential to
success in this role are outlined below. Candidates will have to demonstrate their
competence in these areas.
Functional Competencies - Key Skills & Knowledge
• Business Degree or Masters (minimum 2.1)
• Qualification in ICT desirable
• Language fluency in English and Hindi essential
• Understanding of international business environment
• Understanding of business development cycle including sales and
marketing
• Excellent organizational skills
• Good understanding of the role of state agencies in the development of
indigenous industry
• Has an overview of industry policy in Ireland.
Behavioural Competencies - Enables of Success
• Resilience – remains positive, stable and confident in difficult situations.
Depersonalises stress and deploys appropriate coping strategies. Recovers
quickly from setbacks.
• Initiative & Achievement – Acts on own initiative, makes things happen
and accepts responsibility for the results.
• Organisational Skills – Organises self to reach objectives. Executes
plans with commitment and determination; achieves high quality results.
Adheres to the rules or guidelines.
• Teamwork - co-operates with colleagues, shares information and
respects the opinions and values of team members.
• Relationship Building – Builds a useful network of contacts and
relationships and utilizes it to achieve objectives.
• Communicating with Impact - communicates in a manner that will
persuade, convince and influence others, both internally and externally, in
order to motivate, inspire or encourage them to follow a particular course
of action.
• Networking – establishes and maintains mutually beneficial relationships
with colleagues and other networks for the purpose of sharing information.
Application & Selection Process:
Please send your C.V. to HRConnect@enterprise-ireland.com no later than
close of business on Wednesday 20th June 2012.
The selection process may include shortlisting of candidates. The selection
criteria will be based on the requirements of the position. It is therefore
important that you provide a detailed and accurate account of where you
believe your skills and experience meet the requirements of the position. This
should be contained in a short (i.e. no more than 2 pages) cover
letter/personal statement, accompanying your application.
N.B. All correspondence will be acknowledged in writing by the HR Department
within 3 working days. Applicants who do not receive an acknowledgement
within 3 working days should contact HR immediately.
Enterprise Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
