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Foreign Direct Investment-Business Development Summer 2021 Intern

Foreign Direct Investment - Business Development Assistant

POSITION:
Provence Promotion, the foreign direct investment agency (FDI) of southern France (Provence) & the #2 city in France (Marseille) is looking for 2 interns for a duration that won’t exceed 3 months (renewable contract).

Native anglophone, the capability to understand read and write in French will be a plus.

Skills in marketing, communication and international sales are expected and will be the key pillars of the daily work expected by our agency.

Position : Full time
Start Date: TBD
End Date: TBD

INTERNSHIP GOAL:
Be a productive resource for the FDI business development Team sales team and the marketing/communication department to produce “business proposals”.

Contribute to increase the visibility of the Technological and Industrial Provence in France, Europe and overseas.

Facilitate and set-up the b to b meeting campaigns for the sales team thru trade missions or tech events located all around the globe (no travels are required).

Contribute to track emerging and booming start-ups and SMEs in NA, EMEA and ASIA and update key and strategic data bases of the FDI agency.

TASK AND DUTIES :
> Update the Fast 500 high-tech list targeted by Provence Promotion; work must be done for the following areas NA EMEA ASIA (1,500 companies to review).

> Assist the Inward investments managers by managing pre-sales campaigns on targeted markets, events and geographical key areas selected by Provence Promotion.

·      Targeted emailing campaigns + cold contacts thru LinkedIn.
·      Calling Campaign (only in English) to set-up 1st contact B to B meetings

> Assist the “FDI Business development Team” when they welcome foreign direct investors, contributions are expected, with the help of the “Business coordinators”, to set-up local business introduction agendas.

> Provide support and assistance to the communication department by translating (French to English) newsletters, flyers, web news, press releases and economic reports weekly written by Team Côte d’Azur all along the year.

SKILLS EXPECTED:

Autonomy, Tenacity and Perseverance, English speaking, French (is a plus), Business development capabilities, Writing skills.