Research and Data Entry Intern (mid-May start)

Contract: Full-time internship (37.5 hours per week), opportunity spanning from mid-May to late August

Pay rate: £13.50 per hour

Are you a bright graduate about to take that important first step in your career? And are you looking for an opportunity in which you can build your skillset, contribute to key projects for the business, and gain experience in the publishing industry? Or perhaps you are a current student who is seeking summer work.

Please note this is NOT a software developer position, there is no coding involved in this role.

Oxford-based publishing company Global Water Intelligence (GWI) is looking for paid interns to join us over the summer to help collect, process, and publish data for two key projects: the Desalination and Reuse Handbook and the Tariff Survey .

GWI specialises in publishing high-level business intelligence for the water industry, and our clients and partners include McKinsey, WaterAid and the European Commission.

As an intern working on our key annual projects, you’ll gain experience in online publishing and hone your skills in data entry, clerical work, and research. You will also have the opportunity to learn about the wider world of publishing and the water industry while making an important contribution towards the development of high-value publications which have international visibility.

With the support and mentorship of your manager, interns will gain first-hand experience in primary data collection and data input, on either one of these projects:

• For the Desalination and Reuse Handbook , you’ll collect references from water companies around the world, through both email correspondence and telephone calls.
• For the Tariff Survey , you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate within your team to collect water tariff data from water utilities, utilising desktop research, email correspondence and telephone calls.

You don’t need previous experience of the international water industry to apply: if you think you have the skills below, we’ll teach you everything you need to know!

Required:

• A confident telephone manner.
• Committed, persistent and pro-active approach to work.
• Great attention to detail.
• A basic grasp of Microsoft Excel.
• Comfort in adapting to new software and applications.

Desirable:

• An interest in water issues and/or business.
• An interest in data collection and research.
• Applicants with a particular interest in design and production should indicate this in their cover letter, as there is the opportunity for an intern to work with our production team towards the latter stages of the Handbook. If you are interested in this option, basic experience with production software such as Adobe InDesign and Illustrator would be desirable.

Applicants should be available to work from mid-May to late August, on a full-time basis. Both graduates seeking short-term work and current students seeking summer work are encouraged to apply.

About Global Water Intelligence:

Global Water Intelligence (GWI) is an ambitious company with offices in Oxford and Shanghai. We publish market-leading intelligence, databases, and reports on the international water industry. We also run a series of successful events that are attended by delegates at the highest and most expert level of their profession.

To apply:

Please submit a CV and a covering letter explaining in fewer than 200 words why you are applying for the job and what you think you can contribute to us that would make a real difference.

Please note that interns that work to a high standard have in the past been invited to take up full-time positions with us.

We will discard the applications which do not come with covering letters.

We encourage you to apply early, as we may close the vacancy if we receive sufficient applications.