Business Development Management Internship - with Small Internship Allowance DirectlyItaly is a startup, and we have developed an online trade show that connects Italian food and drinks suppliers with buyers worldwide. Our platform allows suppliers to customise their stands with their brand colours, whilst allowing buyers to view these products, discuss and close deals via video chat or email. Our mission is to remove the inconvenience and costs of attending traditional trade fairs, and give Italian food products a route to market. As an intern Business Development Manager. You will be working primarily with the leadership team on day to day operations and strategy. The successful candidate must be a commercially aware, motivated and self-starter graduate. The position responsibilities include: - Help with various operational and research projects (this would involve profiling sellers on the platform and targeting appropriate buyers). - Helping to test and check the platform for quality assurance. - Ensuring the CRM is updated and accurate. - Other various projects, including assisting with social media. The candidate will be joining the company at an exciting time of growth. We are looking for the following skills and capabilities: - Ability to take guidance, work without detailed supervision but at the same time be a great team player. - Inquisitive and generating creative ideas. - A problem solving-mindset - Any previous experience in product, website development and or CRM would be an advantage but is not essential. - A preference for proficient excel, word, PowerPoint/Gsuite skills - Fluent Italian would be an advantage but is not essential. - The position is home-based. If this role sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you.