This position is based in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal or Lagos, Nigeria.
The area: PSG&A
At Google, we organize and change around our users and customers. Google’s Africa team embodies that pursuit: We’re devoted to finding relevant solutions that meet our users’ changing needs. In that regard, our Africa team focuses on accessibility, relevance and outreach. We want to make it easier for African users to access information on the internet, deliver content more relevant to African users and build relationships with Africans who are building the internet ecosystem. Our recent efforts in those areas – like Getting African Businesses Online, Gmail SMS and Google Trader – empower Africans to make better use of technology in their daily lives.
The role: Google Africa Intern Program
As an Africa Program Intern, you will support our team’s deployment of new and exciting Google products targeted at African user sand small businesses. Armed with deep knowledge of Google products and user needs, you will conduct market research and undertake various projects aimed at improving our current and future product offerings. Such projects might include user surveys, product testing, outreach to publishers and businesses, or marketing support. You may work with various teams across our product range and should expect a high amount of responsibility, on par with a regular team member. You come to us with a sharp, analytical mind and an entrepreneurial spirit, and you’re eager to join an exuberant, fast-paced environment.
Start date and duration: Internship will run for approximately 14 weeks. Your CV must be submitted in English indicating when you expect to complete your degree (mm/yy) and your availability.
Responsibilities:
- Take full responsibility for projects as assigned and develop smart, integrated, research-based marketing proposals for internal use.
- Research and develop deep knowledge of key markets, and the respective competitive landscape, client products and key business issues.
- Utilise measurement tools to add relevant data to presentations and proposals.
- Contribute to the development of internal and external products.
- Troubleshoot user and small business issues.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Students with a degree in progress. To be eligible, students need to return to full-time education after the internship.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience and ability in common business applications (i.e., Excel and PowerPoint).
- Previous sales support or market research experience or internships preferred
- Superior analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong project management, interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly evolving team environment.
- Fluent in English, as well as the location’s local language.
To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other company location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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