Data Collection and Management Intern (May start)

Location: Oxford OX1 1XX, UK (remote/hybrid working available)
Contract: full-time (37.5 hours per week), internship, second-half of May to late August
Salary: £10.50 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.

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 the Desalination and Reuse Handbook or the Tariff Survey, you’ll gain experience in online publishing and hone your skills in data management, 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. If you work on the Desalination and Reuse Handbook, you’ll join a team to collect references from water companies around the world, through both email correspondence and telephone calls. In working on 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. During the interview, our hiring managers will introduce you to the projects in more detail and take into account your preferences when making offers.

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 data management
• Applicants with a particular interest in 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 late May to late August. 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, Austin (Texas) and Shanghai. We publish market-leading magazines, 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 to recruitment@globalwaterintel.com 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.

The closing date for applications is 7 April 2023. 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.