Closing Date: Monday, 6th January at 12 noon GMT
Please be aware that to qualify for our Internship Placement, students must be actively pursuing an undergraduate degree (all disciplines) and returning to their studies after the 12 month placement concludes.

About Us
At Tourism Ireland, we market the island of Ireland overseas. We take pride in connecting millions of visitors each year to all the island has to offer. Tourism is an industry supporting over 300,000 jobs across the island of Ireland and it thereby contributes meaningfully to economies and communities. We partner with sister agencies, airlines, ferry companies, accommodation providers, visitor attractions and others to grow the value of tourism, and to provide visitors with an inspiring and unique experience. Set up under the auspices of the Good Friday Agreement, Tourism Ireland plays an important role as a North South body for a key industry on the island of Ireland, serving both Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Role
The Global Internship Programme is an exciting opportunity to get first-hand experience in a world-class marketing organisation. As part of our programme, you will be an active member of a professional and dynamic team in one of eleven locations. You will receive on-the-job learning and guided mentoring from our highly experienced teams while having access to global markets, exclusive trade events, interdisciplinary networks and most importantly, career building opportunities. We believe in fostering the next generation of talent so no matter which team you become part of you will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of our world-class marketing programmes, promoting the island of Ireland.

Note: This placement may involve some travel and work outside normal business hours.

Key Results Area

• Support the Publicity Executive on the rollout of publicity plans across Belgium & the Netherlands.
• Coordinate press and influencer trips in close cooperation with our sister agencies Failte Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland.
• Assist with the content creation for the publicity communications.
• Public Relations (PR) reporting, clippings and media monitoring collation as required.
• Support the Trade Executive with the rollout of the trade communications and B2B (Business to Business) sales activities, trade familiarisation trips and attend various trade events or workshops.
• Support with general administrative duties including monthly finance and general office management.
• Represent Tourism Ireland at various industry, press and corporate events.
• Ensure adherence to the company’s GDPR Compliance policies and procedures in respect of your area of work
Such other duties as the company may from time to time reasonably require.

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  The Person
  Essential
  
  
  • Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree (all disciplines will be considered).
  • Must be returning to complete studies after the completion of the placement.
  • The legal right to live and work on the island of Ireland for the full duration of the programme.
  • Fluent English, both oral and written, is required.
  • Proficient in MS Office.
  • These challenging roles require confident individuals who are:
  • Professional and highly motivated
  • Team-focused
  • Proactive and have the desire to develop and learn
  • Open-minded and creative
  
  All employees/candidates are expected to be able to show evidence of demonstrating Tourism Ireland’s values in practice.
  
  
  • Respect
  • Collaboration
  • Ownership
  • Creativity
  
  Desirable
  
  
  • Knowledge of the island of Ireland and its tourism product.
  
  Benefits of Tourism Ireland's Global Intern Programme:
  
  
  • Opportunity for personal and professional growth.
  • Exposure to a dynamic global marketing organisation and the wider Tourism Industry.
  • Paid placement.
  • Paid annual leave.
  • Paid business expenses.
  • Laptop provided for professional use for the duration of Internship.
  • Onsite offices and hybrid working.
  • Wellness support services.
  • Cost of return flights if placed in an overseas market.
  • Cost of temporary accommodation (2-3 weeks) upon arrival to overseas market.
  
  Tourism Ireland is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly support diversity in the workforce. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process and work environment. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodation needed to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process. Any information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.