Vacancies Intern Project Management Office
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Job Summary
About AkzoNobel
Since 1792 weve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color peoples lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands including Dulux International Sikkens and Interpon is trusted by customers around the globe. Were active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. Its what youd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company thats dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today while creating an even better tomorrow. Lets paint the future together.
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Intern Project Management Office
GBS drives functional excellence by continuously improving and innovating the way we execute our business processes. We are driven by the belief that an excellent service delivery model is essential to business growth.
Our overall objective is to improve the quality of our services reduce costs and give back time to our business so that they can focus more on our customers growing their business and innovation. We do that by improving process cost quality and cycle time with transparency and excellent customer service.
We currently provide Services in the domains of: People (HR) IM Finance GBS Transformation Office Procurement Sourcing and Real Estate & Facility Management.
GBS already has a strong culture of continuous improvement and talent development but to strengthen our capabilities projects will be initiated and executed in various areas on an ongoing basis. Furthermore GBS aligns with any existing functional transformations and we are a strategic partner and synergy driver during mergers and acquisitions.
The scope of the PMO department consists of a couple dozen projects mainly in the Transformation Office HR or Finance space with a total spend of several million. Our team is a mix of senior medium and junior level Program/Transition/Project managers as well as Project Supports. We all enjoy sharing our expertise and passion with others. For that reason and to bring in fresh talent and ideas we would like to have interns in our team. So please read the internship description below and let us know if youre interested.
Maintaining general administration activities of the PMO
Responsible for organizing reoccurring PMO project/transition sessions
Supporting a Project Manager
Contribute to the objective of the project through driving and monitoring progress
Create/ perform/analyze project management overviews (costs quality and time)
Assist with continuous improvement of current project/ transition processes
Handling mailbox and queries
Organizing companywide meetings on project management knowledge sharing
Supporting the task of chasing stakeholders to deliver input
Support with gathering KPIs from the project manager/ transition managers
Support in the preparation of meetings (booking of meeting rooms writing invitation creating a distribution list agendas/actions/minutes etc.)
Translate analysis and data into appealing presentations (develop storylines agendas slides)
Being able to set the right message to stakeholders of all levels
Store and clean up documents in the digital library
The internship is open for 3rd year Bachelor or Master students that are enrolled at a university and for those who want to gain hands on experience in an international environment. We expect you to be available 4-5 days a week to work on projects within our department. Being available 40h is a plus. A background in Business Administration Finance Computer Science or International Relations is preferred.
Excellent written and spoken English
Digital administrative skills
Adaptability to new technologies
Time management skills
Strong communication skills
Energetic and innovative personality
Hands-on mentality and able to manage multiple tasks in parallel
At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when our organization all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age or disability.
Requisition ID:54976
Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
We’ve been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years. As experts in making coatings, there’s a good chance you’re only ever a few meters away from one of our products. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sik ... View more