Market Research and Competitor Analysis Internship - Electrical Services
Company
Electrical Services and compliance company.
Description
This electrical services company works with housing associations, hotel chains, and local manufacturers providing full electrical services and compliance support. They are looking to expand their services into electrical vehicle charging and cloud based compliance tools.
Sectors
Opportunity
Could be great opportunity for business studies or engineering student interested in market research. Student interested in B2B marketing.
This is a great opportunity to practice your written English skills and gain active, hands-on experience researching potential markets for product and services, government and private funding, new & emerging technologies.
Your manager
The internship involves working directly with the Managing Director. Paul has run the business for the last 7 years and before this was an experienced project manager and engineer.
TASKS
For interns interested in developing research strategies there is an opportunity to carry out competitor research, provide recommendations and present these the Managing Director.
Market research
To discover potential for 3 new offerings
This will include
Competitor analysis
Analysis on existing providers of the 3 offerings above
Exact tasks will be tailored to the intern’s abilities and interests. The learning outcomes for the intern will be closely monitored. After initial training and on the platforms used I would monitor their performance each week and give additional support where required to boost confidence and knowledge in whatever areas are needed.
Skills required
Start date
ASAP
Duration
2+ months
Hours
10 or more hours per week
Communication
Email & catch up meeting via Zoom or Google Hangouts
Opportunities to active English skills
Preferred contact methods
Skills developed
Experience of a range of tools including:
Soft skills including:
Provided on successful completion of internship
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Company
Electrical Services and compliance company.
Description
This electrical services company works with housing associations, hotel chains, and local manufacturers providing full electrical services and compliance support. They are looking to expand their services into electrical vehicle charging and cloud based compliance tools.
Sectors
- Market Research and Competitor Analysis
- Electrical services and compliance
- Electric car charging
- Engineering
Opportunity
Could be great opportunity for business studies or engineering student interested in market research. Student interested in B2B marketing.
This is a great opportunity to practice your written English skills and gain active, hands-on experience researching potential markets for product and services, government and private funding, new & emerging technologies.
Your manager
The internship involves working directly with the Managing Director. Paul has run the business for the last 7 years and before this was an experienced project manager and engineer.
TASKS
For interns interested in developing research strategies there is an opportunity to carry out competitor research, provide recommendations and present these the Managing Director.
Market research
To discover potential for 3 new offerings
- Electric Vehicle Charging point installation (Commercial scale: e.g office and supermarket carparks, manufacturer/network partnerships).
- Non – Invasive electrical testing: manufacturers, hotels, social housing compliance. Don’t need to turn off main power for 24/7 plants) using infrared thermal imaging, ultrasound – preventative maintenance of equipment. Requires investment in training and equipment.
- Cloud based app to manage compliance works and reporting. Legal compliance and audit trail are legal requirements. Paperwork needs to be in place. Put portal in place to store client certificates and send reminders for compliance work and requirements.
This will include
- Research on available government and private funding – what’s available and how do we access (EV Charging & App)
- Potential clients
- Defining any issues/roadblocks for these potential clients
- Potential partnerships with manufacturers
Competitor analysis
Analysis on existing providers of the 3 offerings above
- Local and national companies providing EV charging and their existing & target markets
- Local and national companies non-invasive electrical testing and their existing clients/markets
- Existing compliance app/portals, their providers & clients
Exact tasks will be tailored to the intern’s abilities and interests. The learning outcomes for the intern will be closely monitored. After initial training and on the platforms used I would monitor their performance each week and give additional support where required to boost confidence and knowledge in whatever areas are needed.
Skills required
- Analytical mind, research skills
- Competent IT skills
- Good English Skills (High B2 +)
- Be confident in writing and presenting reports
Start date
ASAP
Duration
2+ months
Hours
10 or more hours per week
Communication
Email & catch up meeting via Zoom or Google Hangouts
Opportunities to active English skills
- Writing in English for the reports
- Writing emails
- Spoken communication during weekly catch up meetings
- Comprehension skills through online research and reading
Preferred contact methods
- Emails
- Zoom/Google Hangouts
- Google Drive
Skills developed
Experience of a range of tools including:
Soft skills including:
- Time management
- Report writing/presentation
- Writing business emails
Provided on successful completion of internship
- Reference letter on Company Headed paper
- LinkedIn Recommendation
- Certificate (Professionals UK)
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