Strategic Planning Intern

Innostratalyst; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 167,000 - 279,000; Part time

Job summary

Innostratalyst seeks a Strategic Planning Intern in Mumbai to support the team with research, briefings, and reports, helping shape the company’s strategic plan.

You will assist with administrative tasks, calendar management, and travel arrangements while gaining exposure to senior management and client-facing projects in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Pursuing IT/CS or MBA with at least one year completed.
• Minimum 7 GPA.
• Proficient in MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the strategic planning team with research and analysis.
• Prepare briefings and reports to aid the strategic plan.
• Assist with calendar management and travel arrangements.
• Help with event planning and project meetings.
• Contribute to competitive and market analyses.

Skills

Strong communication

Research skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

IT / CS or MBA (one year completed)

Tools

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

March 13, 2023 Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai Intern

Overview

Innostratalyst is a strategy and innovation advisory firm that solves complex challenges while enhancing the ecosystem for Family Businesses, Start-Ups, and Small to Mid-Size companies.

Innostratalyst believes in redefining strategy with alignment and collaboration. That’s why we use an interdisciplinary approach and take into account factors like economics, technology, and business strategy. This ensures our clients get transformative ideas for turning their company around and achieving success.

Internship Details:

Our internships are designed as opportunities for senior year college students or recent post graduates to gain valuable experience and training that will position them for future.

This is a paid internship. This role will not be benefits-eligible during the duration of the internship.

We are highly selective on who joins our internship program as we aim to fully integrate them into our organization and look to them as the future leaders.

Duration:

3 or 6 months at 20 hours/week. May adjust timeline and hours based on the intern’s availability and organisation needs (Exemplar 3 or 5 working days per week).

Your Role

The Strategic Planning Intern is responsible for supporting the strategic planning team in all aspects of its work, with a focus on research. This includes conducting and synthesizing research, preparing briefings and reports, and supporting the completion of strategic plans.

The intern is also responsible for assisting with various administrative tasks, including managing the team’s calendar and travel arrangements.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct research related to the company’s business strategy, competitors, and markets
• Track and summarize secondary research (competitive, category and cultural trends) and share learnings and perspectives
• Prepare written reports and presentations on findings to support development of the company’s strategic plan. Support preparation of presentations to senior management on progress against plan.
• Perform SWOT & GAP Analysis assessments (including gather client & competitors background &information) through Diagnostics Tools usage
• Gather data on company performance metrics, identify trends, and provide recommendations on future strategic planning initiatives
• Assist with administrative tasks related to strategic planning initiatives and meetings
• Assist with event planning related work
• Perform Survey Assessments including Consolidation on Strategy Diagnostics.
• Inform the creation of profiles of the habits, priorities, attitudes and tendencies of target consumers
• Attend Project and Team Meetings, including performing other projects and tasks as assigned.
• Create detailed competitive analysis comparisons from multiple sources
• Build in depth customer journeys and audiences’ segmentation for clients
• Provide support and guidance to the strategy team to maximize research capabilities

Essential Qualifications

• Active pursuit of Information Technology, Computer Science or related MBA degree with at least one year completed
• Minimum 7 GPA
• Mandatory computer skills: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel
• Strong listening and communication skills, both orally and written, with the ability to express ideas clearly and concisely
• Passionate about learning new technologies and applying them in your daily job
• Ability to connect technology with measurable business value
• Resourceful, entrepreneurial, and comfortable dealing with ambiguity

Position:

Part Time

Work Mode:

Hybrid