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For students interested in development cooperation
As a globally operating development organisation, we conduct projects in many different cooperation countries. As an intern at our Bonn headquarters, you will gain a comprehensive view of our demanding business activities as well as of our mode of operation.
Your internship at sequa should last a minimum of two months and a maximum of three months. At the start of the internship you should be at least in your fifth semester. We expect very good spoken and written German and English skills (language level: at least C1) and would be glad about any additional foreign language skills.
Your tasks will range from collaboration in project applications and reporting for various clients to research on economic data and issues of development policy to attending to foreign delegations.
We pay a monthly internship salary of 603 EUR. Your internship comprises 39 hours per week.
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Internship in the Tourism Industry (m/f/d)
Location: Berlin
Scope: Fulltime
Start dates: Each 1 January and 1 September, Contract duration: 3 months
Project: Import Promotion Desk
Applications are welcome at any time
Testimonials
Holding a 30-page reader I had compiled myself as a business trip preparation for the managing director was one of my many successes during my internship at sequa. It showed me that as an intern here, you have the opportunity to make a truly visible and useful contribution. The decision to move from Lüneburg to Bonn for these three months and thus complement my international business studies in a practical way definitely paid off.
My time at sequa was marked by a variety of challenging tasks: I was able to help coordinate, design, and ultimately accompany a study tour in Berlin and Munich, assist in the preparation of project proposals for GIZ and EU projects, and support the planning and coordination of a two-day project management training course and participate in it.
This was made possible by the great team that involved and encouraged me from the very beginning. The collegial atmosphere and willingness to share knowledge create a learning environment in which you can quickly develop and make your first valuable contacts in development cooperation.
For me, the internship confirmed that I would like to continue pursuing a career in international cooperation. If you don't want to make coffee, but would rather experience and help shape project work from application to reporting, sequa is the right place for you.
My name is Svenja and I was able to get to know and support the management of programmes and projects at sequa gGmbH during a voluntary internship.
From the first day of my three-month internship, I was involved in projects and tasks and got to know the everyday tasks, but also challenges of project managers in internal meetings, which were conducted via tools such as Teams and Zoom due to the pandemic. In personal meetings, there was always time to ask questions and to get more deeply acquainted with individual topics of development cooperation or the cooperation between sequa, donors and project partners.
My tasks were very diverse and exciting, as my colleagues involved me in very different projects. For example, I contributed to the preparation of annual reports, compared target indicators of projects with monitoring evidence and collected, evaluated and adapted suitable references for applications for new projects for the specific case. I accompanied the preparations of a virtual intensive training in Asia, took care of the social media presence of mobility programmes and searched for experts for short-term assignments and accompanied the further recruitment process.
For me, the internship was a great enrichment and a valuable, very practical addition to my studies. I was able to learn a lot through the collegial working atmosphere.
Working at sequa
Fair, social and flexible
Our full-time work week consists of 39 working hours. Part-time employment can be arranged individually, depending on personal circumstances. We do not use time recording systems. All our employees operate on the basis of a “working time on trust” model. The works council represents the interests of our staff. The management and the works council can negotiate works agreements that stipulate identical regulations for all employees. Current works agreements regulate such issues as working hours, partial retirement, information and telecommunication systems, VDU work, one-time payments, further training, feedback interviews, job ticket, salaries.
Strong together
“We achieve our successes together” – this is the guiding principle we have enshrined in sequa’s corporate strategy. Because effective collaboration is our top priority at sequa, we foster a strong team spirit across the entire workforce through regular team-building activities.
Every three years, the works council and management conduct an employee survey to ensure a high level of staff satisfaction. We communicate the results openly to all staff members. We incorporate suggestions and feedback into our ongoing processes.
Our working structure is characterised by specialised teams. Team leaders manage communication with the client. As a rule, each employee belongs to at least two teams. This approach promotes the exchange of knowledge within the company, ensures a greater variety of tasks and makes our employees versatile.
Promoting Development
For all new staff members we organize a thourough induction phase and provide them with a mentor for their first steps in the company. The discussion of individual qualification requirements is an important element of the regular feedback interviews with the line manager.
We cover the costs for further training either in whole or in part, depending on the individual case. The balance on a personal further training account, that is stocked up annually, can be used to finance individual training measures.
sequa worldwide
sequa operates globally. We expect our staff to be willing to go on business trips regularly both in Germany and abroad.
We trust our employees and give them a high degree of personal responsibility.
As a member of the sequa team you will gain a lot of valuable experience in exciting projects worldwide in which you can take an active part.