Job Description

Company Description

Jump start your career with Gopher, a New Zealand based internet company that expanded into Australia and Indonesia this year, and is now looking into growing in other South-East Asian markets. In 2010 Gopher was ranked the 2nd fastest growing technology company in New Zealand and 20th in the entire Asia Pacific region by Deloitte (Deloitte Technology Fast 500 2010).


Project Background

Participating in Gopher South-East Asian Market Expansion Project, you will gain cutting-edge and real-life start-up experience in your home country with a high-growth internet company from New Zealand.

South-East Asia is one of the world’s fastest growing internet markets and Gopher is one of the pioneers in targeting Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. We have started our volunteer recruitment for South-East Asian Market Expansion Project in New Zealand earlier this month and are extending our recruitment to high-calibre individuals currently based in South-East Asia.


Job Description

The Gopher South-East Asian Market Expansion Project is designed for undergraduate or postgraduate students who are within one year of graduation. This project offers high calibre students an excellent opportunity to do challenging work and build valuable specialised experience in their home countries while gaining international exposure.

As a participant, you will experience:
• An opportunity to jump start your career with a fast growing pioneer in the internet advertising industry, with exposure to cutting-edge developments in Search, Mobile and Social Media
• Build on your academic experience and skills with challenging real-world work experience
• Work with a diverse group of talented individuals with a variety of educational backgrounds on a project that significantly impacts Gopher’s business and its growth
• Be a part of a highly multicultural team and meet similar minded individuals

Job Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities
• Be responsible for the market research and proposition development of the assigned country (or cross-country functional area such as Marketing/Finance/Product Development) and think outside the box to conceive and test strategies
• Develop launch strategy and make recommendations based on market reports, trends and local information
• Collaborate with the other country & functional specialist(s) based in New Zealand to form and refine recommendations and collaborate with the other South-East Asia in-country specialists
• Develop the ability to discover the potential and hidden obstacles of the assigned market or portfolio
• Collaborate with Gopher’s in-country investment bankers, lawyers and other service providers on identifying and developing strategic partnerships and joint ventures
• Accurately prepare written business correspondence/reports that are coherent, grammatically correct, effective and professional
• Seek input from supervisors and in collaborating with other team members
• Learn to use analytics to inform smart decisions
• Network with key stakeholders and major internet and media companies
• Conduct competitor intelligence and help define competitive strategy for country

Expected Qualifications

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s (final year before graduation ) or Master’s degree, preferably in Business/Commerce or Engineering
• Fluent level in the local language(s) with a good command of English
• Residing in the assigned country market and having local knowledge
• Specialised in or passionate about Marketing, Mobile, International Business, Social Media, and/or Software Engineering

Key Attributes
• Proactive, entrepreneurial
• Confident, very articulate
• Self Starter capable of learning without constant assistance
• High level of passion and drive
• High achiever comfortable setting challenging goals and meeting them through continuous learning
• Critical thinking supported by great analytical skills
• Ability to communicate clearly, effectively and concisely across regional, functional, and cultural boundaries
• Exceptional collaboration skills
• Strong organisational and presentation skills

Other Benefits

We believe this opportunity will provide the interns hands-on experience to apply their academic knowledge in a real-world scenario and also be a part of a fast-growing digital media company that is helping to shape the internet advertising industry in Asia. In the past we have transitioned a significant proportion of interns into full-time salaried employees upon graduation, and have for instance rotated interns between New Zealand and Indonesia.

Working Environment

Company:
Gopher Ltd (View company profile)

Location:
Working from the assigned country, with regular virtual meetings required

Internship Type:
Part-time/Full-time volunteer internship (Unpaid)

Duration:
9-12 weeks (Starting ASAP)

Additional Remarks

Application Procedures

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