Project and Event Management Intern - (Dutch speaking)

  • Intern

Company Description

BlaBlaCar is the global leader in long-distance ridesharing. We are an innovative and fast-growing company aiming at building a unique community of members to transform the way people travel! 

For more information about us, please visit www.blablacar.com/dreamjobs 

Job Description

Why you would want to join us: 

BlaBlaAcademy is our international summer internship program. If you are one of the lucky selected candidates, you’ll have the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience, develop your communication and event-management skills, and work with an incredible group of international teammates. This internship will be a challenging as well as rewarding and fun experience.

What you will directly contribute to :

  • organising, planning, executing and animating several BlaBlaTimes (meet-ups with our community) across the country. This will include: inviting our members, securing a venue, planning fun and engaging animations and managing all of the logistics.
  • joining us on our Festival Tour. BlaBlaCar is the official ridesharing partner of multiple festivals, meaning we will be present at these events to promote ridesharing and Priority Parking for our members. This is a huge operation which will allow you to take the lead on exciting projects.
  • participating in the organisation of other events for our community


Qualifications

What you will need to be successful: 

  • Experience organising events that are fun, exciting and innovative
  • Fluent in Dutch + English
  • Passionate about ridesharing
  • Outgoing, energetic, creative, resourceful, and able to animate groups
  • Multi-tasker, self-motivated, ability to work well alone and with others
  • Able to be flexible, adaptable and work longer hours as necessary
  • Excellent verbal and writing skills
  • Adobe photoshop or Gimp skills are a plus
  • Photography and videography skills are a plus
  • Driving license mandatory and driving experience (you are comfortable driving within cities and on highways)


Additional Information

A few practical details about the role:

Start: June 2016
Location: Amsterdam
Length: 3 - 6 months internship 
Contract provided. € 600

What we offer all of our interns: 
  • A start-up spirit that fosters agility, teamwork and impact
  • An inspiring working environment including state-of-the-art office spaces
  • Free ridesharing to experience our value “Think it. Build it. Use it.”
  • Weekly BlaBlaTalks, global updates from the HQ this is when we learn from each other 
  • Professional references provided after successful completion of the internship
  • and many more to check out on BlaBlaCar.com/dreamjobs

What is next:

If you are ready to join our exciting journey, please apply below without forgetting to upload your resume in English (PDF format), don't forget to answer our questions in English as well. Kindly note that only complete applications will be reviewed by our hiring team and that all your information will be kept confidential.
You can expect us to review your application within the following 2 weeks. If your application fits our requirements, we will invite you to a Skype or phone interview. This step is followed by a case + face to face interview.

What we offer all of our BlaBlaAcademy interns:
  • A start-up spirit that fosters agility, teamwork and impact
  • Opportunity to travel and attend some of the world’s biggest festivals 
  • Work on exciting community projects, take ownership of event planning, and acquire new skills
  • Free trips on BlaBlaCar, to anywhere you want, anytime, for the duration of your internship!
  • Professional references provided after successful completion of the internship
  • and many more to check out on BlaBlaCar.com/dreamjobs

What is next
If you are ready to join our exciting journey, please apply below without forgetting to upload your resume in English (PDF format), your video nor to answer our questions in English as well. Kindly note that only complete applications will be reviewed by our hiring team and that all your information will be kept confidential.
You can expect us to review your application within the following 4 weeks. If your application fits our requirements, we will invite you to a Skype or phone interview. This step is followed by two face to face interviews.


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