Business Development Internship

• Help find and build new business openings in the education and events space.
• Look up possible partners, institutions, clients and community networks.
• Back the team on outreach, follow-ups, presentations and meetings, and help keep relationships warm.
• Work with internal teams on event planning, promotion and getting partnerships delivered.
• Keep clean records of leads, conversations, proposals and follow-ups.
• Pass on what you notice in the market and suggest ways to improve outreach and engagement.

The posting does not name a degree or year of study. It asks for clear spoken and written communication and a professional manner with the people you deal with.

• Some interest in business development, education initiatives, partnerships, sales or event management.
• Able to research prospects, organise what you find, and do what you said you would.
• Comfortable working with others and owning the tasks given to you.
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn.

It is a 3-month, unpaid, full-time internship, and the work is onsite. The listing shows Pune, but the description says the internship is based in Vapi, Gujarat. Be clear on the location before you commit.

• Practise writing a short, polite outreach message. Clear and specific works better than long.
• Learn a little about how schools, institutions and event organisers work, so you can talk about them without sounding generic.
• Build a simple sheet to track leads and follow-ups. Being able to show it says something about how you organise.
• Prepare an example of a time you followed through on something or took ownership of a task.
• Think of one or two ideas to improve how an education event reaches people. The role asks you to contribute ideas.