RAA
2021/2022 Innovation Summer Intern (Dec 2021)
Adelaide
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 50,000 max
- 1 vacancies
- Apply by 12 Sep 2021
- Start date 5 Dec 2021
About RAA:
As one of the state’s largest and most iconic organisations, we’re proud to make things better for members and better for our community. More than 750,000 members choose us to deliver peace of mind through our trusted range of motor, home and travel products and services. We’re also one of the state’s largest employers (and growing!), with more than 1000 employees working collectively with the common goal to keep our members moving.
About the role:
Our Summer Internship Program was recognised as a Top 40 Australian Intern Program in 2021 from the AAGE! The program provides university students with the opportunity to undertake a paid, eight-week internship at RAA over the summer holidays. This program supports budding professionals with valuable industry experience and the opportunity to see our values and culture firsthand.
As the Innovation Summer Intern, you will work with the Business Innovation team to prepare RAA for the future – assessing new opportunities in the areas of motor, home and travel. Over the eight-week internship, you will work with the other interns and your team to develop your professional skills, business acumen and gain insight into a rewarding career at RAA. As a top performer, you may even find a potential pathway to employment!
You must be currently in your final year or penultimate year of study with a minimum credit average, have Australian working rights, and be available for the full duration of the internship in Adelaide, 6 December 2021 - 17 December 2021 and 10 January 2022 - 18 February 2022.
Responsibilities:
- Assist RAA’s Business Innovation team with projects, event coordination and investment pitch development;
- Provide support for the generation and implementation of innovation ideas;
- Support the development of business cases and business model exploration;
- Conduct research for scenario planning for RAA’s future strategy;
- Complete a group project with the other interns and present this on your final day.
What you need:
At RAA we hire on cultural fit first and technical fit second! However, to be successful in the role you will need to have:
- Currently studying a relevant University degree (e.g. Innovation, Entrepreneurship or similar), due to complete in 2021 or 2022;
- A creative, inquisitive and open mind;
- Knowledge of innovation processes and methodology an advantage;
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to adapt to changing demands and priorities;
- Enthusiasm and passion about innovation and making it successful at RAA;
- Strong interpersonal skills with a high level of emotional intelligence;
- Confident and persuasive communication skills, including excellent presentation skills
- High academic achievement (minimum GPA 5.0 or credit average);
- Strong sense of professionalism with the ability to work autonomously and in collaboration with others.
What we offer:
- Training and development, including lunch and learn workshops with the other interns
- Mentoring sessions with a senior employee to help you grow in the right direction
- A ‘ride along’ with an RAA Patrol to see some of what we do in the SA community
- Friendly and inclusive culture, supporting diversity and employee wellbeing
- A competitive salary
- A pathway to potential employment at RAA!
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Work Visa (All Other) +more
- Business & Management +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Assisting the team i am in with campaign briefs, invoicing, meaningful conversations about what is happening in the organisation.
Day-to-day activities are dependent on the rotations we are in at the time, but in most roles I am able to help the team with BAU activities, with lots of opportunities to own projects or tasks.
Depends on the rotation, but I usually get given a big task that goes on for the duration of the rotation, then several other smaller tasks to handle simultaneously.
About the employer
RAA
4.6
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Banking & Financial Services
We're an iconic South Australian organisation whose members are at the heart of everything we do.
Pros and cons of working at RAA
Pros
The company culture and how approachable/friendly everyone is. I always have someone to turn to and have support for in anything that I needed.
RAA is highly invested in developing its younger employees and gives us ample opportunity to engage with learning and development sessions from a variety of topics.
The workplace culture is really great, they really focus on work/life balance and ensure that we work in an approachable, friendly environment.
The culture is great, RAA and the graduate program are pretty flexible in terms of allowing days to work from home, and starting/finishing times can be negotiated with the manager.
Everyone is extremely welcoming and wants you to do your best, so they are always open to providing feedback and support.
Cons
A downside is the graduate salary, for the work we are doing and for our STEM degree backgrounds I do believe it should be higher.
The company structure can be a little frustrating at times as information is difficult to collect.
Lack of direction/unclear employment progression.
There could be a greater commitment to diversity company-wide, especially respecting cultural and orientation diversity.
This year was the first time having a different cohort of different grads who have come from different education backgrounds. Which has made a bit of drift between certain groups of grads.