Microsoft Innovation Center Brussels

Microsoft Innovation Center - Brussels

Title of Position: Marketing Manager Assistant [Internship]

About Microsoft Innovation Center Brussels

The Microsoft Innovation Center Brussels (MIC Brussels) is a state-of-the-art technology facility for collaborating on innovative research, technology or software solutions. There are about 110 Microsoft Innovation Centers worldwide, and already 4 MICs in Belgium. Our activities involve a dynamic combination of government, academic and industry participants. The MIC Brussels is a non-for-profit, private-public partnership between the Brussels Capital Region and Microsoft with a special focus on SaaS and Cloud Technologies. We strive to stimulate innovation, employment and entrepreneurship in the Brussels IT sector. How can you contribute?

We are looking for a Marketing Manager Assistant to support the MIC’s mission in Brussels, under the direction of the Operational Director, in the creation and administration of MIC Brussels regular activities. Your creativity and passion will be integral to pushing Brussels startups and IT companies to high levels of success!

Overall responsibility: To coordinate and support the activities designed to achieve the MIC Brussels goals of creating jobs and helping to create startups in the Brussels region.

Specific Projects:

The MIC Brussels operates under 4 pillars

Networking

• Assist in MIC’s ThursDay monthly networking events, and Roundtables

Learning

• Trainings and seminars for IT pros, developers and job seekers
• Preparation to Certification exams
• Intern applicants for job seekers
• BizSpark software program/Cloud computing
• Job Days/School visits/Welcome Days
• Young Entrepreneurs
• Support for external events
• Connection to public sector Cloud users

Innovation

• Call for projects: accelerating the adoption of technologies
• Architecture Design Session : one to ones with an IT Architect

Entrepreneurship

• Meeting with experts
• Boosting IT startup ideas: Boostcamps for beginners
• Business Model Seminars

Effectively incubating high-potential entrepreneurs and startups in the region

Key areas of responsibility:

- Prepare and distribute briefing information for each events

- Collect event details and help prepare: badges, agendas, feedback forms, catering with the Microsoft EBC team in charge of logistics, etc

- Assist attendees with logistic and briefing questions

- Help Reset/refresh meeting rooms

- Respond to last minute requests/changes

- File documents- MIC BRUSSELS team

- Microsoft Executive Briefing Center teamInternal/External Communications- Manage Event Toolkit

- Support regular communication outlets and services

- External outreach (website, newsletter, Twitter & Facebook)

- Collaborate with our Founding Partners: Evoliris, l’Agence Bruxelloise de l’Entreprise, CIRB, Betagroup, Microsoft…- MIC BRUSSELS team

- External organizations incl Founding Partners

- MIC Brussels communityOffice Management- Assist the MIC BRUSSELS’s daily management functions (accounting, IT, communications, projects)- MIC BRUSSELS team , MIC Brussels accountant

Term of Employment:

6 months internship

Qualifications and Competencies:

Required

French, Dutch and English (spoken and written)

Comfort with IT topics and events

Stakeholder focus

Ability to engage in cross-group collaboration

Practical, hands-on working

Excellent written English, French and Dutch

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Preferred

Experience living/working in Brussels region

Interest about IT and entrepreneurship

Information and Application

Please send your C.V. and letter of motivation to:

Penelope Roux, Operational Director of Microsoft Innovation Center Brussels

GSM: +32 (0) 496 298 400 / Email: [email protected]

Applications should be sent in English