Intern Digital Transformation & Public Innovation

Your progress starts at Berenschot

Digitalization is changing the way governments and public organizations work, make decisions, and organize service delivery. At the same time, the need for practical solutions, applicable knowledge, and smart tools that help organizations manage complex digital issues is growing.

Do you want to gain experience within a leading consultancy firm and contribute to issues in the areas of digitalization, data, digital autonomy, and public innovation? Then this internship is for you.

What you will do

As an intern within the Digital Transformation team, you will support consultants on a variety of assignments for ministries, executive organizations, provinces, municipalities, and other societal organizations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting research, analyses, and consultancy assignments.

• Preparing and supporting workshops, work sessions, and meetings for clients.

• Contributing to the development of practical guides, methodologies, and knowledge products.

• Translating research results into concrete products for clients.

• Updating and enriching our website, publications, and online knowledge products.

• Structuring, updating, and further developing existing knowledge collections into a shareable knowledge catalog.

• Conducting market and desk research on developments in digitalization, data, and digital autonomy.

• Supporting the further development of our digital autonomy quick scan and other propositions.

Depending on your interests and background, you will also participate in ongoing consultancy projects.

Where you will work

Berenschot is an independent and autonomous Dutch organization consultancy firm in Utrecht, where over 500 driven colleagues work on sustainable solutions for our clients' challenges. We contribute to progress in organizations and society with our advice and solutions. Our organization has a flat structure without partners, giving you influence over the projects you undertake. We always strive for surprising and innovative solutions, which makes us unique. With an open and informal culture, collaboration between different disciplines, and a lot of freedom and responsibility from day one,

you will have the opportunity to discover what is important to you, where your strengths lie, and in which areas you want to develop.

These are your direct colleagues

You will become part of the Digital Transformation team within Berenschot's Public Administration consultancy group.

Our team supports organizations with issues related to digital strategy, information management, digital autonomy, data strategy, cybersecurity and continuity, governance, service delivery, and organizational development. We combine in-depth knowledge of technology with insights into law, administration, policy, and organization.

You will work with consultants from diverse backgrounds, including public administration, information management, business administration, data, and technology. From day one, you will be given responsibility and will make a concrete contribution to assignments and products.

What you bring

You are pursuing a higher professional education (HBO) or university (WO) program at the intersection of data, digitalization, IT, and organizational issues, such as information management, business IT & management, digital business, data science & business, industrial engineering, public administration (with a focus on digitalization), business administration (with a focus on technology or innovation), or a comparable program.

In addition:

• You have an affinity for digitalization and societal issues.

• You are analytically strong and curious.

• You work independently and in a structured manner.

• You can clearly articulate complex information in writing.

• You enjoy developing knowledge and making it practically applicable.

What we offer you

• A hands-on internship of 4 to 6 months.

• Start date January/February 2027.

• A market-conform internship allowance of €600 per month (on a full-time basis).

• A laptop.

• Flexible working options, including from home.

• Personal guidance from an experienced consultant.

• A stimulating and educational work environment that allows for your own input.

• The opportunity to build a network within Berenschot and with companies.

• The possibility to transition into Berenschot's traineeship program.

Internship Plus Program

In addition to your internship, you can participate in Berenschot's Internship Plus Program: a training program of approximately 3.5 months offering training in consultancy knowledge, skills, and personal development. This requires an average of one half-day per two weeks. You can read more about the program via this link: Everything about our Internship Plus Program | Berenschot

Apply immediately

Does this internship appeal to you? Don't wait any longer and apply! Contact Marielle Boer via WhatsApp (06 10 48 71 59) or email ----- for information about the procedure.

In your motivation letter, please remember to state the period for which you are seeking an internship and how many hours per week you are available. This will allow us to best assess your application.

This is what the application process looks like

After you apply, you will receive a response within one business week. If your initial impression is positive, we will invite you for an introduction with fellow consultants and your future manager. If there is a good fit, you will receive a concrete offer.

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