Business Accelerator Trainee

Business Accelerator Trainee

Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, and wooden construction, and one of the largest private forest owners in the world. At Stora Enso, we believe that everything made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. We employ approximately 20,000 people globally.

Career for a better climate. Every day.  

Are you a university student passionate about innovation and technology?
Would you like to grow your skills in Power BI, communication, and working with AI?
Can you commit to 20 hours per week for 1 year?

We are now looking for a motivated university student for the trainee position of Business Accelerator Trainee who will join our team in Ostrava. 

As a trainee, you will work 20 hours per week while continuing your studies, gaining practical experience and develop professionally. You will also be part of a trainee community in Ostrava, where students support each other, share experiences, and build valuable connections in an international work environment.

You will be located in our modern office in Organica building in Ostrava, Czechia and report to the Head of Business Accelerator Services.

About the role:

Your Responsibilities:

• Keep our startup projects portfolio reporting in Power BI up to date

  • Regularly update information about new and ongoing projects – including the project description, expected benefits, participants, current status, etc.

  • Gather insights from completed projects – assess outcomes, whether the solution is still in use, lessons learned, team feedback, etc.

• Extend the above-mentioned reporting to include our AI portfolio

• Support our Communications Manager with Combient Foundry-related communication

  • Create newsletters about ongoing cycles, PoCs, and other activities such as conferences or joint opportunity discussions

  • Write and promote success stories

• Support Combient Foundry Champions with related materials

  • Prepare Stora Enso introduction slides for Combient Foundry sessions

  • Create and update training and introduction materials about Combient Foundry

  • Maintain the Combient Foundry section on our internal WeShare site

  • Collect information about past projects and ongoing PoCs for the Combient Foundry team

What you can expect in this position:

• Opportunity to grow your technical and personal skills and apply it in practice

• Participation in our exciting innovation journey where we leverage world leading startups to bring ideas into reality

• Practical experience with so called Venture Client model ("we are customer of startup") that is heavily used across leading industrial company all around the world

• Getting in touch with AI in industrial company environment, its ethical subjects, scaling in production environment and focusing on value delivery

• Friendly collective listening to your ideas

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a motivated and reliable university student with a genuine interest in innovation, technology, and data. 

Requirements:

• Basic experience with PowerPoint and Power BI

• Advanced English skills, mainly for written communication; fluent speaking is a plus

• Sense of responsibility, proactive mindset, and eagerness to learn new things

• Ability to work 20 hours per week

Beneficial experience:

• Basic experience with content creation in SharePoint

• Personal interest into AI technologies

What We Offer

By joining us, you will be part of our diverse working culture supporting you to explore new perspectives and develop professionally. You will contribute towards a more sustainable world, as we believe that anything made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. To keep you going safely, we support your physical and mental wellbeing. 

Role specific opportunities/things that we offer (some after the trial period): 

• modern office in Ostrava - we apply hybrid model: 50% of working time per week in the office 

• 5 weeks of vacation per year

• lunch cards 160 CZK per working day

• commuting allowance

• cafeteria 

• pension insurance 

How to Apply

You can only submit your application to us by using our recruitment tool. As we are assessing our candidates on an ongoing basis, we hope to hear from you as soon as possible but no later than 5 May, 2025.

Our recruitment process may include video interviews, aptitude tests, and pre-employment checks such as reference, background, and health assessments, as well as a drug test.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact our TA Partner Lucie Staňková
lucie.stankova@storaenso.com