Partnerships Management Intern

About the role

FocusEconomics is a leading provider of economic analysis and forecasts, serving financial institutions, multinational corporations and government agencies. It is looking for a proactive, organized and people-oriented intern to join its Partnerships team in Barcelona, helping to expand and maintain its global network of economists and forecasting contributors. The internship is paid, runs 40 hours per week Monday to Friday between 9 am and 6 pm, lasts at least four to six months and follows a hybrid model.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and approach potential economists, analysts and forecasting contributors by email, phone and LinkedIn, explaining the collaboration model and tracking outreach results.
• Support new contributors through onboarding: send questionnaires, collect forecast submissions and set them up in Salesforce and other internal systems.
• Keep contributor information accurate across databases and monitor onboarding progress.
• Answer contributor questions about submissions, contact updates and platform access, and coordinate with internal teams such as Research, Data and Production.
• Inform contributors about survey updates, data requests and methodological changes, and support engagement campaigns.

Required profile

• Eligibility to undertake an internship in Spain.
• Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, International Relations, Languages or a related field.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish.
• Experience in customer service, retail or hospitality is highly valued; knowledge of economics is an advantage.
• Strong organization and communication skills, ability to manage several tasks and meet targets, and comfort speaking with new people every day.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Familiarity with Salesforce preferred but not required.

What we offer

• Paid internship of 720 euros per month (net), plus a bonus scheme.
• Hybrid work in Barcelona, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Exposure to leading economists and forecasting institutions worldwide and practical experience in business development, partnerships, stakeholder management and CRM operations.