Business Development and Market Research Assistant - Internship Program

COVE

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Host Company: SEATAC

27 Parker Street

Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4T5

Who is COVE?
Since our launch in 2018, COVE has been on a mission to connect people, ideas, resources, and assets to propel solutions and sustainable growth for Canadas marine sector. COVE has been central to the creation of a large cluster of companies and generating a best-in-class start-up ecosystem. COVE provides strategic network-building opportunities, connections, and thought leadership amongst the global ocean tech community and runs programs to foster the development of the workforce, the acceleration of ocean tech product releases, and the success of new ventures by start-ups, scaleups, and SMEs. These programs and COVEs ability to nationally harness multi-disciplinary skills and capabilities within the marine ecosystem is an enabler in solving industry challenges, generating economic benefits, and providing value to investors. To support new talent entering the sector we facilitate a summer internship program for students from across Canada.

What is the COVE Internship Program?
We are looking for bright, talented individuals at the post-secondary level, interested in the marine sector, who are looking to gain valuable, hands-on work experience. You will be placed with a host company in the marine sector and will be working on a core project for their business. Projects are interdisciplinary and students will be collaborating closely with other students and staff from different disciplines.

The COVE internship is a collaboration with numerous companies that are leaders in the marine and marine technology sector. We are diligent in placing students in a role with a company that is well aligned with their discipline of study, skill set, and future career ambitions. Canadas marine sector is growing and thriving and contributes millions of dollars to our national economy on an annual basis. COVE is seeking interns who are Canadas best and brightest to be part of this phenomenal growth.

Internship Eligibility:

• Open to post-secondary students across all disciplines (i.e. Environmental Sciences, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Marketing and Communications, etc.)
• Students must be actively enrolled in a post-secondary program at the time of the summer internship
• Based on the required skillsets, placements are typically geared towards second-year undergraduate students and above
• Collaborative Self-starter
• Open to learning
• Have experience or an interest in the marine sector
• International students must be eligible to work in Canada and have a valid study/work permit

Program Highlights:

• 16- week full-time paid (min. $22/hr) employment from May- August 2025
• Project-based learning opportunity with a host company in Nova Scotia
• Professional Development sessions
• Mentorship from industry professionals
• Networking Opportunities

The Opportunity:

SEATAC is an oceans technology access centre at NSCC with a mandate to assist industry in accessing NSCCs expertise and resources in their marine technology innovative endeavours. SEATAC typically works with SMBs who may need access to our unique expertise or equipment required for their innovations related to commercialization, however we also work with non-profits, communities and larger organizations as well.

What you will be doing:

The Business Development and Market Research Assistant will work fully in-person from the SEATAC office, with short engagements (potentially) at other NSCC/SEATAC locations (e.g., Ivany Campus and/or the InvestNS Bays facility in Dartmouth). A typical workday will include engaging in office-based tasks that require both independent work and collaboration with the SEATAC team.

Assist the SEATAC Business Development Lead (BDL) with the following activities:

• identifying and developing new partnerships
• researching and analyzing grant funding programs to identify potentially untapped sources
• developing new revenue streams beyond traditional client services
• increasing awareness of SEATACs services and value proposition
• identifying opportunities for securing corporate sponsorships for SEATAC activities and initiatives

Create a detailed report on potential funding and partnership opportunities, including a roadmap for acquiring required new technologies

What you will bring:

• Enrolled in or completed the Business Administration program at NSCC or a similar post-secondary business program
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to foster relationships with stakeholders and work effectively within a team
• Familiarity with office software, web-based tools, and data management systems, with an aptitude for learning new technologies quickly
• Proficiency in advanced IT and online research tools and techniques.
• Experience with social media marketing or digital marketing tools could be beneficial

COVE is seeking to improve the diversity and inclusion of our sector and would therefore strongly encourage those who are traditionally underrepresented in the marine sector (women, BIPOC, immigrants, etc.) to apply.

Interested in gaining valuable work experience within the marine sector? Please apply online by clicking Apply.The deadline for submission is 11:59 pm ADT, Sunday, February 2nd, 2025. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.