Overview:
"The Growth Pipeline Company"
Research Interns

About Frost & Sullivan:

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Pipeline Company, works in collaboration with
clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges
and related growth opportunities that will drive potential success or failure
for today's market participants.
Frost & Sullivan, supports clients by addressing these opportunities and
incorporating two key elements driving visionary innovation: The Integrated
Value Proposition and The Partnership Infrastructure. For more than ‎60 years,
we have been developing growth strategies for the global ‎1000, emerging
businesses, the public sector and the investment leveraging our global
footprint. For more information, please visit: http://www.frost.com
The breadth of our coverage encompasses different industry segments. Frost &
Sullivan's key focus areas are: Digital Transformation - Information and
Communication Technology, Visionary Science (Chemicals, Metals & Minerals,
Food & Beverage), Transformational Health, Industrial (Industrial Automation,
Sustainability, Industrial Innovation, Buildings) Energy & Environment,
Aerospace & Defense, Mobility, Manufacturing, etc.

Job Description:

Frost & Sullivan is seeking interns from reputed Universities for its Riyadh
office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support our strategic plans and
market development activities. The internship is for a minimum period of ‎3
months to ‎6 months The position offers a unique opportunity to learn about
market research and associated activities. You will work closely with
functional and industry leaders in the region, as well as likely exposure to
live interaction with the senior management team of client organizations.

Project Name: 'Olympus'
Develop an accurate database and information repository on family business in
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other GCC countries. Also, provide
support on certain on-going projects in research, advisory, marketing groups
in terms of data collection, interviews, etc

About the Project:
Frost & Sullivan seeks to understand the economic landscape contributed to and
shaped by family businesses (hereinafter referred to as 'family groups' or
'FG'). An understanding of contribution to economic growth, evolution and
historical performances of family groups, their growth priorities and
challenges, expansion plans - within and outside the Kingdome - especially in
the context of alignment to KSA's Vision ‎2030, and its demands on family
groups.

Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities for the Intern:

Collect a range of data and intelligence on FGs through primary and secondary
research. Key deliverables include the following:
* Developing a master list of all large ‎50 FGs in the GCC region
* Type of industries invested or operating in; mapped to Frost & Sullivan's verticals
* Names of sub-groups, and companies therein, legal entity names, public or private, website
* Key decision makers and influencers, and contact information; familiary with Frost & Sullivan
* Nature of engagement (for each company): investment vs operations
* Geographic coverage, level of exports, strategic partners and JVs
* Future plans: expansion of existing business, portfolio changes, future plans in terms of new businesses, investments, acquisitions and partnerships
* Prior history of dealing with advisory and consultancy firms; history of such engagements over the last ‎3 years, advisory firms worked with
* Develop critical industry insights
* Develop industry and company profiles
* Prioritization of FGs - based on preliminary assessment
* Quantification of opportunities for Frost & Sullivan in terms of value ($), type of advisory wor
* Provide project based support in terms of data collection, interviews, etc as needed for Research, Advisory or marketing groups.
Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Self-driven and able to work independently


• Understanding of market research and/or strategic marketing techniques


• Secondary research skills


• Excellent verbal and written communication (Arabic and English)


• Responsive to critical situations / adherence to timelines and milestones