Internship Orange Corners: Research and Data on Entrepreneurship Support

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland; also known by its Dutch acronym RVO) is looking for a motivated intern for the period October 2025 to June 2026 (9 months preferred, 6-8 months negotiable) to support the Orange Corners Research and Data team. 

The Orange Corners team is in need of an enthusiastic research  intern, with a strong background in qualitative research methods and experience with data analysis (i.e. literature review, coding, interviews, processing and analyzing datasets). As a research intern, you will engage in advancing our ongoing research projects  based on the Orange Corners Research Agenda, as well as support the practical development of the Orange Corners programme. You will be part of an ambitious team, where you will be offered a dynamic task package with a lot of room for your own interpretation. As an Orange Corners research intern, you will switch between gathering data (e.g. literature reviews, interviews and surveys) analyzing and processing data (e.g. transcribing, coding or analyzing in excel) as well as contributing to high quality research. For instance, you will assist in academic research on the effects of shocks (i.e. armed conflict, or hyperinflation) on entrepreneurship support in fragile states or on the difference in training needs of entrepreneurs who experience linear vs. exponential growth. Another example is analyzing drivers and barriers for Orange Corners entrepreneurs to formally register their business. You will liaise with researchers within Orange Corners and at universities both within and outside of the Netherlands where the research projects are taking place. You will also be in contact with implementers, private partners and knowledge institutions that have a vital role in our research. 

You will also support with the day-to-day data management for Orange Corners. This includes a variety of tasks such as regularly updating the master database, interpreting and analyzing datasets related to entrepreneurial development, and supporting colleagues with various data queries. You will also be encouraged to design and carry out your own in-depth project, making use of the rich data sets available within Orange Corners

• You are enrolled at a Dutch educational institution throughout the internship period;
• You are in an advanced stage of a university study relevant to the position, such as: Innovation Sciences,
• International Business, Organizational Change, Business Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, International Development Studies;
• You have affinity with qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods, experience in data analysis in excel is considered an advantage;
• You are available to work 5 days a week for a period of at least 6 months (9 months preferred). While we work also hybrid, you are available to work at the office in the Hague on Tuesdays and Thursdays;
• You have excellent written and oral communication skills in English (Dutch is a pre, but not mandatory);
• You are independent, proactive, culturally sensitive and assertive;

RVO ondersteunt het ‘hybride werken’. Ons uitgangspunt is, dat je vanaf iedere locatie je werk kunt doen (vanuit huis, op kantoor of elders). Jouw aanwezigheid op de RVO-vestiging in Den Haag zal in nader te omschrijven situaties echter gewenst kunnen zijn. Voor deze functie is de verwachting gemiddeld drie dagen per week.

De start- en einddatum van je stage is in goed overleg af te spreken. 

Alle informatie over je stage bij de Rijksoverheid is te vinden op: https://www.werkenvoornederland.nl/starters/stages. Zo krijg je naast een mooie vergoeding ook vakantie-uren en goede begeleiding.

Orange Corners is a global movement active in 20 African, Middle-Eastern and Asian countries, that empowers young entrepreneurs to start and grow their own businesses and strengthens entrepreneurial ecosystems. Through collaborations with implementing partners and a broad coalition of private organisations, we offer comprehensive training, mentorship, invaluable networks and funding to young entrepreneurs. This support enables them to turn their innovative ideas into sustainable businesses, and allows them to progress in their business journey from startup to scale-up. To ensure these businesses can thrive, we focus on strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystems in which they operate, through a variety of projects tailored to each local context. Orange Corners is an initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is overseen by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

Research plays a pivotal role at the Orange Corners. First, Orange Corners’ research can contribute to and influence entrepreneurship theory and practice in low- and middle-income countries. Orange