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Job description
The Walt Disney Company published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Papenburg, Germany.
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Description provided by The Walt Disney Company
The intern works closely with project managers, cross-functional teams, and external partners to help ensure schedules, documentation, and day-to-day project activities remain organized and on track.
This role will be fully on-site in Papenburg, Germany.
Responsibilities
- Support Technology Infrastructure activities across design, construction, and deployment phases
- Assist in coordinating logistics to support timely delivery of project equipment and materials
- Help prepare meeting agendas, capture meeting notes, and track follow-up actions
- Maintain project documentation, schedules, and status trackers
- Support communication between internal teams, the Shipyard, and vendors
- Assist in tracking vendor deliverables and following up on open action items
- Monitor inventory, equipment shipments, and basic logistics activities
- Support reporting activities, including collecting updates for dashboards and leadership reports
- Assist with travel coordination, shipyard access requests, and team logistics
- Help onboard team members by supporting access, tools, and documentation setup
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook, etc.,) as well as knowledge of Microsoft Project, Smartsheet
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Effective communication skills across all levels, including senior leadership
- Self-motivated with a strong willingness to learn
- Prior experience in Cruise line operations, shipbuilding, construction or large-scale infrastructure projects
- Valid driver’s license in Germany
- Currently enrolled as a junior or higher, or graduated within the past 12 months, from an accredited college/university, earning a degree majoring in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Project Management or similar experience
Working student essentials
What this Operations internship in Papenburg means for you — pay rules, social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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