Marketing Fellowship

We are looking for candidates with 2+ years of experience in a variety of roles such as sales, business development, account management, or marketing to name a few. Additionally, your resilience, ambition, and hard-working nature will be key to delivering while on placement. Most importantly though, is your passion for Irish Food and Drink, and your ability to display your industry knowledge.

Applications are now closed and will reopen for the next intake in late 2026.

You will be asked to submit your CV, a professional photo, and university transcripts alongside answering three short questions on your motivations and suitability for the programme.

Applications are now closed and will reopen for the next intake in late 2026.

The application process is as follows: submit your online application, if successful you are invited to complete psychometric assessments and language assessments (where relevant), then shortlisted candidates will progress to a first-round online interview, and the final stage will be an in-person interview.

As per the Bord Bia Scholarships Notice for this programme, the successful candidate must be resident in Ireland or have Irish citizenship. Applicants with citizenship of a limited number of other locations may be considered subject to the availability of placements in those locations, such as: China, Singapore, Japan and Vietnam. In addition, applicants with fluency in other languages may be considered for learning assignment locations such as France, Germany, Spain, Italy and The Netherlands.

Locations will vary depending on client demand for placements as well as availability of candidates with certain languages. Sample locations from previous placements include but are not limited to; London, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Shanghai, Dubai, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Madrid, Milan, Stockholm, Sydney.

During the interview you can express an interest in a particular location and this will be taken into account but ultimately the decision about where you are placed lies with Bord Bia.

A language is a nice to have but not a must have. Some of our locations do not require a language although others need a high standard of fluency in a second language. 

No, we accept candidates from any degree background and with professional experience from any sector. The most important thing is a keen interest in the food and drink industry. 

You can get in contact with us at bordbia@ucd.ie and we’ll be sure to help answer any questions you might have.

You will receive an email confirming that your application has been received once submitted. 

Yes, once you begin your application you will be asked to set a password. Once you’ve done that you can save and leave your application at any time. You can then come back at your own convenience and log in to complete or edit your application.

We will be in touch with all applicants after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application and whether you will be progressing to the next stage.

Do your research on the Food and Drink Industry, Bord Bia, and the Marketing Fellowship programme, we’ll be keen to understand your industry knowledge. Be able to communicate your motivations and align your experience to the programme and what we are looking for, we want to hear why you would be a great fit! Finally, brush up on your presentation skills and be prepared to provide examples of your previous experience in response to competency interview questions.

You will not be guaranteed a full-time position in Bord Bia upon finishing the programme. However, we place a strong focus on your future career and self-development through offering a module on navigating the industry. There a multitude of networking opportunities for you while in your market e.g. trade fairs, food conferences, client engagements to name a few.

We also create a CV booklet of all participants for sharing with the Irish food, drink and horticulture industry towards the end of your programme. We are very confident that the combination of overseas learning experience and our outstanding Masters programme will advance your career in the food industry to an exceptionally high standard. Approximately 80% of alumni are retained in excellent food industry roles.

Finally, you will become a valued member of our Bord Bia Talent Academy/UCD Smurfit School Alumni network. This network provides an excellent way to connect with other food industry executives for insights sharing, jobs sharing, events, among other career development initiatives.