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Corporate Sustainability Internship
Why a corporate sustainability internship at Robeco?
Are you a student looking to work at the cutting edge of academia and practice in sustainability? It is our mission to enhance sustainability integration in all aspects of our operations and reporting. Join our journey to stay ahead of the curve and apply to become a Corporate Sustainability intern.
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Vacancy
The Corporate Sustainability Team is a dynamic and motivated team headquartered in Rotterdam and has cultivated a unique team spirit that is both impact-driven and purpose-oriented. We are looking for an intern to work with and support our team on a broad range of activities for a period of preferably 6 months on a full-time basis (40 hours/week).
Through your work, you will have opportunities to build a solid knowledge of sustainability reporting, reporting regulation, project coordination, and communication skills through engagement with 60+ stakeholders in completing the Robeco Integrated Annual Report. As training and growth are key drivers for our team, we will provide you with the tools and teachings to allow you to grow.
See below our open vacancy for Corporate Sustainability with the specific candidate profile we are looking for. We strive to maintain the diversity in personalities and backgrounds that exist in our team; for this reason, the complementarity of the candidate to add diversity to the existing team is an important consideration in the selection process.
To apply for a corporate sustainability internship, please submit the following material to corporate.sustainability@robeco.nl:
Cover letter that should explain: what your availability is for a full time internship in combination with your studies and what your preferred starting date is.
Your CV.
A 2 minute motivation video.
Two recent publications on sustainability (either thesis, individual articles or group projects).
How can I apply?
Send a 2 minute motivational video why you would like to be considered for a corporate sustainability internship, your resume and two recent publications on sustainability to corporate.sustainability@robeco.nl. We will confirm your application and let you know whether you have made it through to our selection round in the months ahead of the internship. After this we invite the selected applicants for a first round interview. The second round consists of a take-home assignment where you conduct an analysis and present your findings.
What are the requirements to be accepted for a corporate sustainability internship?
For all the internship vacancies at Robeco in Rotterdam the positions are open for students that are enrolled at university for the entire period of the internship. We require interns to be entitled to have a permit to do an internship in the Netherlands. This means we can recruit EU citizens studying at a global university or non-EU citizens studying at a Dutch university.
Based on which criteria are students selected for the internship?
In the selection round we look at your motivation video, resume and two publication on sustainability you have worked on during your studies. Your affinity with sustainability needs to speak from all these documents. During our first interview we will look at your level of analytical skills that we require for our internship. Lastly, each year we aim to recruit a diverse generation of sustainable investing interns, in terms of gender, nationality, master’s program and personality.
Do I receive compensation?
For our internship in Rotterdam we offer a monthly allowance of 700 EUR for all interns and a housing allowance 450 EUR for candidates that have to relocate to the Netherlands.
If you have other questions, please email us at corporate.sustainability@robeco.nl