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Why a sustainable investing internship at Robeco?
Are you a MSc student or MBA student looking to work at the cutting edge of academia and practice in sustainability? We have great research projects for you to learn in our SI Center of Expertise. Robeco’s responsible investment approach ranks number one in ShareAction’s latest Responsible Investment Benchmark report. You can get a taste of it by becoming one of our SI interns.
From gaining experience at a world-renowned asset manager, to enhancing your own research, here are five reasons why you should apply for a sustainable investing internship.
5 Reasons
Vacancies
See below the list of our open vacancies in the various teams of the SI Center of Expertise and Robeco Investments with the specific candidate profiles we are looking for. We strive to maintain the diversity in personalities and backgrounds that exists in our department; for this reason, complementarity of the candidate to add diversity to the existing team is an important consideration in the selection process.
The projects cover all aspects of the sustainability investing research space. This ranges from individual company review on sustainability performance, green bonds analysis to engagement research by conducting a peer group analysis of companies performance on environmental management, human rights or corporate governance in a project group. Most internships are working internships where you collaborate closely with our SI and investment professionals on applied sustainability research that supports investment decision making. In certain projects a thesis research is feasible, which will be specified in the vacancies on this page.
Available projects
Recruitment for internships within the SI Center of Expertise has concluded for positions with a start date in 2025. Future opportunities will be posted here once made available.
To apply for a SI internship please submit the following material to SI_Internships@robeco.nl:
Cover letter that should explain: which vacancy from our list you are applying for, 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 SI (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 sustainable investing internship, your resume and two recent publications on sustainability to SI_Internships@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 on a single company and present your findings with a memo to one of our specialists.
What are the requirements to be accepted for a sustainable investing internship?
All the internship vacancies at Robeco in Rotterdam are open to students enrolled at a university during the entire duration of their internship. Our interns must also be eligible for a residence permit to do an internship in the Netherlands. This means we can recruit EU citizens studying at a university anywhere 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 internships. Lastly, each year we aim to recruit a diverse generation of sustainable investing interns, in terms of gender, nationality, master’s program and personality.
Are the topics you offer suitable subjects for a master’s thesis?
The majority of our internships are working internships where you support current projects in the various teams of the SI Center of Expertise or Robeco Investments. In a number of cases we offer the opportunity to write your thesis as part of your internship, you can always provide your ideas for a thesis project during your application.
What is the background of my Robeco supervisors?
You will be supervised by experienced professionals with decades of experience in sustainable investing, often also with a PhD or CFA charter. Each team has an internship coordinator who focuses on your internship learning objectives and provides direct feedback on your performance throughout your internship.
Do I receive compensation?
For our internship in Rotterdam we offer a monthly allowance of 750 EUR for all interns and a housing allowance 550 EUR for candidates that have to relocate to the Netherlands. For our internship opportunities in Zurich compensation is based on your work experience and is negotiated individually.
If you have other questions, please email us at SI_Internships@robeco.nl
Sustainable investing Center of Expertise
Sustainable investing is one of the core strategic pillars of Robeco’s investment approach. Our experienced teams are a mix of industry experts, financial analysts and sustainability professionals.
- 15
- 12
years work experience in industry on average
- 30%
started as an intern