Are you interested in learning how Environmental, Social and Governance risks and opportunities affect a bank and its clients? Are you interested in developing analytical skills related to climate, pollution, biodiversity, human rights and animal rights risks and opportunities? Would you like to learn more about how the financial sector approaches sustainability and copes with the environmental challenges we are facing? Then the ABN AMRO Sustainability Expertise – Risk, Regulations & Reporting team is looking for you as their next intern!

The banking sector is situated in a unique position to help build a more sustainably economy and society. ABN AMRO’s overarching goal is to accelerate the sustainability shift. We offer our clients specific expertise in sustainability and are embedding sustainability in our products and services to help our clients in the transition. Our sustainable strategy is built on long-term ambitions in the areas of climate change, the circular economy (including biodiversity) and social impact.

You will become part of the Sustainability Expertise – Risk, Regulations & Reporting team and will provide support on one or more topics the team is working on. Just a couple of examples:

• Keep up to speed with regulatory development which address social and biodiversity risk for our lending activities

• Translating and understanding regulatory frameworks such as CSRD (ESRS), NFRD, EU Taxonomy, ECB Guide on CER and Pillar 3’s ESG framework

• Thinking along on carbon reduction targets for our lending and investment portfolio

• Translate developments in science and demands from society into actions for the bank

• Climate transition or physical risk quantitative measurement, especially for corporate clients

• And much more!

ABN AMRO is a leading Dutch bank, with an international presence, and we are looking for skilled and talented interns who will help us shape ABN AMRO into a future proof bank. The Sustainability Expertise – Risk, Regulations & Reporting team is part of the Corporate Banking client unit and are responsible for creating brightening insights on sustainability risks, regulations and strategy to support the Corporate Banking client unit in its strategic goals and help ensure compliancy in the field of regulatory implementation and reporting. We work closely together with experts from across the bank and also with sustainability specialists from outside the bank to co-create and fulfil sustainability expertise and data needs.

Our team consists of young and fast growing senior and junior professionals with a mix of knowledge and skills in the field of ESG and risk management, regulations and data.

You will experience an open culture, where self-initiatives, responsibility, flexibility are being valued, self-development is being stimulated and humor is appreciated. Finally, the team is highly motivated on helping our customers make the sustainable shift as soon as possible towards being compliant with Sustainable Regulatory and be in control of Sustainable Risks.

• You are a Bsc / Msc Student in Dutch University

• You are available for approximately 6 months from February 2024 (the starting date is flexible)

• Knowledge of or affinity with environmental, social and governance related topics

• Analytical at heart: your analytical skills are well developed: you are able to identify, deconstruct and solve problems

• Proactive, communicative and independent: you take initiatives to solve issues and are not shy to give your opinion and to ask for assistance. • Professional working proficiency in English is a must; professional working proficiency (especially spoken) in Dutch is a plus.

• Team-player: you can easily reach out to and collaborate with colleagues, either helping them out or requesting assistance. You are interested to get to know the people in the team

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Care, Collaboration and Courage are our key values. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

We’re offering:

• A unique opportunity to learn about sustainability risk in one of the largest financial institutions in The Netherlands

• A good balance between your educational objectives (i.e. research) and learning from participating in day-to-day risk management activities

• A monthly compensation of €750

• We offer all ABN AMRO interns a work laptop

• Partly working from home? We offer good facilities in order to provide flexible working from home

• A personal development coach, and much more so that you can reach your absolute potential! We give you the opportunity to stand out and make a difference

• Open atmosphere and a learning environment

• Work closely together with departments across ABN AMRO and other institutions

• Various career opportunities after internship also in the field of sustainability

If you are confident about becoming a valuable member of our team, apply right away! Please don’t forget that a well thought-out, structured CV and motivation letter can make you stand out from the crowd! How to do it? Only put job relevant items in your CV and letter. In your letter, present yourself briefly and then tell us WHY you are interested in both this assignment in particular and working at ABN AMRO in general. Subsequently, explain HOW you will be adding value to our team by highlighting your relevant skills and experience. Lastly, always include your availability period (e.g., from May 2023 to October 2023) and the objective of your internship (e.g., thesis research, work experience).

For more information contact it.stages@nl.abnamro.com or Santiago Zuluaga Escobar (santiago.zuluaga.escobar@nl.abnamro.com). We are looking forward to meeting you!