Internship - Finance Sustainability

Internships at the Finance Department Finance Domestic Bank is responsible for the financial accounting and Statutory/Regulatory reporting of all Retail activities in ING’s home market. One element which becomes more and more important is reporting on (finance) sustainability, from an internal and external perspective! Due to the increasing importance and continuously changing regulation, we still have to explore, investigate and implement additional ESG reporting requirements in our reporting structure. Would you like to be part of this transition and work in an enthusiastic, no-nonsense team, that has willingness to help you grown and learn? If your answer is yes the role will be perfect for you!

Internship opportunity: Finance Sustainability

The purpose of this assignment is to improve current ESG reporting process and extend it with all the changing regulation and internal ESG commitments that enable compliance with all (future) financial sustainability reporting requirements (on Environmental, Social and Governance = ESG).

What will your main tasks be?

Support in drafting an implementation plan, including but not limited to: ​

• Assistance in investigating all ESG related financial disclosure requirements and the applicable timelines;
• Assistance in determining which requirements are applicable for Domestic Bank NL and for which products;
• Assistance in performing a gap analysis;
• Assistance in drafting a roadmap.   

Support in designing governance processes to safeguard data quality;

Support in implementing the applicable ESG disclosure requirements applicable for 2024;

Provide administrative support to various events, meetings, calls, reporting, project coordination activities, and project reporting.

Your profile

Since you will immediately operate as a member of the team, we expect:

• Master student with high interest in Sustainability/ Sustainable Development and Finance
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Great relationship skills with stakeholders from different levels and areas
• High ambition/ energy level
• Strong organisational/project management skills
• Structured, proactive and teamwork
• Perseverance
• Fluency in business English is required and oral proficiency in Dutch preferred
• Positive learning attitude

What can you expect?

You can expect a challenge, as we offer you the opportunity to start working on this project from the beginning and be part of the transition of sustainability finance reporting!

In addition, you will be able to learn a lot about sustainability and related financial disclosure requirements: one of the key priorities of ING management, their stakeholders and society.

We offer

• 6 months internship (actual length can be discussed)
• Challenging and constructive environment
• Working with highly skilled people, experts in their domains
• Working in an area which is of one of the key themes of ING’s vision of 2024
• An international atmosphere
• Great training and learning opportunities

Payment

The internship includes a financial compensation.