Sustainability Consultant Internship
ImpactLabs.earth is a small sustainability consultancy based in Lisbon. We support impact companies to continue to grow, we help SMEs manage their transition and we leverage digital solutions to accelerate the sustainable transformation of large corporations.
We are blending the talents of environmental engineers, data, and digital experts with business transformers to leverage the untapped capabilities of data and digital technologies to create an impact.
We engineer Business for Nature Positive Impact at scale.
Under the supervision of a Senior Staff, taking into account a learning curve adjusted to the candidate’s experience:
● Market studies focused on Sustainability trends & available solutions
● Competition analysis & Benchmarking
● Materiality analysis and stakeholder engagement (analyse clients business model & supply chain to understand their Impact, risks and opportunities…)
● Sustainability Action Plans, Roadmaps, Reduction plans, KPIs tailored to businesses based on materiality results and company Vision.
● Carbon Footprint calculations and reduction roadmaps
● Life Cycle Assessment support
● Certifications; Selection, GAP analysis, improvement roadmaps & submission (BCORP; ECOVADIS; CSRD….)
● Sustainability Reporting and Communications (GRI)
● Compare proposed solutions and assess their business feasibility
● Create models to analyse data and information to support decision-making (ie cost/benefit matrix to choose a new material; ie Complexity vs Impact potential)
● Understand business stakes, and how to drive change in complex organisations
● Translate Sustainability Strategy into a Business Model transformation plan
● Training inhouse and external training to support and build necessary capabilities for roles and responsibilities
● Solid academic background: Environmental Engineer; Sustainability Management; Innovation; Research for Sustainability; Data Analytics for Business. MSc or PhD directly related or applicable to Sustainable Development for Business
● Knowledge of most relevant international agreements & frameworks for Sustainability (IPCC, Paris Agreement, GRI, SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard…) would be appreciated
● Excellent written & spoken English mandatory
● Other language(s) relevant for our client portfolio is a plus but not mandatory
● No minimum professional experience is required for this position but we will positively consider all student or professional activity.
● Mastery of the Microsoft Office / Google Workspace suite, especially Excel / Spreadsheets
● Data analysis skills highly appreciated
● Based in Lisbon or Cologne: highly appreciated; we have a hybrid schedule: two days a week in the office
● Passion for Impact and Sustainability
● Thinker and doer with a lot of autonomy; able to work remotely
● Curiosity and ability to join a multicultural team
● Solid written and oral presentation skills in English
● Paid internship; part-time basis according to student’s schedule, ongoing Master or recent postgraduate
● Possibility of permanent contract after internship
Purpose: an impact job
Cutting-edge: tech & innovation-driven mission
Career: opportunity of progress in a fast-moving agile company
Skills: dedicated time for research, learning program, available training
Driver’s seat: autonomy & trust
Attractive work-life package: hybrid/remote, competitive salary & extra holidays