2026 Summer Business Analyst, Sustainability (4 Months)

Royal Bank of Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national bank in Toronto is seeking a summer analyst to support sustainability initiatives and streamline grant management processes. This role involves data analysis, working with multiple teams to enhance operational efficiency, and contributing to high-priority projects that align with sustainability goals. Ideal candidates are critical thinkers with technical data skills and strong Microsoft Office proficiency, eager to make a positive impact in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Networking opportunities

Mentorship from leaders

Opportunity for impactful work

Qualifications

• Strong logic to solve complex problems.
• Experience accessing and manipulating data.
• Ability to prioritize and adjust to changing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support Sustainability Performance and Data agenda.
• Streamline processes for grant management platform.
• Conduct ad-hoc trend analysis for decision-making.

Skills

Critical thinking

Data manipulation and analysis

Teamwork and collaboration

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Communication

Tools

Python

SAS

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

Join RBC this summer to become part of our sustainability impact! As an analyst, you’ll support two dynamic teams: First, advance our Sustainability Performance & Data agenda by exploring available data, ensuring data pull integrity, and building metrics to enable performance management. Second, contribute to a large-scale overhaul of our grant management platform in Community Investment Operations, where you’ll streamline processes, mitigate risks, and enhance operational efficiency.

This role offers a unique chance to collaborate on high-priority projects that shape RBC’s sustainability goals while gaining exposure to both sustainability data strategy and community investment innovation.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now to build a purpose-driven foundation for your career!

What will you do?

You will be supporting two teams within the Sustainability & Impact group:

For Sustainability Performance & Data:

• Familiarize yourself with business definitions of key sustainability metrics and RBC’s database structure
• Collaborate with business partners (e.g. data owners, analysts) to translate business requirements into technical specifications (e.g. identifying data fields, tables, joins, and calculations)
• Develop and test code to automate data extraction, ensuring accuracy and reliability through iterative processes and data reconciliation with business partners
• Ad-hoc trend analysis and generate insights to support data-driven decision-making and identify business opportunities
• Document processes and methodologies to maintain data governance and enable knowledge transfer

For Community Investment Operations:

• Assist with process design and documentation for a large-scale overhaul of RBC’s grant management platform
• Provide analytical support in simplifying and enhancing existing system flows/processes, to improve reliability, accuracy and mitigate risks
• Provide ad hoc support and data analysis as needed

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Critical thinker with strong logic to stay course solving complex problems
• Technical skills & experience with accessing, manipulating, and analyzing data using languages and tools like Python, SAS, SQL, Tableau, etc.
• Teamwork, collaboration, and co-operation is a requirement
• Strong Microsoft Office skills with a high level of technical proficiency, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to prioritize and execute on multiple tasks as well as adjust to changing priorities

Nice-to-have

• Experience working with data in relational databases
• Project management experience

Please note

In order to be eligible for these student positions, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating immediately after the work term), you must require the full work term as a mandatory component in order to graduate successfully

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual. At RBC, you will have opportunities to:

• Interact with leaders who support your development through coaching and managing
• Network and build lasting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds from across Canada
• Make a difference and lasting impact through meaningful work
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

Job Skills

• Communication
• Computer Literacy
• Detail-Oriented
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Listening Effectively
• Personal Development
• Personal Initiative

Additional Job Details

Address: BAY WELLINGTON TOWER, 181 BAY ST:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: HUMAN RESOURCES & BMCC

Job Type: Student/Coop (Fixed Term)

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-12-17

Application Deadline: 2026-01-19

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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