Internship - Sustainability Reporting & Projects - January 2027

AXA; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA Group Headquarters (GIE AXA) is seeking a sustainability professional to coordinate citizenship programs, engage entities across markets, and support the reporting cycles for philanthropy, volunteering, and governance maturity. You will help roll out AXA's sustainability strategy and engage global markets with practical guidance.

The role emphasizes strong project management, ESG knowledge, and fluency in English and French, with hybrid work flexibility and opportunities across AXA’s

Qualifications

• Master Degree in progress or final year.
• Strong project management skills with multi-actor coordination.
• Excellent writing skills in English and French.
• Strong analytical abilities.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Autonomous and well-organized, able to handle several projects.
• Synthesis mindset for summarizing information.
• Good interpersonal skills and ESG understanding.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate citizenship programs and sustainability activities with entities.
• Manage AXA Hearts in Action and volunteering initiatives.
• Oversee CIS reporting and AESI maturity reporting processes.
• Prepare validated data and analyses for annual reports and executive slides.
• Contribute to evolution of the questionnaire for future campaigns.
• Roll-out the new sustainability strategy and targets.
• Support key events and stakeholder meetings related to sustainability.

Skills

Project management

Writing skills (EN & FR)

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Autonomous & organized

Synthesis

Interpersonal skills

ESG knowledge

Education

Master Degree (final year or gap year)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

Why AXA?

At AXA, we work together every day for human progress by protecting what matters. It’s a foundation of our actions, our strategy, and the way we collaborate across the Group. Every day, we contribute to human progress in a way that is practical, responsible, and meaningful, creating a shared sense of direction, commitment, and collective impact that connects people across teams, countries, and roles.

As one of the world’s leading insurers in the protection of property, people, and assets, AXA brings together 154,000 employees and contributors across 50 countries, serving over 95 million customers worldwide.

As a responsible corporate citizen, AXA is deeply engaged in social and environmental initiatives and actively promotes an inclusive culture where every voice matters, differences are valued, and everyone is encouraged to grow through our strategy Care and Dare.

About AXA Group Headquarters (GIE AXA)

AXA Group Headquarters (GIE AXA) brings together the Group’s corporate functions and plays a central role in shaping and driving AXA’s global strategy. It supports subsidiaries worldwide by ensuring strategic alignment, governance, operational and technical excellence, consistency of standards, and the sharing of best practices across the organization.

With nearly 1,000 employees representing 45 nationalities, the headquarters embodies AXA’s strong international culture and offers a dynamic, collaborative, and intellectually stimulating environment: where global impact meets everyday teamwork.

If these ambitions resonate with you, come and help shape the future of protection with us!

Within the Brand, Communication & Sustainability department, the Group Sustainability team (GST) supports AXA’s long-term strategy with respect to the Group Purpose: Act for human progress by protecting what matters. This includes steering the Group climate strategy, foster green business and inclusive protection, raise awareness regarding ESG matters within the entities and across the different professional families

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

What you'll do

Within this department, you will support the Sustainability Engagement team in the coordination of the citizenship programs and other activities aimed at engaging entities with sustainable topics such as upskilling or sustainability network management.

AXA Atout Coeur started in France 1991 with the idea to give back to society through AXA’s employees. Since then, the program has become truly international under the name AXA Hearts in Action. In 2025, 61,885 AXA’s employees have done at least one of the 5,301 volunteering activities organized.

Ensure the operational management of the Philanthropy & Volunteering Reporting (CIS) and the Maturity level Reporting (AESI)

• Key Mission: Ensure the operational management of the annual philanthropy & volunteering reporting campaign (CIS), from contributor training to data consolidation and validation for the Annual Report.
  • Coordinate the annual volunteering reporting campaign and train entity contributors.
  • Support entities throughout the data collection process and answer reporting-related questions.
  • Review, challenge and validate reported data, identifying inconsistencies and coordinating corrections with entities.
  • Ensure data quality, reliability and auditability, including alignment of reporting scopes and methodologies with CSRD and HR finance teams.
  • Process, consolidate and analyse data in Excel and prepare consolidated reporting in PowerPoint.
  • Provide validated volunteering data and analyses for the Annual Report, including results by market and entity
• Support the operational management of the annual reporting that measures the maturity level of over 30 AXA entities worldwide through a self-assessment campaign (AESI)
  • Help coordinate the validation process of all questions of the campaign.
  • Help validate some questions on the governance of entities.
  • Prepare the results’ slides with analysis to be shared up to the Executive Committee of AXA.
  • Help coordinate the preparation of customized reports for entities with details of their performance and best practices for next campaign.
  • Work on the evolution of the questionnaire from the 2027 edition to adapt to AXA’s strategic plan Growing Forward 2027-2029.

Support the Roll-out of the New Sustainability Strategy

• Support the operational deployment of the new Sustainability strategy.
• Support the preparation and coordination of roadshows to present and drive the new strategy.
• Contribute to the implementation of the new engagement targets.
• Support markets and entities in understanding and implementing the new strategy and targets.
• Help develop the relevant tools, materials and guidance to facilitate the roll-out.

Support the Team’s Key Events

• Support monthly calls with the global network of Sustainability Officers and key stakeholder meetings, facilitating the sharing of best practices, guidance and collaboration across markets and entities.
• Support the organization and delivery of AXA Week for Good and other volunteering events.
• Contribute to the preparation, coordination and smooth execution of these events.

YOUR PROFILE

Who you are

• Master Degree final year or gap year.
• Strong project management skills, able to follow complex projects with many actors.
• Very good writing skills in English and French.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Autonomous and well-organized profile to be able to work on several projects at the same time.
• Synthesis spirit, able to catch main ideas and to organize and summarize information.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of ESG issues.

WHY JOIN US

You will join:

A responsible company, towards people, including its employees and customers, and towards the planet

A company with strong values

A company promoting internal mobility and the training of its employees

A company offering many benefits (learn more here: AXA Careers)

A flexible company, allowing hybrid work, in the office and from home.

In line with our commitments, we celebrate each new hire by taking action for global reforestation: we plant a tree for every recruitment. So, are you ready to apply?

AXA Group Headquarters (GIE AXA) is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA Group Headquarters, we know that an inclusive culture enables business growth and is critical to our success.