Sustainable Finance Intern

SCOR; Paris; Sur place; EUR 13 392 - 20 088; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SCOR in Paris is offering an internship in its Sustainable Investment team. The role requires strong knowledge in market finance along with an understanding of environmental and social issues. Interns will study sustainable finance methodologies, analyzing impacts and preparing reports based on ESG data collection.

Desired qualifications include proficiency in tools like Excel and VBA, with knowledge of Python and SQL favored. This position aims to foster intellectual curiosity and initiative within a diverse and inclusive work environment, filled with top industry professionals.

Qualifications

• Knowledge in market finance and environmental/social topics.
• Proficient in Excel, VBA, with some knowledge of Python and SQL.
• English fluency; French preferred.

Responsabilités

• Study subjects linked to sustainable development and finance.
• Apply methodologies to investment portfolios.
• Analyze opportunities and risks related to ESG topics.
• Collect ESG data and develop extra-financial indicators.
• Monitor sustainable finance topics.

Connaissances

Market finance knowledge

Environmental and social problematics understanding

Excel proficiency

VBA proficiency

Python proficiency

SQL proficiency

Intellectual curiosity

Rigor

Autonomy

Sense of initiative

Very good relational skills

Formation

Higher education training in business or engineering

Description du poste

Group Sustainability department is divided in three units:
(i) Sustainable Investment,
(ii) Sustainable Insurance,
(iii) Corporate Sustainability.

Sustainable Investment team is responsible for defining the sustainable investment policy to apply while managing the portfolio of SCOR invested assets. As an institutional investor, SCOR is determined to play its part in participating to the well-being and resilience of society, notably by preserving natural capital.

The internship will take place within the Sustainable Investment team to support existing and new research topics.

Responsibilities

The objective is to study subjects and methodologies linked to sustainable development and to sustainable finance, and to apply these to the investment portfolio. Themes are particularly linked to climate change, biodiversity and human rights and may be translated by an analysis of opportunities and risks, a study of impacts and dependencies and their materiality… These tasks lead to elaborating extra-financial reports and need in that aim to collect ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) data and/or to develop extra-financial indicators.

The intern is also responsible of a monitoring activity regarding sustainable finance topics.

The subjects delt with by the intern vary depending on periods of time. As an example, it could be studies on carbon or biodiversity footprints or sectorial analyses linked to a specific ESG problematic.

Qualifications

Required experience &competencies

You have good knowledge in market finance and on environmental and social problematics. A former professional experience linked to those subjects would be appreciated but is not mandatory.

You are proficient in Excel, VBA, and ideally Python and SQL. Having used these tools in a professional context would be appreciated but is not mandatory.

Your English level allows you to evolve in an English-speaking environment. French would be appreciated but is not mandatory.

Rigor, autonomy, intellectual curiosity, sense of initiative and a very good relational are qualities sought after.

Required Education

You wish to supplement your higher education training (business school, engineering school or post-graduate, with ideally a finance specialisation) with an internship within the sustainability team of a listed company.

This position is expected to be filled in September.

• Job Schedule Full time

About Us

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.