Sustainable Finance Intern

Scor; Paris; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

SCOR, a leading global reinsurer, invites you to join the Sustainable Investment team within the Group Sustainability department to support research topics on sustainability.

You will collect and analyse sustainability data, study ESG methodologies, and monitor sustainable finance topics with a focus on carbon, biodiversity footprints and climate risks.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of market finance and environmental/social issues.
• Prior professional experience in related subjects is required.
• Proficiency in Excel and VBA; Python and SQL are a plus.
• English communication skills required; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyse sustainability data to develop extra-financial indicators for the investment portfolio.
• Study external ESG methodologies to apply to SCOR's investments.
• Monitor activity on sustainable finance topics and related trends.

Skills

Excel

VBA

Financial analysis

English proficiency

Education

Finance specialization

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

The Group Sustainability department is divided into three units:
i. Sustainable Investment,
ii. Sustainable Insurance,
iii. Corporate Sustainability.

The 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 contributing 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 on sustainability.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

As an example, these analyses and syntheses may require to:

• Collect and analyse sustainability data to develop extra-financial indicators to apply to the SCOR investment portfolio,
• Study external methodologies on ESG indicators to apply to the SCOR investment portfolio,
• Monitor 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 climate & nature risks.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• You have good knowledge of market finance and of environmental and social issues.
• Former professional experience linked to those subjects is necessary.
• You are proficient in Excel, VBA, and ideally Python and SQL. Having used these tools in a professional context would be very appreciated.
• 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 ability are qualities sought after.
• You wish to supplement your higher education training (business school, engineering school or post-
  graduate, with ideally a finance specialisation) with an end-of-study or gap year internship within the sustainability team of a listed company.
• 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.