Sustainability Governance Intern

Generali Italia SpA; Roma; On-site; EUR 8,900 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Generali Italia SpA's ESG Governance Center seeks a Sustainability Governance Intern to support monitoring regulatory developments and drafting policies and internal regulations, ensuring timely feedback to client needs. The successful candidate will assist with ESG regulation monitoring, internal governance for the Board and Sustainability Committee, and SFDR disclosures.

Collaboration with Compliance, Investment, Client-Facing Functions, and Reporting teams is expected.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with strong academic credentials in Law, Political Science, Finance, Economics, Sustainability, or a related field
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in all tasks
• Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to interpret data and provide insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear reports, presentations and internal regulations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Genuine interest in ESG issues and responsible investment practices

Responsibilities

• Monitor ESG regulations and assist with implementing solutions and internal regulations in compliance with law
• Assist ESG Team in preparing materials for the Board of Directors and Sustainability Committee on sustainability issues
• Support SFDR documentation for financial products and collaborate with Compliance, Investment, Client-Facing Functions, and Reporting teams

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Interest in ESG

Education

Master's degree in Law, Political Science, Finance, Economics, Sustainability

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The ESG Governance Center is responsible for all client-facing ESG requests, ensuring timely feedback. It monitors international regulatory developments and builds expertise to proactively meet client needs. It also drafts all ESG-related policies and internal regulations. We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Sustainability Governance Intern to join our team.

The successful candidate will support the following activities:

• ESG Regulation: Monitor and provide support on ESG-related regulations affecting GenAM business; assist with the implementation of solutions and internal regulations in compliance with applicable law
• Internal Governance: Assist the ESG Team in preparing materials for the Board of Directors and the Sustainability Committee on sustainability issues. Monitor and update GenAM ESG internal regulation, ensuring alignment with other policies and stakeholder contributions
• Reporting and Regulatory Disclosures: Support the preparation of SFDR documentation for financial products, including ex-ante disclosures outlining ESG strategies and ex-post disclosures detailing the annual ESG performance of portfolios. Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as Compliance, Investment, Client-Facing Functions, and Reporting teams

Requirements

• Educational Background: Master degree with strong academic credentials in Law, Political Science, Finance, Economics, Sustainability, or a related field
• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and attention to detail in all tasks
• Analytical Skills:Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to interpret data and provide insights
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear reports, presentations and internal regulations
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Interest in ESG: Genuine interest in environmental, social, and governance issues and a commitment to responsible investment practices

Why work with us

Joining Generali means becoming part of an international Group with a strong heritage and a forward-looking vision, where people are at the center of our sustainable growth strategy.

We foster a responsible, inclusive, and innovation-driven work environment, where everyone can contribute to creating value for customers, society, and the communities in which we operate. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to building a stronger culture and driving sustainable growth.

At Generali, you will find opportunities to grow through continuous learning, career development paths, and internal mobility across the Group. We recognize talent and merit, and support flexibility as a key enabler of well-being and a sustainable work-life balance.

Working with us means sharing strong values and taking on meaningful challenges together to build a safer and more sustainable future every day.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Generali evaluates all applications based exclusively on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including skills, experience and potential, ensuring fairness and transparency throughout the selection process.

Company Profile

Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry - a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies. Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational Group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees. Our Group aims to become the standard bearer and industry leader in the European retail insurance market, building on our existing base of 50 million retail clients, out of an overall total of 72 million.

Generali Asset Management is a European investment specialist, offering a wide range of active funds and bespoke solutions across both public and private markets. Our investment experience is grounded in a solid heritage, with skills that have been developed and honed over time by managing Generali Group and external clients' assets.

Generali Asset Management S.p.A. guarantees a solid framework of services designed to support various asset management activities. Key elements include the provisioning of IT services over all applications underpinning the investment and asset management value chain (Front Office, Trading Desk, Investment Compliance, Middle and Back Office, Analytics and Reporting, etc.) The company also acts as a holding company, retaining share capital in the boutiques and Generali Investments’ companies.