Climate & Sustainability Data Analyst (10-Week Internship)

Generate Zero; Auckland; On-site; NZD 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Generate Zero in Auckland is seeking a sustainability analyst intern with strong data analytics skills to support carbon reporting, interpret disclosure requirements, and contribute to ESG data initiatives.

This 10-week full-time contract offers a pathway to part-time, with opportunities to learn carbon accounting, SQL/Python data handling, and collaborate across sustainability, data, and product teams. Join a purpose-driven startup focused on measuring and reducing environmental impact.

Qualifications

• Studying towards or recently completed a qualification in sustainability and data analytics.
• Experience with SQL and/or Python; comfortable with Excel.
• Ability to work on ambiguous problems with no established playbook.
• Strong written communication for regulated environments.
• Collaborative, proactive, can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise clients with carbon accounting, emissions reporting, and climate disclosure requirements.
• Research, maintain, and validate emissions factors and sustainability datasets used in Generate Zero.
• Assist with development of carbon accounting methodologies including financed emissions calculations.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, improve data quality, and ensure audit-ready reporting.
• Contribute to new sustainability capabilities, including modern slavery risk screening.
• Collaborate with Sustainability, Data, and Product teams to test functionality and document methodologies.
• Learn how sustainability data and tech come together to reduce environmental and social impacts.

Skills

SQL

Python

Excel

Data analytics

Communication

Education

Sustainability / ESG data analytics degree

Job description

Generate Zero in Auckland is seeking a sustainability analyst intern with strong data analytics skills to support carbon reporting, interpret disclosure requirements, and contribute to ESG data initiatives.

This 10-week full-time contract offers a pathway to part-time, with opportunities to learn carbon accounting, SQL/Python data handling, and collaborate across sustainability, data, and product teams. Join a purpose-driven startup focused on measuring and reducing environmental impact.