Internship - Sustainability / Corporate Responsibility Officer - (6 months) - August 2024

Job description

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Whatever their stage of life, we provide over 108 million customers with the products and services they need to progress. From insurance to personal protection, and savings to wealth management, no matter the need we’re always there for them. And we’re always there for our employees. In 50 countries, we work hard to inspire pride and a sense of belonging in our people. To provide opportunities that challenge them, inspire them, and reward them. And to create a culture that’s open, supportive, and empowering. Because we know that’s the real secret to success – and the best way for us to keep building a better world for both our customers and the talented people who put them first.

Your work environment:

The headquarters of the AXA Group (GIE AXA) brings together our corporate activities. It provides guidance and support to subsidiaries around the world, to ensure the coordination and monitoring of the Group's global strategy, the application of its standards, the consistency of commercial approaches and the sharing of best practices. The headquarters gathers approximately 1000 employees and is distinguished by its strong international culture (45 nationalities), which makes it a rich and stimulating place to work.

Team Presentation:

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.

Key objectives for the team include:

• <-- [if supportLists]-->Integrating ESG thinking within the organization through the Sustainability network worldwide and through the other professional families such as procurement, insurance, investment…
• Coordinating all the ESG reporting for the Group.
• Contributing to AXA’s overall responsible investment and insurance strategies on critical issues such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity, and promoting inclusive protection through offers with a social benefit and/or prevention services.
• Reinforcing AXA’s understanding of key environmental, social, and ethical trends in society, helping to envision the role of insurance in society in the future.
• Engaging and collaborating with external stakeholders from civil society on issues of strategic importance to AXA’s business (such as NGOs, international institutions and national authorities).

Main purpose of the mission:

Within this department, you will support the ESG Integration team in the coordination of different projects :

• <-- [if supportLists]-->Manage and upskill the sustainability network and the ESG community:
  • Contribute to the organization of the monthly calls with networks of internal sustainability officers worldwide.
  • Support the organization of internal workshops, masterclass, seminars to foster integration of ESG issues in other professional families.
• <-- [if supportLists]-->Contribute to the environmental initiatives of the Group:
  • Work on the environmental targets of the Group in line with new legal requirements.
  • Organize the transport survey to calculate AXA’s employees commuting footprint.
• <-- [if supportLists]-->Contribute to the citizenship programs of AXA:
  • Support the team in the reporting of philanthropy & volunteering activities of AXA Group worldwide.
  • Contribute to the development of new philanthropic partnerships with NGOs.
• Support the team for the AXA week for good worldwide coordination:
  • Contribute to the strategic review of the employees international volunteering program.
• <-- [if supportLists]-->Contribute to the disclosure and communication of ESG and philanthropy achievements:
  • Follow up of existing projects with NGOs and find communication opportunities.
  • Coordinate events when appropriate.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

·  Strong project management skills, able to follow complex projects with many actors (a previous experience in project management is mandatory).
·  Very good writing skills in English and French.
·  Synthesis spirit, able to catch main ideas and to organize and summarize information.
·  Good analytical skills.
·  Autonomous, able to work remotely.
·  Good interpersonal skills.
·  Good command of PowerPoint and Excel.
·  Knowledge of ESG issues is a plus.