Internship – Sustainable Solutions Group

For ING, sustainability is a strategic theme to lead the way to tomorrow’s economy. Our aim is to shift ING’s lending portfolio towards sustainability and integrate it into all client relations and transactions. We act as commercial innovator by developing sustainable solutions for new business models and upcoming markets. Important topics are the energy transition and circular economy, supported by strong developments on the EU regulatory front. We are on top of such developments to provide an innovative and differentiating offer to clients. This provides business opportunities for ING that contribute to a sustainable global economy.

The team

The Sustainable Solutions Group team operates for all Wholesale Banking areas globally with colleagues based in the EMEA, Asia and US regions. This fast-growing commercial team with continuous business development has an open and collegial culture.

Are you a proactive and enthusiastic master student who is ready to work in a dynamic commercial environment? Are you able to work with large amounts of information in an organised and structured way? Then join us!

Roles and responsibilities

• You will be conducting company research with an emphasis on sustainability strategy and performance
• You will be composing high-quality slide decks used in client presentations that you can attend
• You will assess external ‘green’, ‘social’, ‘sustainable’ or ‘transition’ criteria, including ESG ratings and EU regulatory developments and applying these to ING’s clients
• You will be maintaining data quality, including populating databases and keeping track of market developments
• Focus will be on bank lending products

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself. 

This is your opportunity to outline the skills and experience needed for the role.

We are looking for:

• Master student or recent master graduate with relevant study direction
• Still registered as a student at a university in the EU, note: non-EU applicants studying in the EU must be registered at a Dutch university due to visa restrictions
• Customer-oriented and result-driven with excellent presentation and communication skills
• Dynamic and energetic person able to work on challenging tasks and projects in a multidisciplinary team and who can also work independently
• High proficiency in English, both written and verbally
• Strong affinity with sustainability and motivated to make a positive impact through your work
• Financial knowledge is not a prerequisite, but having affinity with the financial services sector is important
• Have a curious mindset and eager to learn

Rewards and benefits

This is a great opportunity to train with highly skilled people who are experts in their field. You’ll do a lot and learn a lot – not only about your specialist area and the bank, but also about yourself and whether this type of environment is right for you.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Internship allowance of 700 EUR based on a 36-hour work week

• Your own work laptop

• Innovative colleagues who strive for the best

• Work in a leading Sustainable Solutions Group team with passionate and internationally diverse experts 

• Learn how ING approaches sustainability, a key strategic ambition, in several sectors and regions

• Get exposure to a highly professional and commercial environment, including a diverse corporate client base and various lending products

• Learn about regulatory developments that aim to stimulate sustainable economic growth

• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities

• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

During the duration of your internship at ING, it is mandatory to be enrolled at a Dutch university (or EU-university for EU passport holders).
 

Questions?

Are you looking for an internship position for 6 months within Wholesale Banking – Sustainable Solutions Group? You can apply by sending an e-mail to: [email protected]. Please add your CV and motivation letter.

About our internships

Every year, more than 350 students join our internship program. While there are no guarantees about your future, many of our former interns move into a permanent role or onto our International Talent Programme (traineeship).

Whatever happens, an internship at ING is the ideal opportunity to meet a wide variety of people, to build up your own network, and to learn about many different aspects of banking – put simply, it’s a great start to your career.