Your mission

Circle Economy is looking for an enthusiastic intern who wishes to apply their affinity with sustainability and finance as part of the Circularity Gap Solutions team. The chosen candidate will be an independent individual with sufficient expertise in the workings of the financial sector. Strong research capabilities will be essential to the role and an effective writing style is a bonus.


The successful candidate will primarily be tasked with supporting both the Circularity Gap Solutions (CGS) team and the Circle Economy Finance Programme in an ongoing research endeavour into the state of circular economy finance today. The research to be undertaken is both quantitative and qualitative and will explore topics such as total capital allocations, barriers to circular economy investment, and the role of risk in circular economy finance.


The position will be situated between these two teams within Circle Economy, and so the successful candidate will have the opportunity to support further projects in both teams. In the CGS team this will typically involve further research tasks on CGR reports at both the national and global level. For the Finance Programme, this will be in support of Project Development Assistance engines, such as DEFINITE-CCRI and Circular Invest.

Your profile

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Job requirements:
You are a talented (post-)MSc student with:

• demonstrable experience in finance, either professionally or in academia;
  
• excellent research skills;
  
• strong written English;
  
• a passion for circular economy / sustainability;
  
• an understanding of the key tenets of climate finance
  
• the ability to work in a team as well as independently;
  
• a proactive, autonomous and fun character;
  
• thriving in a dynamic working environment.
  

Why us?

Reimbursement is offered of up to €749 (40 hours) per month gross, excluding travel stipend if you live outside of Amsterdam (up to a maximum of €100 per month). The position is available for 3-5 days per week.


Unfortunately we can not support visa applications for interns. Only those individuals who have an automatic right to work and live in the Netherlands should apply.


Application
To apply for this role, please submit your motivation letter, CV and some written work (personal essay assignment or thesis, no group work) before 6 September, 2024.

About us

ABOUT CIRCLE ECONOMY
Circle Economy is an impact organisation combining research, tools, and advice for the greater good. We were founded to create prosperity for all within the limits of our planet. With nature as our mentor, we accelerate circularity. We help businesses, cities, and nations with data-powered roadmaps for change. We are an international team of excited experts based in Amsterdam.
PURPOSE
Earth, our home, needs to be healthy, safe, and just for generations to come. We harness the world’s intelligence and collaborative drive to restore its balance. It can and must be done; we pave the way.
VISION
A circular economy meets the needs of people in harmony with nature. It designs out waste and pollution, keeps products and materials in use, and regenerates natural systems. It’s a balancing act with nature as our mentor.
MISSION
We are a global impact organisation with an international team of passionate experts based in Amsterdam. We empower businesses, cities and nations with practical and scaleable solutions to put the circular economy into action.
Our vision is an economic system that ensures that the planet and all people can thrive. To avoid climate breakdown, our goal is to double global circularity by 2032. We do this by creating:

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  An Impact-Driven Data and Evidence Base;
  
• Establishing metrics for assessing circularity that embraces ecological, economical, and social indicators
  
• Promoting circular solutions, innovations, and initiatives that have a positive impact on ecology, economy, and society
  

Actionable and Practical Strategies;

• Building capacity of stakeholders towards the implementation of circular strategies
  
• Ensuring multi-stakeholder commitment—operational, financial, and political—towards the implementation of circular strategies
  
• A Digital Environment to Scale Adoption;
  
• Standardising and digitising the scan approach into products and tools
  
• Facilitating access to tools and knowledge through open online platforms
  

OUR CULTURE
We are an international team of ambitious and highly driven (young) professionals who share the belief that the circular economy creates prosperity for all. We work in a lively and dynamic atmosphere in our open office space right in the heart of Amsterdam. At Circle Economy, we have a friendly and open team dynamic and a culture of getting things done while having fun.

Circle Economy welcomes applications from all qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity,as governed under our Gender Equality Plan. Circle Economy encourages our candidates to refrain from attaching their profile photos and gender details in their resumes to mitigate any potential subconscious bias.