Sustainability Graduate Intern: Market Development & Sustainability at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• A role exists in the Sustainability Department within the Market Development and Sustainability Division of the Sanlam Group, reporting to the Chief Sustainability Officer for a graduate Intern.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for fulfilling tasks set out by the department, attending of meetings and taking of minutes, performing research, updating of records and maintaining the sustainability data base.
• Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to engage in various sustainability orientated assignments, projects and activities of varying complexity, structured to enable him/her to gain the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform at a professional level.
• Assist with the preparation and review of draft reports and disclosures. 

What will make you successful in this role?

• Provide administrative and project management support to the Sustainability Team
• Coordinate of the implementation of the sustainability initiatives.  
• Ability to build relationships with various internal and external stakeholders in support of sustainability projects.
• Provide reporting and data management support to the sustainability team and group. 

Qualification and Experience

• Be in possession of a Degree in Social and Environmental Sustainability or other relevant fields or a 3-year National Diploma. 

Knowledge and Skills

• Record keeping; filing and maintenance of databases
• Data Collection and processing of transactions
• Reporting and Administration
• Quality; compliance and accreditation
• Business Process
• Services knowledge