Internship - Resources Sustainability

Job description

Understanding purpose in the transition of the Resources sector and making Accenture's employees more aware about their plastic consumption

Purpose
The Resources industry is facing an era of severe disruption. The energy transition and sustainability targets are driving a re-thinking of traditional business models, with innovation and digital driving further change acceleration. Therefore, we see utilities, energy and chemical companies starting to reconsider their traditional roles and to start to play in a more and more converging market. This raises questions as: “What will the future of the organization look like?”, “How to successfully pivot into this new reality?” and “In what way will our company serve our future generations?”. The purpose is often a key part of our client discussions. As their role in society has been clear and stable in the past, the new dynamics of the energy transition gives both challenges and opportunities. “What is our role in society?” and “How can we deliver sustainable growth?”. Companies are seeking for ways to define positive impacts for society. Besides, they want to ensure a long-term prosperous future for the company. We see this time of disruption as an excellent opportunity to make purpose one of the design principles of the future model of an organization. By applying for this internship, you can be part of this adventure!

CSR
Do you want to tackle the plastic problem? This is your chance! The second part of your internship will be to support our Corporate Social Responsibility department. Since fostering sustainable economic growth is at the heart of our environmental strategy, Accenture has set the goal towards zero waste by 2030. As a large part of Accenture's waste are plastics, we are exploring alternatives to achieve our 2030 goal. Do you have many ideas on how can we encourage, motivate and help our employees to reduce their plastic consumption? This internship gives you the opportunity to define a bottom-up approach!

Are you a WO student and do you want to gain experience in the field of sustainability in a big international firm? Apply now! Within the Resources industry group of Accenture in Amsterdam we are looking for an intern starting the 1st of March, for a period of 6 month and 40 hours a week (preferably without a thesis). Do you have what we are looking for?

What we offer?
This internship is a unique opportunity to be involved in client related work and to actively contribute to an Accenture internal project. You will gain experience in working with multiple Resources clients (energy, chemical and utility companies) and will take the lead in shaping a project to make our own employees aware of their plastic consumption

During your internship you will engage with a team of experienced consultants within our resources team in the Netherlands to drive the discussion of a purpose led transformation with our clients. Focusing on what the purpose transformation means for them and what it takes to be successful. You will be running our program to drive client discussions, supporting client specific research, driving the preparation of the client discussions and supporting the publication of our purpose blog. This insight is key to drive further acceleration in the sustainability transformation.

Besides, you will be able to develop and research initiatives to make our own employees more aware of their plastic consumption. Based on your insights you would determine recommendations on Accenture can lower their plastic utilization.

With who?
Accenture is a global company engaged in Strategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology and Operations. We work with our clients to help them become high-performance organizations, through a combination of proven experience and comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions. Furthermore, we do thorough research on the most successful companies in the world.

Orchestrating expertise from across Accenture — strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations – Accenture Resources helps clients in the energy industry envision, design and execute their business solutions at the speed and scale the new digital world demands. Our practice helps large Oil and Gas, Utility and Chemicals & Natural Resources clients to be successful in the complex and ever-changing landscape they operate in.

During both projects you will work closely together with other interns and colleagues. Additionally, you will have support of Accenture's Corporate Social Responsibility team, the Sustainable Focus Group and a buddy. They will guide you and help you to connect with the right stakeholders in the organization.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Your Background

·  You are a Master student, from university, preferably a specialization in the area of Sustainability;
·  You're possessing a hands-on mentality and can work independently;
·  You are a team player with excellent communication skills;
·  You have a perfect command of the Dutch and English language;
·  You have a high level of motivation and eagerness to learn;
Our offer
Accenture is an incredible place to work and keep learning. By joining us, you'll become part of a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Besides the work we do for our clients, we're proud of our vibrant, diverse workplace culture: we believe in openness and honesty, fairness and equality, common sense and realism. We want to get to know the real you and help you explore and grow - whatever it is you're great at. You will always have lots of learning opportunities (formal and informal) to improve your role-specific skills and expertise.

Interested?
Are you ready to join Accenture for a career where you can be yourself and do what you love? Apply now and change the world around you.
Questions? Connect with Wieke Agricola, wieke.agricola@accenture.com .