GRI seeks an Intern Corporate & Engagement

Internship: 40 hrs p/w – 6 months (€ 900,- p/m gross) Start date: ASAP Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Internship Summary GRI is looking to recruit an intern interested in , to support its outreach and engagement activity in key countries and regions. The internship is available for a period of 6 months on a full time basis with a possibility of extension of 3 months.

Tasks Assist the GRI Corporate & Stakeholders Engagement (C&SE) team in growing the GRI Community through tasks including but not limited to: • Support the team with the GRI Community account management, outreach and administration. • Support the account management of the Leadership forum on SDG’s • Support the team with tasks related to recruitment of new Community Members • Detailed research and lead identification to grow GRI’s potential network/client base, and administration in CRM • Assist with different research projects, events and any ad hoc tasks that may arise

Key competencies/requirements • Fluent in written and spoken English, second language is a plus • Excellent research skills • Personal traits as accuracy and thoroughness are of the greatest importance • Ability to work with individuals from a range of different backgrounds and various levels of management • Good team player with a “can do” attitude

About GRI GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is the independent, international organization that helps organizations be transparent and take responsibility for their impacts so that together we can create a sustainable future. We do this through the creation of the global common language for organizations to report their sustainability impacts. This enables informed dialogue and decision making around those impacts.

GRI is the global standard setter for impact reporting, which through an independent, multi- stakeholder process, maintains the world’s most comprehensive set of standards. Available as a free public good in 12 languages, the GRI Standards are, globally, the most widely used for sustainability reporting.

GRI plays a unique role in the global drive to create a sustainable future for all. Sustainability reporting enables and helps markets function more efficiently, supporting better decisions that create sustainable benefits for everyone.

GRI works with , investors, policymakers, civil society, labor organizations and other experts to develop the GRI Standards and promote their use by organizations around the world. The resulting standards help governments hold organizations accountable for their impacts and initiate

dialogue to drive corporate contribution to national and international sustainable development efforts.

Today some 10,000 organizations, including 75% of the largest 250 companies in the world, disclose sustainability information through the GRI Standards – something unimaginable only 15 years ago. In addition, our standards are referenced explicitly in 160 polices of governments, regulators, and stock exchanges in 60 countries.

Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we have a network of seven regional hubs ensuring we can support organizations and stakeholders worldwide.

Contact details Interested people, eligible to work in the Netherlands, are asked to submit a detailed CV and a short cover letter that describes how this placement may advance their future intentions and goals in the sustainability field and what their qualifications are for the position. Applications should be submitted in English by latest 13 June at 12:00 noon CET to the HR Department on [email protected].

Employment prospects: The GRI internship program is not linked to full time employment opportunities at GRI and the program should be valued by its own merits. Interns should not expect to be offered an employment contract after ending their internship; nevertheless, they are very welcome to apply for job