Corporate Responsibility Intern

at  AXA Funds Management

Just as we are an active player in responsible investment with ESG integration embedded across our investment platforms and RI experts, we recognise our role as a business and employer, to hold ourselves to the same high standards that we ask of others.

In Corporate Responsibility, we are guided by three commitments:

• People - we strive for an inclusive work environment built on fairness, equality and wellbeing in which performance and long-term employability can be nurtured.
• Environment – as a leading asset manager, we recognise our responsibility and crucial role we can play as an investor in leading the transition to a low carbon economy. Climate change is our key priority and focus.
• Business resilience – we seek to produce a long-term profit in a responsible, resilient and sustainable manner. Our decision making processes, policies and day to day operations need to made with responsibility at the core.

The role of the Corporate Responsibility team is therefore to demonstrate how AXA IM walks the talk as a business and employer, acting in a responsible and sustainable manner with all key audiences. The team leverages the research, insight, activity and commitments of both AXA Group and AXA IM to develop a roadmap and calendar of activity to define priorities, track progress and measure our impact as an organization. The team is split between France and the UK.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Transparency: reportings and communications

A key role for the intern is working on the annual reports we perform as a company. There are multiple of these which are focused across our ESG framework. This largely involves data analysis and communicating with relevant data suppliers globally. Manage data collection and analysis (under CR Manager supervision) on key reportings:

• Sustainability Index.
• Environmental report – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Study.
• Philanthropy and Vonlunteering report

The intern will also contribute to the storyline of the CSR roadmap working with the communication teams representatives and identifying new opportunities of communications to give external visibility of the company CSR commitment as well as increasing internal engagement and interest.

Market intelligence

• To be on top of the latest information and support the development of the team:
• Undertaking research projects and literature on sustainability topics.
• Monitor and understand new regulations (CS3D, CSRD etc…).
• Collect press review to see latest ESG market information.
• Work on competitors review

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Have strong numerical capability, particularly data analysis and strong attention to detail
• Strong project management and organisational skills – ability to maintain material/plans and presentations with updated information and data.
• An interest in responsible investment, corporate responsibility and sustainability topics – engagement and curiosity in these areas is important
• Teamworking capabilities
• Ability to work in an international context. You will work with people based across Europe, US and Asia
• Good knowledge of IT tools – Microsoft Office in particular (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Multi tasking – a need to work on many activities simultaneously and be aware of multiple deadlines
• A positive and confident personality, happy to work with senior stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. French is a plus but not mandatory
• An interest and knowledge of financial services / asset management

A key role for the intern is working on the annual reports we perform as a company. There are multiple of these which are focused across our ESG framework. This largely involves data analysis and communicating with relevant data suppliers globally. Manage data collection and analysis (under CR Manager supervision) on key reportings:

• Sustainability Index.
• Environmental report – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Study.
• Philanthropy and Vonlunteering repor

This topic is critical for us as a company to display our values and truly walk the talk. Supporting the team in this topic is central to the role.

• To review local regulatory requirements by company and ensure that AXA IM works to best practice standards.
• To prepare local reporting for submission where required
• To work alongside compliance in order to address processes and advance on any recommendations (increased training for staff, revised processes).
• To work on trainings for several teams within AXA I