Sustainability Intern (6-12 months fixed contract)

What it's about

In this full-time internship (6–12 months fixed-term) you will play an important role in supporting Partners Group’s sustainability strategy by helping to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors across our investment platform, supporting our portfolio, client and corporate pillars as needed. For this internship, we are seeking a candidate with a strong passion for responsible business and investment who is eager to gain hands-on experience in a leading private markets firm. This position is part of the firm’s Sustainability Team, which implements the firm’s overarching sustainability strategy, ensures adherence to global sustainability regulations, supports ESG integration across our investment portfolio, and represents sustainability considerations across our global client base. The position is based at Partners Group’s headquarters in Zug (Switzerland).

For this internship position, we are seeking a candidate with exposure to or experience in project management across sustainability initiatives. We are looking for someone with a strong “can-do” attitude, the agility to work across the key pillars of Sustainability at Partners Group, and the ability to contribute to multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously, combined with a genuine interest in driving sustainability initiatives in private markets.

Key activities:

Supporting Partners Group’s investment portfolio:

• Support the team in driving sustainability-related initiatives in the portfolio across Private Equity, Infrastructure, Private Credit, Royalties and Real Estate investments
• Support the team in key processes and deliverable, including – but not limited to – managing and generating insights from Sustainability data

Supporting Partners Group’s corporate sustainability:

• Support the execution on deliverables associated with the annual Partners Group's Sustainability Report and ensuring public assessment accuracy (e.g., monitoring the Sustainability ratings provided by ISS/MSCI/DJSI)
• Supporting and creating key processes, procedures, and controls, to ensure the governance of the firm's sustainability activities is auditable and structured
• Support in the preparation of sustainability regulatory and client disclosures, incl. testing/reconciliations, and audit trail documentation
• Maintain the underlying reporting toolkits (Excel/PowerPoint templates, process notes/SOPs), incl. version control and tracker management across stakeholders

Supporting Partners Group's clients:

• Support the development of marketing materials and communications for clients, including – but not limited to – PowerPoint presentations
• Support the Sustainability team and the Client Solutions team in answering queries and data requests from clients

What we offer

Partners Group is a global financial institution. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognized and rewarded. We offer an opportunity for you to grow:

• Competitive compensation package
• Professional, international working environment
• Insights into and learnings from the world of investments at one of the world's leading private markets investment firms
• Flat management structure with significant exposure to senior leaders and decision makers
• Steep personal and technical learning curve in a supporting environment with a high degree of ownership and autonomy, yet with structured feedback and training