Internship Programme 2025 - Climate Change & Carbon Markets

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our internship programme has led to the offering of permanent and full-time associate consultant positions to our interns in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. We are delighted to continue this in 2025 and start the search for our next Intern.

As an intern, you will work with and support HAMERKOP’s consultants with research and analyses in relation to pre-feasibility, feasibility, impact certification and monitoring of climate change mitigation projects eligible to carbon financing mechanisms; as well as more policy-oriented and institutional research. Most projects are taking place in the context of natural ecosystems (e.g., forest conservation, reforestation, mangroves, etc.), energy access (e.g., cooking), occasionally other sectors, and support international development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and increasingly in South America.

The majority of HAMERKOP's clients and partners are private project developers and financial sponsors, international NGOs, start-ups, carbon trading desks and international development agencies.

You will be expected to support a range of tasks that can include:

• Research on current and upcoming trends and hot topics: regulatory and governance changes (e.g., IC-VCM, Art. 6, COP 30); review and change in the carbon certification standards landscape; the rise of carbon certification standard labels (e.g., ABACUS, CORSIA, Corresponding Adjustments, SDGs, etc.); the potential of natural assisted generation to benefit from carbon finance; the jungle of intermediaries and procurement challenges on the VCM; the use of digital monitoring reporting and verification technologies, etc.
• Technical consulting work: emission reduction calculation, monitoring and data analysis, drafting of technical reports, analysis of developing legislation, carbon finance project eligibility assessment, among others.
• Others: supporting education material drafting, implementing of team work improvement measures, etc.

Candidate desired skills and knowledge

Required
• BSc or Master’s degree in a technical or quantitative field related to climate change and environmental sciences (e.g., conservation, forestry, agriculture, marine ecology, energy, geospatial analysis)
• Attention to details, strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to produce well presented, error-free results and reports
• Curious and keen to learn
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to work autonomously
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Willing to support a small but growing and purpose-driven consulting firm
• Spoken and written fluency in English
• No previous knowledge of finance is required

Desired

• Knowledge of climate change, forestry and agriculture issues in the context of developing countries gained through a previous exposure or experience in a related subject
• Spoken and written fluency in French
• Prior exposure to greenhouse gas emission accounting, notably in the natural environment, as part of a research project or a prior internship
• Previous exposure or experience supporting or working with a consulting firm
• Advanced knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Location

Our office is in London. Remote working is in operation at HAMERKOP, but interns will be expected to spend 4 days a week at the office with the team.

Terms of internship

• This position is for a 4-month full-time internship, although we may consider different period of time for university courses requiring a specific internship period
• We are currently looking for 2 interns to start in Q2 and Q3 in 2025
• The start date of the internship is flexible, and could be between April and September 2025, depending on the candidate preference
• The candidate must be based in the UK and/or have the right to intern/work in the UK
• The candidate must be on its final study year and willing to stay in London as this programme is meant for students looking for a permanent position after their internship
• London Living Wage will be paid to the successful candidates

Application Process

• Please send a single PDF document containing your CV (max 2 pages) and a 1-page value proposition letter (not a cover letter) explaining what you could bring to the team and the organisation
• The deadline for applying is the 30th March 2025, but this may be extended if required and without notice.
• We strongly encourage you to apply as early as possible as it is a fairly competitive programme.
• You should expect the recruitment process to be made of 3 rounds:  (i) after reviewing all applications, we will convey a first round of interview with the head of the advisory services and a member of the team, for 10-12 candidates; (ii) those shortlisted will be requested to undergo a quick technical assessment; and finally (iii) the remaining 4-5 candidates will be undergoing an interview with the CEO.

Q&A Webinar 2024 and Internship Blogs

Last year, we held a webinar in a Q&A format that was hosted by our Business Manager and presented by 2 of our consultants who have been through the internship programme in recent years. This webinar is available to view here: 2024 Internship Webinar — Hamerkop,  and contains many questions and answers applicable to HAMERKOP, the journey from Intern to Associate and the application process. A must watch.

We have also asked last year's successful interns (who are all now Associates) to write a short blog on their individual journeys and can also be found here: The HAMERKOP Internship Experience: Three Perspectives — Hamerkop

HAMERKOP is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages all candidates to apply.