Internship - Climate Change & Carbon Markets

Our internship programme has led to the offering of permanent and full-time associate consultant positions to our interns in 2021 and in 2022.

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, etc.) or energy and water access (cooking and drinking water), and support international development in Sub-Saharan Africa & Southeast Asia.

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

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

• A research project to be agreed upon: REDD+ project assessment; review of carbon certification standards; the rise of carbon certification standard labels (e.g., ABACUS, CORSIA, CA, SDGs, etc.); the rise of domestic carbon offsetting; the potential of natural assisted generation to benefit from carbon finance; the jungle of intermediaries and procurement challenges on the VCM; carbon finance consideration for NGOs, etc.

• Technical work: emission reduction calculation, monitoring data analysis, drafting of technical reports, analysis of developing legislation, carbon finance project eligibility assessment, among others.

The internship will ideally take place over 4 months and be broken down in two periods of 2 months each.

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., energy, forestry, agriculture)
• Attention to detail, 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
• Advanced knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Good verbal and written communication skill
• Willing to support a small but growing and purpose-driven consulting firm
• Spoken and written fluency in English

Desired

• Knowledge of climate change, forestry and agriculture issues in the context of developing countries gained through a previous experience in a related subject
• Spoken and written fluency in French
• Master's qualification in agriculture, forestry or environmental science
• Knowledge and understanding of greenhouse gas emission accounting
• Previous experience working for a consulting company

No previous knowledge of finance is required.

Location

Offices are in London. Remote working is in operation at HAMERKOP, but interns will be expected to spend at least 4 days a week at the office.

Terms of internship

• This position is for a 4-month internship, although we may consider shorter period of time for exceptional candidates and university courses requiring a specific internship period
• We are currently looking for 1 or 2 interns to start in Q2 and Q3 2023 and while there is no firm deadline to apply, a first batch of applications will be reviewed at the end of February and another one at the end of April
• The candidate must be based in the UK and/or have the right to intern in the UK

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.

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