Python Job: Summer Internship, Sustainability, London

The world of risk is changing. Today’s business environment is different. More complex. More connected. More volatile. While this environment makes it much harder to predict where new risks will come from, we believe that it represents an opportunity for businesses to transform and innovate. We work with our clients to protect and strengthen every aspect of their business; from people to performance, systems to strategy and business plans to business resilience. Through our invaluable insights and independent assurance we can help our clients to discover and unlock real value.

Our capabilities, scale and ability to bring together leading-edge specialists to tackle the toughest risk situations helps us create a sustainable competitive advantage. But it’s our people, their curiosity and the inclusive, collaborative culture that sets us apart. Difference makes a difference and individuality is celebrated and embraced. We’re investing in growth and innovation. Our people are supported by the right tools and technology to strengthen our business and stay at the cutting-edge of new techniques. We nurture bold and dynamic behaviours to push the boundaries and be truly distinctive in the market.

Enterprises – Sustainability
Our Enterprises business unit is focussed on delivering rapid growth across the Risk line of service and currently houses our Sustainability, Enterprises Business Applications and Marketing & Media teams.

PwC Sustainability is the hub for ESG services across PwC and sits at the heart of the UK ESG Platform as a critical enabler for the rest of the firm.

This is the decade for action. At PwC, our ambition is to build trust in the climate transition and help our clients create sustainable value to meet Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals. We do this by helping organisations transform sustainably; build the credibility of reporting, particularly around non-financial metrics and climate reporting; develop and implement investment strategies for the future; and support their people through a fair transition. We continue to make sure that our own business is ready to meet the challenge too.

Working in ESG in PwC you’ll maximise the opportunities to change and create value at speed, for our clients and our communities with the care and imagination it takes to lead for the future. Together we can build good business for a stronger world.

Our goal is to help clients manage their Sustainability risks while also turning them into opportunity through a focus on ten key service propositions:

• Strategy & Transformation;

• Risk Assessment & Modelling;

• Supply Chain;

• Value Creation/ESG Due Diligence;

• Impact Assessment;

• Regulation;

• Reporting;

• Audit Readiness & Internal Audit;

• Wellbeing, Health & Safety; and

• Reputation Management.

What you’ll do

We are scaling our support for clients in tackling their ESG issues, by building deep technical experts and scaling and combining this with our broader capabilities within Risk ESG. You will help clients deliver real impact and create tangible value for the organisation. You’ll do this by supporting them to make the most of the opportunities for innovation and growth created by a world economy that’s becoming greener and more inclusive.

During the internship, you will work on a range of projects, both internal and external. This includes the review and implementation of client’s business processes in relation to operations, regulatory reporting requirements and commercial growth to address ESG issues and identify where clients can have the greatest impact on wider society. Whatever tasks you take on, you will have the opportunity to both showcase and develop your skills, whilst learning more about the team and what we do. You will also contribute to the development and delivery of the wider ESG proposition across PwC UK.

What you'll gain

You will also discover what a career with us is all about, and deepen your skills. You’ll find out first-hand if this is the career for you – do well, and you could be offered a graduate job to start the same year or following year. Working alongside specialists, you’ll work on client projects to give you the best insight into what we’re about. You’ll have the opportunity to build networks with your colleagues, peers and wider industry experts.

You’ll be working in subject matter that is critically important both to PwC and society.

What you'll need

You’ll need to be in your penultimate or final year of an undergraduate or Masters degree; and you'll need to have achieved or be on track to pass in a Sustainability, Social/ Psychology related subject (e.g. Environmental Science /Psychology/ Geography). We determine whether you're on course to pass based on the grades you achieved in your last completed year of academic study.

Successful candidates will be able to showcase some of the relevant skills:

• Strong understanding of sustainability principles;

• Ability to explain complex concepts in a non-technical manner;

• Flexible and capable of operating and learning in a dynamic environment;

• Ability to apply principles in a practical and commercial setting;

• Capable of applying qualitative and quantitative techniques including data analytics, data modelling and digital technologies (experience or interest using Tableau, Alteryx and Python would be highly desirable)

If successful in being made an offer to return as an Associate with PwC, you will need to be available to commence full time employment in; September 2023 if in your final year of an undergraduate or Masters degree; or September 2024 if in your penultimate year.

When to apply

The deadline for applications is 11 January 2023

The deadline for the behavioural based assessment is 12 January 2023

The deadline for video interview is 6 February 2023

Assessment centres will take place w/c 27 March 2023

Work Permit

Your visa type needs to allow you to work for 6 weeks (at least 37.5 hours a week) over the Summer. Eligible to start a full time graduate role from September 2023 or September 2024. We expect the internship to run from Monday 3 July – Friday 28th July, 2023. Please note that these dates may be subject to change.

Do you need a work permit?
Please take some time to confirm your eligibility for the role. We welcome applications from all candidates but there are restrictions to some areas of our business and some points you should note on our website.

Please note that PwC is unable to sponsor any candidates for some roles as the Home Office’s eligibility criteria will not be satisfied. For a list of these roles, please review the ‘Important information’ section of the work permit page on our website.

The Deal
We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have ‘The Deal’.

Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/about-us/the-new-deal.html

Diversity
Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.