Student Assistant

Opportunity

Do you want to gain experience with corporate sustainability and ESG in a global company with an ambition to be an ESG leader? A.P. Moller - Maersk is looking for a talented and highly motivated student assistant (15-20 hours/week) to join our Corporate Sustainability & ESG team.

Maersk is a global leader in integrated container logistics working to connect and simplify our customers’ supply chains. And we are in the middle of an industry-defining transformation that will change the way global trade moves and contributes to a sustainable future. It’s a big moment for all of us – and as part of our Corporate Sustainability & ESG team you will have a role to play in supporting Maersk’s strategic ambitions on decarbonisation and sustainability. Are you ready to join the transformation?

We offer:

Maersk is a global company with great strength and vast outreach. We have the ability – and the responsibility – to contribute to a more sustainable future, and we take leadership on global issues where we have the competencies and leverage to make a real difference. We see it as our mission to digitise and decarbonise the world’s supply chains to enable sustainable trade for a growing world. Our transformation strategy is founded on our Core Values and a singular conviction: that a safer, fairer and greener future is within our reach. We take responsibility with a comprehensive ESG strategy that sets our three core commitments on leading the decarbonisation of logistics, ensuring that our people thrive at work, and operating based on high standards of responsible business practices.

Based in Copenhagen and reporting to the Head of Corporate Sustainability & ESG, you will be part of a central team with broad outreach and impact across the global organisation.

students@maersk

Students working at A.P. Moller - Maersk are invited to join the students@maersk network. As a member of the community, you will have a unique opportunity to expand your professional and social networks, gain additional insight into a large conglomerate, and learn more about Maersk as a place to work.

As a performance-oriented company, we strive to always recruit the best person for the job – regardless of gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength.

Key responsibilities

As student assistant you will be supporting team members on a range of projects and tasks. These will include:

• Research on sustainability/ESG issues to support issues management, human rights impact assessments, and ESG risk assessments
• Writing reports summarizing the findings of your research
• Supporting sustainability and ESG reporting, incl. responses to ESG ratings
• Communications support, e.g. preparing slides and material for Sharepoint and internet
• Planning meetings and supporting internal engagement across the Maersk ESG community

When time allows and depending on your individual capabilities you could be assigned projects for which you carry own responsibility.

We are looking for

A student who is well oriented and engaged on the corporate sustainability and ESG agenda, in particular on human rights and/social side of sustainability. Furthermore, you will likely have the following skills:

• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Strong project management/coordination skills
• Good communications skills, particularly producing written materials such as memos, reports and presentations
• Sustainability/CSR is part of your curriculum
• Experience with PowerPoint and Excel
• You are probably in the last year of your bachelor studies

Experience from extracurricular/voluntary activities will be regarded as an asset.

As a person, you are outgoing and service-minded with attention to detail and ability to think ahead. You have good analytical abilities and can keep an overview and a clear head in complex processes involving many stakeholders. You have a keen interest in seeking out ways to improve and optimize processes and performance. You are also highly reliable with a flexible approach to whatever work you undertake. You have the ability to take the initiative, to prioritise and to organise your workload. Furthermore, a positive and open mindset in combination with a sense of humour is essential.

You are fluent in English (speaking and writing) whereas Danish is not a prerequisite.