Summer Intern

This job is posted for Earth Finance via Parallel Earth Finance is hiring Summer Interns to support our growing business. We will be hiring 3 positions and these roles will be based in Seattle, WA or New York, NY. We are looking for Masters Candidates with 3 years of professional work experience in corporate sustainability strategy, financing strategy, water and nature strategy, impact reporting, spatial finance, and geospatial technology. Prior experience working in these sectors is a plus. We will also consider candidates with comparable skills & experience. What you’ll gain: Work on impactful analysis and research with guidance from industry experts with decades of experience in corporate strategy and finance, public policy, sustainable and renewable fuels, climate tech, and investing. Acquire a deep understanding of how to effectively drive large scale change using sustainable corporate, financing, and policy tools to help mitigate corporate risk and maximize sustainable business growth. What you’ll do: Build sustainability and financing models to understand the business impact of new technology adoption and business model innovation Further methodology of measuring and quantifying co-benefits of climate initiatives and related investments Support the development of impact reporting initiatives Support custom research as we build client-facing deliverables. Work with the Sustainability teams at client organizations to align financial, expense, and corporate reporting with climate transition goals and objectives. Skills you’ll need to be successful in the role: Passion for sustainable business solutions and experience (academic and/or professional) in sustainability, corporate strategy, financial analysis and modeling, climate policy, and /or geospatial technology Experience designing, building and launching new business models (including circular and regenerative business models). Comfortable with asking "why" in the ambiguity of climate data and business uncertainty. An interest in learning how to apply first principles analysis and boundary conditions to problem solving. Strong research skills and ability to quickly distill industry reports, policy news, and scholarly research into relevant context. Competent and comfortable with the Microsoft Office Suite and Google products. Comfort in agentic environments Clear and direct communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas from a variety of disciplines into actionable client take aways in various written and visual formats. Compensation and Benefits: This is a 10-week summer internship paying $50 - $60 / hour. This role is not eligible for overtime. Interns will receive June 19th and July 4th as paid company holidays (if your internship spans those dates) A super fun, passionate, dedicated team of colleagues committed to creating a sustainable, and financially sound, future for organizations, people, and the planet. #J-18808-Ljbffr Parallel