Sustainability Analyst Intern

About The Role:

Are you a sustainability analyst with strong data analytics skills and a passion for solving complex climate challenges? Reporting to our Head of Sustainability, you will work closely with our sustainability and data teams to support clients with carbon reporting, interpret emerging disclosure requirements, and contribute to new capability areas including modern slavery and sustainable cloud and AI reporting.

This role will initially be a 10-week contract, full time (dates flexible), however there is potential for the intern position to roll onto part-time work after this period.

You will be responsible for:

• Support enterprise clients with carbon accounting, greenhouse gas emissions reporting, and climate disclosure requirements.
• Research, maintain, and validate emissions factors, sustainability datasets, and other reference data used within the Generate Zero platform.
• Assist with the development and enhancement of carbon accounting methodologies, including financed emissions calculations and emerging sustainability frameworks.
• Analyse and interpret large datasets to identify trends, improve data quality, and support the delivery of accurate, audit-ready sustainability reporting.
• Contribute to the development of new sustainability capabilities, including modern slavery risk screening and other ESG data and reporting solutions.
• Collaborate with the Sustainability, Data, and Product teams to test new functionality, document methodologies, and continuously improve Generate Zero's sustainability platform.
• Learning how sustainability data, methodologies and technology come together to help organisations measure, manage and reduce their environmental and social impacts.
  

What you will bring:

• Studying towards, or recently completed (within the past 12 months), a qualification in either sustainability (ideally with exposure to carbon accounting, emissions reporting, climate disclosures, and broader ESG frameworks such as modern slavery and nature-related risk) and data analytics/data science.
• Experience with SQL and/or Python would be an advantage; comfort with Excel and other Office tools
• Comfort working on ambiguous, unsolved problems where no established playbook exists
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to document technical work clearly for a regulated compliance environment
• A can-do attitude, curiosity, and great communication skills
• A love of working in a collaborative environment and bouncing ideas around

Why join us?

• Work on stuff that truly matters and make a real impact while growing your skills
• Work with a purpose-driven organisation with global growth ambitions, dedicated to making a positive impact in the world
• Enjoy a fun start-up culture and vibrant, supportive work environment
• Great opportunity to work in a real-world environment and gain skills from an experienced sustainability, analytics and engineering team
• Join an active and engaging social club, with regular events and activities to foster team bonding and build meaningful connections
  
  

About Generate Zero:

At Generate Zero we are passionate about a sustainable future, believing that we owe it to future generations to do all we can, while we can.

Our digital tools help organisations move from simply measuring GHG emissions to actively managing them, and by partnering with like-minded organisations, we support their decarbonisation journeys.

At Generate Zero we employ the best, with the skills and experience to meet all our clients’ sustainability needs. We pride ourselves on the great work we do for our clients, and it’s our awesome team who have made it happen.

For more information about what we do at Generate Zero, please visit our website https://generatezero.com/

Please note:

• We will be reviewing CVs as they come in and starting interviews, so please apply as soon as possible
• To be considered for this role, you must be studying, or have recently completed (within 12 months) studies at a New Zealand tertiary education institution, at NZQA level 6–10, with a background in sustainability, environmental science, data science, or a related field
• You must also be legally permitted to work in New Zealand
• This role is funded through a Callaghan Innovation R&D grant and is offered as a fixed-term, 10-week internship in the first instance
  
• To streamline our application process, we utilise AI-driven tools to assist in the initial screening and evaluation of candidate profiles. This may include automated skills matching or interactive screening questions. Final hiring decisions are always made by a human team member. If you require an alternative application method, please contact us at [email protected].