Internship - Portfolio risk & sustainability team
Location
Brussels
Date
January 2027 to July 2027 (7 months)
Duration
7 months
Description
- Unique opportunity to work on risk, portfolio monitoring and sustainability projects of significant size for a leading European investment company
- Diversity of tasks supporting leading integration practices
- Opportunity to further develop strong analytical, financial, risk and ESG skills
- Small team where proactivity is encouraged
- Competitive remuneration
Main Tasks
The intern works alongside the Chief Portfolio Risk and Sustainability Officer on risk and sustainability projects, including:
- Portfolio risk monitoring and targeted engagement with portfolio companies (macroeconomic risks, business risks e.g. cyber, sustainability risks), production of portfolio monitoring reports, valuation
- Portfolio data management platform (e.g., maintenance and development, onboarding of new assets)
- Support to due diligences (deal flow)
- Production of GBL’s Annual report FY2026 (CSRD disclosures)
- Contributions to GBL’s governance bodies (Board of Directors, Audit Committee)
Experience & Skills
- Integrity and discretion
- Team player – working in a small team of specialized professionals
- Genuine interest for financial markets, ESG and sustainability
- Analytical mindset – ability to quickly analyse, model and process information
- Attention to detail
- Academic excellence
- Prior experience in ESG, M&A, strategy consulting, corporate finance or financial transactions is a plus (i.e. internship for a period of 4 to 6 months)
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English; knowledge of an additional European language (FR/NL) is a plus