Responsible Investment Internship 2026

IK Partners (IK)

IK Partners is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics, and the UK. Since 1989, IK has raised more than €20 billion of capital and invested in over 200 European companies. IK supports companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with management teams and investors to create robust, well-positioned businesses with excellent long-term prospects.

IK's prime target markets include the Nordics, Benelux, France, DACH, and more recently the UK. Headquartered in London, IK has additional offices in France, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden for its dedicated regional investment teams, consisting of over 90 investment professionals.

Position: Responsible Investment Intern

IK is looking for its new Responsible Investment Intern to support them during a full-time internship of 3 months from September 2026. The role will be full-time office-based.

Responsibilities

• Sustainability data collection and reporting processes, including reviewing portfolio company submissions, checking consistency, flagging gaps or anomalies, and contributing to the annual Sustainability Report.
• Preparation of responsible investment materials for internal stakeholders, investors, and lenders, including fundraising materials, investor requests, lender requirements, internal updates, and meeting materials.
• Desktop research on sustainability regulation, market practice, sustainability frameworks, sector trends, and peer approaches, and summarizing implications for IK and portfolio companies.
• Preparation and organization of sustainability events and training sessions, including portfolio company sessions and the 2027 Sustainability Forum.
• Ad-hoc support across responsible investment projects, including presentations, meeting preparation, portfolio company follow-ups, and other team priorities where additional capacity is needed.
• Enhancement of IK’s external responsible investment communications, including updates to the responsible investment pages on IK’s website.
• Development and implementation of IK’s sustainability value creation framework, including sector benchmarking, value creation analysis, and portfolio company engagement materials.
• Continuous improvement of internal responsible investment processes, including identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and automate selected processes using AI.

Job Requirements

• A clear and confident communicator, able to present technical topics in concise and engaging language.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, with a good sense of layout and visual storytelling, and able to turn draft materials into polished, professional outputs.
• Research-minded, able to conduct desktop research, summarize reports, and extract insights to support strategic projects and portfolio company engagement.
• Comfortable working with both qualitative and quantitative information, including reviewing portfolio company inputs, summarizing findings, and identifying inconsistencies in data, evidence, or narrative.
• Structured and organized, with the ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and follow tasks through to completion.
• Detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy and consistency across presentations, data inputs, and written work.
• Collaborative, willing to support a range of projects and contribute to a small, fast-paced team with a high standard of delivery.
• Interested in, or experienced in, responsible investment, sustainability, and/or sustainable finance, with an eagerness to learn how these topics are applied in a private equity context.