Global Sustainability Community Investment jr. Consultant

ING is seeking a Global Sustainability Community Investment Junior Consultant for a 6-month, part-time role in Amsterdam. Responsibilities include coordinating funding rounds, ensuring reporting compliance, and supporting strategic revisions for the community investment fund. The position requires a Master's degree, relationship management skills, and fluency in English. The role emphasizes ING's commitment to sustainability and community engagement as part of its broader corporate objectives.
This is a temporary contract for 6 months and 16 hours per week.

In this role, you will execute the deployment of the global Community Investment (CI) fund in compliance with the CI guidelines and reporting requirements.

Reporting to the head of stakeholder engagement, you will work with colleagues in all ING countries and with the CI Board. This role requires strong relationship management skills and the ability to work in a structured, efficient way, paired with solid knowledge of ING’s Sustainability objectives, community investment and philanthropy in general. A good-natured and can-do-attitude are key to success.

Roles and responsibilities
• Coordinate the rounds of funding, including screening of the proposals and preparation of the CI Board meetings.
• Ensure proper reporting on the impact of the global CI fund on a yearly basis.
• Support the revision of the strategic approach for the fund.
• Coordinate our international Sustainability Employee Engagement Network.

How to succeed
• Master’s degree and relevant experience in the field of CI.
• Proven relationship management and excellent communication skills.
• Want to work hands-on, quick to respond and pragmatic.
• Fluent in business English (spoken and written).

Our Purpose
There is no denying that one of the biggest challenges for society is sustainability, in all its forms. Climate change threatens both the planet and its people. People may struggle with inequality or a lack of basic human rights. The world is changing, and banking needs to change with it. ING aims to put sustainability at the heart of what we do, defining new ways of doing business where planet and people are just as important as economic growth. It’s about making progress together, step by step. As a global bank with billions flowing through our books, we have an opportunity to make an impact for the better. Doing so by bringing aspects of climate, nature and protecting human rights into our dialogue with clients and financing decisions. ING wants to be a pioneer in defining new ways to do business. We want to be a banking leader in building a sustainable future for our company, our customers, society and the environment.

The Global Sustainability Department
The Global Sustainability (GS) Department reports directly to the CEO, and oversees the Sustainability Direction of ING Group globally, including strategies to support the sustainability journeys of our customers, our community, and our colleagues.

Our team of consultants integrate sustainability within our banking operations worldwide, across Retail, Business Banking and Wholesale Banking markets, and cover advice and programme management across the full range of sustainability (ESG) objectives. ING has been recognised as one of the most sustainable banks in the world for our contributions to progressing action on key global challenges such as climate change.

The team is committed to setting the standard for ING’s sustainability performance and raising the bar for our peers, the sectors we’re active in and other stakeholders. We collaborate with all ING business lines, domains and countries. We encourage and help educate our colleagues and actively engage with external stakeholders to create a ripple effect on sustainability impact.

We are team of 36 people with diverse perspectives stemming from different backgrounds with regard to nationalities, gender, work experience, education and age.