What we offer

We offer a working environment at the conjunction of research, policy, praxis and the opportunity to work with a highly qualified and motivated team. Your chance to discover the world through our global network of projects. We have flat hierarchies and offer a flexible working enviroment with many opportunties to broaden your horizon through the many programmes offered at Frankfurt School.

We are looking for motivated individuals who not only enjoy new challenges, but who also thrive in taking them on. Independent, self-driven team players, who take on ownership and responsibility to support the team. We are looking for highly qualified climate finance experts and newcomers to climate finance who have the right mind-set. People who want to build a climate-resilient future with us.

If this is you, what are you waiting for – contact us, we look forward to hearing from you!

Working Student (all genders) at the FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre

The Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Sustainable Finance is embedded in Frankfurt School’s International Advisory Services (IAS). Our services include capacity building (including technical assistance and training), research and policy advice for private and public sector actors.

We are currently looking for a working student to support our work, specifically with a view on sustainable finance (including climate mitigation and adaptation finance, circular economy finance, nature-positive finance, etc.), for up to 20hrs/week.

We are offering an international, diverse, and vibrant work environment. The working student will be fully integrated into the team and supports project acquisition and implementation.

  • Contribute to applied research and assessments in the field of sustainable finance
  • Support the preparation of knowledge events (such as webinars, workshops) and knowledge products
  • Support administrative and project management tasks

  • Bachelor or Master student, with good academic results
  • You have a finance, economics or business background – ideally with experience in sustainable practices (e.g. climate mitigation and adaptation solutions, etc.) and the financial solutions for it
  • Experience with project finance and financial modelling is an advantage
  • Experience in business consultancy is an advantage
  • Ability to set priorities and follow through on commitments
  • Creativity, innovation, and initiative to work independently with minimum supervision
  • You have very strong communication and writing skills in English and can contribute to writing reports of high quality with minimum guidance, a second language (like French or Spanish) is an advantage
  • You have advanced skills in MS Office (especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

Are you interested?

Please send your complete application, including salary expectations and preferred start date, by e-mail (fs_unep_contact@fs.de) to Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Please note, that we only consider applications that are sent to us directly by e-mail (fs_unep_contact@fs.de). Please do not apply via third parties (e.g., recruitment agencies) or external websites (e.g., Stepstone one-click application).

At Frankfurt School, we embrace difference and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services, and our community. Frankfurt School is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.