Your mission
Circle Economy Consulting provides consulting services, supporting forward-thinking leaders and businesses in identifying, evaluating and implementing circular solutions. We are an international team of ambitious and highly driven professionals who share the belief that the circular economy creates prosperity for all. We do this by combining data analysis, change management and business acumen for the greater good. We have a friendly and open team dynamic and a culture of getting things done while having fun.
Your profile
The internships offered at Circle Economy Consulting allow you to combine learning experiences required by your educator (for example a thesis or improvement project) with practical experience (for example supporting project work or management).
The topics for the internships should be closely aligned with our business priorities listed below:
● Circular procurement in retail
● Circular design in e.g. consumer goods industry
● Circular economy in the built environment
● Circular economy in sustainability and corporate reporting
● Setting up a project management system and/or customer relationship management for Circle Economy Consulting
Why us?
This is a full-time role based in our Amsterdam office, for a duration of at least six months. We offer €749 gross per month for interns who are registered in the Netherlands and can provide a travel stipend of up to €100 as well, if necessary. The internship will start by defining your learning goals for the internship and you will be guided by a mentor in your daily operations
Please send in your CV and a cover letter on why you are the right fit for this role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the deadline for sending in your applications are the 20th September
About us
ABOUT CIRCLE ECONOMY
Circle Economy is an impact organisation combining research, tools, and advice for the greater good. We were founded to create prosperity for all within the limits of our planet. With nature as our mentor, we accelerate circularity. We help businesses, cities, and nations with data-powered roadmaps for change. We are an international team of excited experts based in Amsterdam.
PURPOSE
Earth, our home, needs to be healthy, safe, and just for generations to come. We harness the world’s intelligence and collaborative drive to restore its balance. It can and must be done; we pave the way.
VISION
A circular economy meets the needs of people in harmony with nature. It designs out waste and pollution, keeps products and materials in use, and regenerates natural systems. It’s a balancing act with nature as our mentor.
MISSION
We are a global impact organisation with an international team of passionate experts based in Amsterdam. We empower businesses, cities and nations with practical and scaleable solutions to put the circular economy into action.
Our vision is an economic system that ensures that the planet and all people can thrive. To avoid climate breakdown, our goal is to double global circularity by 2032. We do this by creating:
An Impact-Driven Data and Evidence Base;
Establishing metrics for assessing circularity that embraces ecological, economical, and social indicators
Promoting circular solutions, innovations, and initiatives that have a positive impact on ecology, economy, and society
Actionable and Practical Strategies;
Building capacity of stakeholders towards the implementation of circular strategies
Ensuring multi-stakeholder commitment—operational, financial, and political—towards the implementation of circular strategies
A Digital Environment to Scale Adoption;
Standardising and digitising the scan approach into products and tools
Facilitating access to tools and knowledge through open online platforms
OUR CULTURE
We are an international team of ambitious and highly driven (young) professionals who share the belief that the circular economy creates prosperity for all. We work in a lively and dynamic atmosphere in our open office space right in the heart of Amsterdam. At Circle Economy, we have a friendly and open team dynamic and a culture of getting things done while having fun.
Circle Economy welcomes applications from all qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity,as governed under our Gender Equality Plan. Circle Economy encourages our candidates to refrain from attaching their profile photos and gender details in their resumes to mitigate any potential subconscious bias.
