Intern - Sustainability Strategy

**Location**:Zurich
- Sustainability

**In short**:
Whether you’re looking to jump start your career or gain first hands-on experience in a new field, an internship at On offers you a unique growth experience, the chance to make an impact from day 1 and contribute to On’s growth journey. We are looking for fresh ideas, curious minds and passionate individuals ready to make a difference. Our internships generally last 6 months and you will be fully embedded in a team.
- Start date: September 1
- Duration: 6 months
- Prerequisite: Interest in area relevant to the internship, passion for On, right to work in EU / Switzerland
- Note: This is a paid internship

As Sustainability Strategy Intern, you will be part of our Sustainability Strategy & Engagement team. We are a small team with big responsibilities. We design and implement the sustainability strategy across the entire company and help shape the future of the organisation. We do research, create strategies and implement projects and innovate products and processes through the lens of sustainability. As a Sustainability Strategy Intern, you will be working to turn our priorities into reality in collaboration with other departments across the company and focus on consistent and effective communication around these topics.

**Your Mission**:

- Translate strategic priorities and KPIs into concrete projects and initiatives for execution
- Develop business cases and scenario analyses for strategic priorities to support informed decision making
- Collaborate with multiple departments and external parties to successfully execute action plans
- Prepare structured presentations to present and communicate effectively to indifferent hierarchical levels

**Your story**:

- Curious, ambitious, and motivated to create meaningful impact
- Structured and analytical, with the ability to build and work with quantitative models
- Solutions-oriented: able to challenge assumptions while remaining pragmatic and responsive
- A dedicated team player, able to collaborate effectively across functions and teams with flexible, cross-disciplinary thinking
- Academic or professional experience in sustainability is a strong advantage

**About the Team**:
We are a small team with big responsibilities. We design and implement the sustainability strategy across the entire company and help shape the future of the organization. We do research, create strategies and implement projects related to innovative products, processes, materials, data and business models through the lens of sustainability.

**Most lived Spirit in our team**:
**Survivor**:
**Survivor**:
Sustainability is about innovation. Invention. Working with positivity for the future. Our opportunity to change how the world works for the better. So we’re pioneering new methods and leading by example - knowing that saving the planet is a team sport.

**Zürich**:
Just by the banks of the Limmat you’ll find our largest global hub in Zürich West - On Labs - where you can hike up 12 floors through our custom-built spiral trail.

Förrlibuckstrasse 190,
8005
Switzerland
- Kayle
- SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY SPECIALIST

I originally came to On because I was so impressed with their sustainability initiatives that I'm really passionate about. To me, it's so special that On truly values sustainability and doing better for the planet.

**What we offer**:
On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically - to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.

**What to expect**:
We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street - bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.
- Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine - it creates that 'Wow' moment.

**Step One**:
**It starts with you...