Responsible Investment Internship 2026

IK Partners (“IK”) 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. For more information, visit ikpartners.com.

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.

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. 

The intern would support the Responsible Investment team on a range of activities, including:

• 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 summarising implications for IK and portfolio companies.

• Preparation and organisation 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.

We are looking for someone who is:

• 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, summarise 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, summarising findings and identifying inconsistencies in data, evidence or narrative.

• Structured and organised, 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.