Job Description:

The Intern Experience:

At Rakuten, we pride ourselves on giving interns a genuine, immersive experience that has a direct impact on company objectives. You will do meaningful work, and with us, you’ll be a true member of the team. We are also invested in your growth as an individual and professional. That’s why you can expect curated events such as professional development workshops, interactions with Rakuten leadership, and relationship building opportunities with other interns and professionals at the company.

You can visit our company website and our Muse profile, to learn more about Rakuten’s culture and values, as well as hear from last year’s interns.

Business Unit Introduction:

Rakuten is seeking a Sustainability and Social Impact intern to join the ESG team. This team drives the strategic approach to integrate environmental and social impact within Rakuten International’s business operations and value proposition.

SUMMARY:

The Sustainability and Social Impact Intern will play a key role in the development of Rakuten International’s Sustainability and Social Impact strategic approach and initiatives. In this role you will work alongside the Director of Sustainability and Social Impact and collaborating with a diverse range of team members on projects that are of strategic importance to the company. Your efforts will directly impact the awareness, education, and implementation of environmental sustainability and ESG initiatives across Rakuten International’s seven businesses and 4000 employees.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conduct and organize research on industry trends, standards, and benchmarks and help build methods to incorporate research into projects and programs. Develop educational materials and reports to expand Environmental Sustainability awareness and engagement amongst employees and executives. Identify, implement and support processes to collect, organize, and report data for Environmental Sustainability and Social Impact. Support and influence opportunities for the implementation of Environmental Sustainability and Community Engagement initiatives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Interest in corporate social responsibility, ESG and environmental sustainability
Highly detail oriented with strong organizational skills
Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint and Excel)
Ability to work independently with demonstrable work output for stretches of time

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Degree in progress

At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the hourly rate for this role will be between $20 - $30 per hour. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location.

Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

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