Summer 2025 - GRM, Environmental & Social Risk Analyst Intern (8 Months)

Job Summary

As a Risk Analyst within the Environmental & Social Risk Management team, you will play a key role in implementing and delivering solutions to business risk and disclosure requirements while providing support to the wider E&S Risk team in integrating environmental & social risk data into our risk management and monitoring processes.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to develop innovative approaches to address complex problems and support a dynamic and exciting team. You will support E&S risk integration, undertake data analysis, assist with regulatory compliance and disclosure, improve E&S risk assessment processes, and advance RBC’s capabilities in the measurement of climate risk and delivery of climate risk insights across the enterprise.

What is the opportunity?

As a Risk Analyst within the Environmental & Social Risk Management team, you will implement solutions to business risk and disclosure requirements and support the integration of environmental & social risk data into our risk management processes.

What will you do?

• Work with the broader E&S Risk team to align and coordinate measurement, management, and monitoring of E&S Risk across environmental, climate, physical, and social risk topics.
• Assist in implementing RBC’s E&S risk policies and procedures, and keep RBC informed of emerging E&S issues that could lead to reputational, legal, or credit risk.
• Conduct analysis on large datasets to determine and communicate insights to key stakeholders.
• Support internal and external climate data disclosures (e.g., RBC Annual Report, ESG Performance Report) related to carbon assets and financed emissions.
• Conduct independent research on ESG risk topics to inform our ESG risk heatmap.
• Develop E&S Risk educational material and coordinate internal sharing through presentations and training sessions.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Currently pursuing a relevant degree in Science, Math, Statistics/Actuarial Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Economics, or other quantitative disciplines.
• Experience in developing presentations, visualizations, and dashboards (e.g., PowerPoint, Tableau).
• A passion for learning, an inquisitive mindset, and self-starter attitude.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and pivot between tasks under tight timelines.
• Experience analyzing and manipulating large data sets using various querying tools.
• Commitment to quality and accuracy with attention to detail.

Nice-to-have

• Knowledge of climate risk including climate change science and scenario analysis.
• Ability in mathematical, statistical, financial, or economic analyses on large datasets.
• Understanding of banking and commercial lending or risk management in the financial industry.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other and achieving mutual success.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to do challenging work and make a difference.
• Opportunities to build close relationships.

Please note: This posting is for an 8-month Summer 2025 Student placement with a start date of May 2025, and end date of December 2025. To be eligible, you must either:

• Be returning to school after the work term end-date of December 2025; or
• If graduating in December 2025, require the full 8-month work term as a mandatory component to graduate.

Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but the formal application deadline is January 27, 2025.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when available. The successful candidate will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term.

Job Skills

Banking, Business Risks, Climate Policy, Communication, Data Analytics, Detail-Oriented, Researching, Risk Management, Social Responsibility, Statistics, Sustainability

Additional Job Details

Address: RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City: TORONTO

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT

Job Type: Student/Coop (Fixed Term)

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-01-20

Application Deadline: 2025-01-28

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace.

We strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.

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