Real Assets - Responsible Investing Data Intern (July %2725)

At AXA IM, we act for human progress by investing for what matters, actively and responsibly. Join us and you’ll build a career in a truly diverse, entrepreneurial organization. You’ll be part of a mission to tackle some of the world’s most stimulating challenges, pushing boundaries and exploring fresh ideas that aim to deliver long-term prosperity.

1. AXA IM Alts
AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternative investments with over €184 billion of assets under management comprising c.€85 billion of primarily private real estate, over €88 billion of private debt and alternative credit, as well as c.€11 billion in Infrastructure and private equity.

We take a 360° approach to real estate & infrastructure investing with over €115 billion of assets under management in direct opportunities, held indirectly through debt and listed equities and via long term private equity investments into operating platforms. ESG is fully integrated into our investment decision-making processes with our responsible investment approach anchored by the three key pillars of decarbonisation, resilience and building tomorrow.

AXA IM Alts employs 835 people located in 15 offices around the world and serves the needs of more than 600 clients from Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Middle East. We are the number one property portfolio and asset manager in Europe and one of the largest worldwide.

2. Description of the department
As one of the world’s largest real assets managers, we believe that the decisions we make when investing can do much more than generate financial returns. We can contribute to a sustainable future by minimising the environmental impact of our assets, protecting them against the effects of climate change and working collaboratively to unleash the transformative potential of our ingenuity.

Our responsible investment strategy is built on three key pillars: Decarbonisation, Resilience, and Building Tomorrow. The built environment contributes significantly to the world’s annual carbon emissions, giving us the opportunity to make an important contribution to decarbonisation. We are actively investing towards a low carbon future, be it through the creation of infrastructure for renewable energy, developing best-in-class real estate, or regenerating and transforming existing building stock worthy of a place in the low carbon future.

AXA IM Alts global Responsible Investment team is in charge of supporting the integration of the Responsible Investment (RI) strategy in all our activities. It is composed of experienced, multicultural, multi-disciplinary and passionate individuals, based in London, Paris, Bruxelles and Frankfurt. It relies on a network of local ESG leads in its key regions to provide insight and guidance to asset management teams in delivering on internal KPIs and ESG related targets set out by the business.

3. The main responsibilities of the role

ESG data plays a central role in delivering our ESG strategy, by providing investment teams the information required to take strategic decisions and assess their impact and efficiency. With a global portfolio, it is essential that AXA IM operates under a shared understanding of ESG definitions and data reporting criteria.

A key focus has been given to the data over the past years, with a strong acceleration in the development of ESG dedicated tools and methodology. The aim is now to fully embed such data in company tools, but also to strengthen our ability to analyse trends and refine methodologies. Hence, the global Responsible Investment team is looking for an intern to support the ESG data, collect, monitoring, management and reporting of the real asset portfolio.

The intern will contribute to supporting the RI team in ESG data collection and management processes which aim at monitoring asset/portfolio performance, measuring progress against ESG targets and KPIs, preparing voluntary ESG reporting (e.g. GRESB, entity ESG reports…) and complying with regulatory reporting requirements (e.g. Taxonomy, SFDR, Article 29, Décret Tertiaire, …).

He or she will participate in the management of tools, solutions and production of standard documentation to help with portfolio ESG risk analysis & management, ESG performance assessment, benchmarking and impact assessment.

2025 annual data collect preparation

1. Strong interaction with key stakeholders (ESG leads, Asset Managers, investment teams…) to ensure proper coordination (training, help center, etc.)
2. Data control and analysis to ensure its relevance, quality, timeliness and completeness.
3. ESG data platform maintenance, improvement and coordination
4. Data consolidation, KPI monitoring and reporting preparation

Data automation

1. Support the coordination of our data automation project, which aims at creating data connection to ensure it is automatically collected in our ESG data management platform
2. Support local teams in finding the information and solutions to accelerate the process

Performance monitoring & reporting integration

1. Assist in the identification and implementation of functional requirements for ESG reporting (Client, Regulatory and Non-Regulatory)
2. Monitor data integration project and bring information required to the data team
3. Provide ad hoc support for the deployment of new data management platform for CRE Debt and infrastructure
4. Support the continued development of dashboard and analytics within Tableau to ensure increasing ownership of ESG data by the operational teams (Asset Management, Fund Management, Client…)

Physical Climate Risk tool rollout

1. Support the Physical Climate risk tool deployment
2. Conduct results analysis for the real estate portfolio
3. Assist in the development of internal methodologies and process updates

GRESB reporting result analysis and 2026 preparation

The intern will bring support regarding the GRESB reporting process for real estate and infrastructure investments:

1. Help reviewing results and identify areas for improvement, especially for infrastructure’s first reporting
2. Anticipate expected changes in the reporting and how to adjust current processes to embed such requirements

Innovative solution research

1. Assistance in the organization of the internal innovation forum
2. Perform market research on innovative solutions which could be relevant for our real estate and infrastructure investments

The intern will also be involved in the sustainability day-to-day tasks, such as:

1. Market research and ad-hoc research in ESG related topics such as embodied carbon, biodiversity preservation, natural capital, green energy, engagement and real asset solutions.
2. ESG research to enhance our real estate and infrastructure platforms’ ESG integration frameworks
3. Market watch, peer reviews and regulatory monitoring (EU taxonomy, TNFD, SFDR…) and gap/impact analysis.
4. Investment teams, sales group and fund management’s support in producing investor’s ESG due diligence questionnaires and reporting.
5. Research and assistance in developing thought leadership topics

4. Profile
Education/Qualifications
- Postgraduate studies in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Energy Management Finance, Management, Engineering, or related field
- A focus on real assets (Real Estate or Infrastructure investing) is favourable

Experience
- Previous experience in responsible investment or real assets and a desire to pursue a career in sustainable investing are a strong plus
- Previous experience with Deepki is considered a contributing factor

Competencies

- Accomplished interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and efficiently in a team within an international and fast-moving environment

- Autonomous, initiative, entrepreneurial, and result-driven culture

- Strong analytical and synthesis capacity

- A comprehensive skill set in data collection, analysis, and reporting.

- Verbal and written communications and presentation skills

- Creative thinking, capability to develop innovative solutions and challenge consensus.

- Strong written and oral skills in English

- Any other European language is considered a plus

- Superior skill set in the use of the following software applications: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

- Experience on the use of Tableau is considered a strong plus

- Experience and/or familiarity with greenhouse gas emissions and other ESG-related reporting requirements is also a plus.

5. What do we offer
• This internship is an excellent opportunity to discover an international working environment. Due to our leading position in the market you can gain a strong exposure to a variety of complex issues of a European real asset manager as well as get exposure to non-EU regions such as Australia, Japan and the US.
• You will be fully integrated in our team, having the opportunity to work together and discover other departments such as Portfolio and Fund Management, Transactions, Development and Asset Controlling.
• You will join a growing platform which will allow you to take over real responsibilities rapidly.

Please join us to realize your potential to drive progress, for yourself, our clients and the world in which we live. #JoinUs