Sustainability Summer Intern

**Join one of Australia’s top rated Internship Programs**:

- **Eight-week, full-time paid internship over Summer, with a 3-week break over Christmas**:

- **Start your career journey with an iconic SA organisation, with multiple development opportunities available**

**RAA’s Summer Internship Program**:
RAA’s Award-Winning Summer Internship Program provides university students with the opportunity to undertake a paid, eight-week internship at RAA over the summer holidays. RAA’s Summer Internship Program has recently been ranked #2 Top Intern Program in the nation, for small programs according to AAGE’s 2024 Top Intern Programs List This program provides the following:

- Gives budding professionals valuable industry experience and the opportunity to see our values and culture firsthand
- Weekly Lunch & Learns targeted to improve your interpersonal skills and help with the transition from campus to the corporate world
- Be provided with exciting and meaningful work to make a real impact to SA
- Work on an Innovative Project with your entire internship cohort and present this on your final day
- Regular mentoring sessions with a Senior Manager to help you grow in the right direction
- A ‘ride along’ with an RAA Patrol to see some of what we do in the SA community
- A fun, friendly and supportive environment that makes you excited to come to work

Over the eight-week internship, you will work with the other interns and your team to develop your professional skills, business acumen and gain insight into a rewarding career at RAA. As a top performer, you may even find a potential pathway to employment

You must be currently in your final year or penultimate year of undergraduate study with a minimum credit average, have Australian working rights, and be available for the full duration of the internship in Adelaide from **2 December 2024 - 13 December 2024 & 6 January 2025 - 14 February 2025.**

**Responsibilities**:
The Sustainability Summer Intern will support the development, maintenance, improvement, and monitoring of RAA’s Environment and Social Impact framework and strategy. Responsibilities include:

- Actively participate in the Climate Change Working Group and the Social Impact Cross Working Group.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including attending meetings with, and researching potential partners.
- Researching sustainability topics to inform planning and decision making.
- Assist with the establishment, growth and maintenance of RAA’s sustainability reporting.
- Support the development of internal and external materials about RAA’s sustainability goals including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
- Actively participate in a thriving community of RAA employees interested in sustainability issues.

**About you**

You will be a passionate, self-motivated individual, with a positive mind-set who is eager to learn and enjoys working in a high performing culture. We are also looking for:

- Currently in your penultimate or final year of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant (e.g. environmental science, environmental management, law, engineering, economics, business, public policy, or similar)
- The ability to work across our Mile End site and our office in Adelaide’s CBD
- Experience in customer service, retail and/or hospitality is highly desirable
- Experience in preparing high-quality written reports essential
- Knowledge of Environment and Social Impact issues facing Australia desirable
- Knowledge about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals desirable
- High academic achievement (minimum GPA 5.0 or credit average)
- Teamwork demonstrated through extracurricular activities (e.g. sports, clubs, work, societies)
- Passionate about social value and environmental sustainability
- Strong problem solving, research and analytical skills
- High attention to detail with great organisation skills
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills with a high level of emotional intelligence

**About us**

As one of the South Australia’s largest and most iconic organisations, we’re proud to deliver our trusted range of motor, home, and travel services to more than 820,000 members.

In our vision to make life better for members and better for our community, we’re also elevating our offering to include electric vehicle charging, Solar and Battery and more. We’ve been innovating since 1903, and we’re excited to continue to do so for the next 120 years and beyond, with exciting developments in the pipeline.

We’re also one of the state’s largest employers (and growing), with more than 1300 employees working collectively with the common goal to keep our members moving. With a range of locations from RAA Place in the CBD, Mile End, Adelaide Airport and more, our workplaces are growing too - but all still proudly SA-based

**Benefits**

We love our people at RAA and believe our employees should be rewarded for being a part