Internship Esg

Overview:
Welcome to the BDO family, a worldwide consulting firm where you can bring your own personality to your job We help organisations grow sustainably with our expertise in audit & assurance, tax & legal, advisory and accountancy.

At BDO, you are not just a number. Your wellbeing and development are just as important to us as the personal, hands-on advice and pragmatic solutions we offer our clients. Because as you grow, so do we and so do our clients. That is why our slogan is 'Let's Grow Together'

You will get the opportunity to work on an internal project and an **intern** or **group of interns** who are looking for a (thesis) project:
How can BDO effectively integrate the **Parent Journey program** into its people management and onboarding program, ensuring that future and current parents feel supported, valued, and empowered within the organization?

What will you be doing?:
The goal is to integrate the Parent Journey program into BDO’s People Manager Track and Onboarding Program. This integration aims to ensure that BDO’s people managers are well-equipped to support consultants who are also (to be) parents, promoting an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

The expected outcome is the successful integration of the Parent Journey program into key BDO processes, including the people managers training and onboarding program for new BDO colleagues.
This involves thinking about the most efficient and effective manner to do so, co-create the content needed together with the Inclusive diversity team (based on the implemented parent journey program), and get input and feedback of different BDO colleagues.
The project will be closely aligned with BDO’s Inclusive diversity team and BDO Academy colleagues to ensure that the integration is comprehensive and impactful

Other internship tasks:

- Collaborate with the BDO Inclusive Diversity team and BDO Academy colleagues to understand both the Parent Journey program, the people manager track and onboarding training, and its objectives.
- After aligning with the stakeholders, present a proposal and action plan. After validation, develop and refine training materials (for example including a potential introduction video/ Powerpoint presentation, role-play scenarios, a one pager,..).
- Work within a dynamic, fun and inclusive environment, receiving ongoing guidance from experienced BDO professionals.

What do you bring to the table?:

- If you were to describe yourself, one of the first terms to come to mind would be “flexible”. Juggling multiple deadlines or dealing with several different files on the same day? A piece of cake for you.
- You are happy to take the initiative and present new ideas, but also receptive to your colleagues’ point of view. You make sure to keep them informed of a project’s progress; team spirit is the way to go for you.
- Your work is analytical and meticulous. You are capable of objectively and critically assessing your own and others’ work.
- Stress? What’s that? You are good at setting priorities and handle deadlines well.Delivering work on time is not a problem for you.
- You are fluent in** Dutch, French and English**.
- You will graduate with a **Master’s degree** in 2025 and **have strong interested in ESG/DE&I**.
- You have no problem with coming to our Zaventem office once a week (Wednesday) for the ESG team meetings.

What do we bring to the table?:

- Internship at a large company with many opportunities for you to grow and learn.
- Internship in a smaller team at a specific office or in a specific department, where everyone can be themselves.
- Take on increasing amounts of responsibility as the rest of your team stands by, ready to support you.
- Option to work at one of our Zaventem offices or at a client site. Telework is possible.
- You can expect to receive guidance on your thesis and also rely on more experienced colleagues to share their knowledge.
- Internship duration: minimum of 1 month, at least 4 days a week.
- You receive a remuneration of 10 euros per worked internship day.
- We offer free coffee, tea, fruit and soup in our offices.