Sustainability Associate

Date of Engagement: Start dates are available on May 19, 2025, or June 9, 2025, with a duration of 10 to 12 weeks.

About OnePointFive

OnePointFive (OPF) is a climate advisory and training firm dedicated to embedding sustainability into organizational strategy, operations, and career development. With a global presence across the US, Europe, and Asia, OPF leverages its team of experienced consultants and a network of 800+ vetted climate experts to deliver impactful solutions.

Through our Advisory services, we empower organizations to future-proof themselves with practical, agile, and outcomes-driven sustainability strategies. Our Academy offers immersive training programs that equip individuals with hands-on skills to excel in sustainability advising and entrepreneurship, fostering a lifelong learning community.

Our team brings decades of experience from top consultancies (e.g., Accenture, KPMG, PwC, EY) and prestigious institutions like Oxford and Yale, making OPF a thought leader and challenger in the climate solutions space.

Position Overview

The Sustainability Associate position at OnePointFive provides current or recent undergraduate students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in sustainability project execution across climate technology, finance, and services. Responsibilities include summarizing and synthesizing findings from stakeholder interviews and industry research, performing data analysis, supporting development of both customer deliverables and sales decks and proposals, helping to improve operational processes and knowledge management for enhanced project execution, and collaborating with project teams, as well as contributing to organizational culture and leadership development.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the execution and delivery of sustainability project work as required across climate technology, finance, services, and training offerings.

  • Perform data analysis and assist in the preparation of deliverables to contribute to the successful completion of an engagement.

  • Collaborate with project teams for the delivery of customer projects and internal Company projects, including contributing to building the organizational culture and leadership development of the Company.

  • Be responsible for summarizing and synthesizing project and research findings to present back to the OnePointFive team and customer in a clear and understandable way.

  • Facilitate stakeholder & expert interviews to develop insights and recommendations on company & industry research to support the development of customer deliverables and internal briefings.

  • Develop case studies for projects, and complementary article and content posts for marketing purposes.

  • Contribute to the development and productization of our climate services, technology, finance, and training offerings, and associated knowledge sharing.

  • Contribute to business development efforts with potential and existing customers, including sales decks, proposal research, writing and development.

  • Contribute to the improvement of operational processes and systems for our internal knowledge management, team / expert recruiting and project execution.

  • Perform all other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of this role.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (or currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s program)

  • 0-2 years of work experience

  • Strong passion for climate change

  • Embodiment of our organizational cultural values of commitment, collaboration, respect, diversity, trust, transparency, and accountability

  • Strong analytical skills for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to support development of business insights

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a collaborative approach to working within project teams

  • Ability to adapt to multifaceted project engagements, supporting both customer projects and internal company initiatives

  • Familiarity with and understanding of the sustainability industry

Working Hours

Full-Time: 40 hours per week, working hybrid in New York (in-person and remotely) or fully remote, preferably in the EST time zone or  an adjacent time zone.

Compensation

The maximum stipend for this position is $5,000. Candidates have the possibility to secure additional compensation through grant or internship funding. We are happy to provide any necessary documentation to support their applications.

Required Equipment

Computer and good internet access.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.

  • May need to remain in a stationary position at a desk or computer up to 50% of the time.

  • Extended periods of keyboarding and screen time.

  • Light to moderate lifting may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

OnePointFive provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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At OnePointFive, we understand that not everyone’s experience aligns perfectly with every qualification listed in a job description. If you believe you have the skills and potential to contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every single requirement. We value diverse perspectives and are excited to learn about what you bring to the table.