Job Description

Job ID: 4309

We are looking for a Student Assistant in Group Sustainability. The role is based in Stockholm or Copenhagen.

About our team

Meet Group Sustainability. We have the overall responsibility for developing Nordea’s strategic sustainability priorities and governance, supporting our high ambitions and strong determination to be the preferred financial partner enabling Nordic transition together with our customers and society. To support our efforts, we are now looking for a colleague to strengthen our team of sustainability professionals.

Our team is located across the Nordic countries and consists of professionals who combine banking experience with sustainability expertise. You will be working closely with team members in Group Sustainability and with colleagues across the Group.

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us. 

What you’ll be doing

This role is a great opportunity if you want to contribute to further developing and advancing Nordea’s sustainability position and understand the environmental, social and governance (ESG) implications for a financial services group arising from the societal transition.

You will be a key resource in further developing our capabilities to integrate sustainability in Nordea’s business strategy, addressing implications it has on Nordea’s operations and supporting our customers’ transition.

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Supporting the Group-wide execution follow-up on Nordea’s strategic sustainability priorities and projects, in close collaboration with Group Sustainability colleagues
• Ensuring a fair reflection of Nordea’s sustainable activities by participating in ESG ratings, peer reviews, disclosure related work and supporting internal communication
• Collecting and analysing sustainability related data to enable informed decision making
• Support in AI optimization projects and other hands on responsibilities
• Support project management to implement Nordea’s strategic sustainability priorities

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you are passionate about driving change in the multi-layered complexity of the sustainability transition and its related impacts, risks and opportunities on Nordea’s operations and value chain.

You are comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment characterised by high ambitions and a collaborative atmosphere with stakeholders across the Group.

You have an analytical and data-driven mindset- You have a can-do attitude, and you like challenges which offer you professional growth opportunities. You have already gained some experience from addressing complex issues, and would like to get further exposed to them

Your background and skills include:

• Have a positive mind-set and an outgoing personality
• Can handle several responsibilities simultaneously
• Are self-motivated and engaged
• Have a strong interest in sustainability

It would be ideal if you also:

• Have a good understanding of Ai and digitization
• Have full working proficiency in one Nordic language as well as English

What we offer

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 01/06/2026.

For more information, you’re welcome to contact Kristin Parello-Plesner at kristin.parello-plesner@nordea.com

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.

If you are an external consultant interested in this role and wish to apply please contact the hiring people leader for separate instruction on how to apply.

SE: Only for candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact Finansförbundet at finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACO at SacoNordea@nordea.com