Sustainability Officer – Internship

Position: Sustainability Officer – Internship (12 Months) (Contract)
Turn your passion for the environment into action – help us build a greener workplace and communities.

Sustainability Officer

Location:

Birmingham, B15
Salary:
National Minimum Wage

Hours:

35 hours per week

Contract:

Fixed Term internship, 12 Months
Starting: 7th September 2026

About Midland Heart

We're a housing association, here to provide safe, affordable homes and to build stronger communities across the Midlands. And we're offering students the chance to join intern in our Sustainability team — where you'll play a part in projects that reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency and make our homes and communities more sustainable.

Your Role:

You'll apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges and help us achieve our environmental and social goals. Working alongside colleagues across our organisation, you'll gain hands-on insight into sustainability in the housing sector — from retrofit and decarbonisation projects to tenant awareness.

Your day to day will include:

* Supporting data collection and reporting on energy use, carbon emissions and sustainability performance.

* Contributing to research and development of initiatives around energy efficiency, renewable energy and waste reduction.

* Gaining exposure to projects focused on retrofit and improving the sustainability and energy efficiency of our homes.

* Helping create materials for communications campaigns that encourage sustainable behaviours among colleagues and tenants.

* Taking part in project work, mentoring and development activities as part of your internship.

What we're looking for:

* Currently studying (or recently completed) a degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Geography, Engineering, or a related discipline.

* A strong interest in climate change, sustainability, and social impact.

* Good analytical and research skills, with confidence using data.

* Ability to communicate findings clearly and engage others.

* Enthusiasm, openness to feedback, and a genuine desire to learn.

Applications close on Sunday 15th February 2026.

Assessment Centre – Shortlisted candidate will be invited to take part in our group assessment event, taking place between 25th – 27th March 2026.

Final Interview – Interview with the hiring manager to showcase your career ambitions.

Start your journey
- Start with Midland Heart in September 2026.

Please note that should we reach a desired number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the stated closing date.

Interested? Applying is easy - simply click the apply button. You will be directed to our candidate portal, there you can see a link to the full Role Profile and complete a short online application form

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