MFR is a private and independent international rating agency specialized in sustainable and inclusive finance. Our mission is to provide the industry with independent, high quality ratings and information services, aiming at enhancing transparency, facilitating investments, and promoting best practices worldwide.

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION:

MFR is looking for an Intern, who has a keen interest in data management and processes. The Intern will be joining a dynamic and international team of inclusive finance specialists in the Milan Head Office, in Italy. The internship will include activities mostly regarding ATLAS Data Platform and related to rating analysis. The work will be conducted as part of the ATLAS team: under the guidance and supervision of the Platform coordinator, the Business Development Director and other directors and regional managers at MFR. The official language at MFR is English. The internship will be composed of the following activities:

• He/she will make an important contribution in developing a database of financial and social indicators of banks and other financial service providers around the world (data entry, import to web-based platform, trouble-shooting, analysis of results, etc.).
• He/she will support MFR analysts and contribute to the financial and social performance analysis of financial service providers, to issue MFR ratings and certifications.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree that involves courses in quantitative analysis.
• Strong command of Microsoft Excel; previous experience working with Excel-based databases.
• Attention to detail, focused on instructions.
• Good team working skills.
• Good time-management skills and multitasking.
• Willingness and capacity to work independently and proactivity.
• Proficient English.

The internship requires full time availability for a duration of 6 months. Collaborations after the internship are evaluated case by case, based on the performance and match between the intern qualifications and MFR upcoming vacancies.

Starting date: 02/11/2020