Internship - Social and Human Rights Consultant

Posting Date: 28 Nov 2025

City: Genova

Location:

Genova, Italy, 16129

Contract Type: Internship

Division: Sustainability and Business Innovation

Level of experience: Intern

RINA is currently recruiting for a Internship - Social and Human Rights Consultant to join its office in Genoa within the Sustainability and Business Innovation Division.

Mission

As a Social and Human Rights Intern, you will be part of the international team, providing various clients with technical advice and solutions on different projects to Lenders or clients in the social and sustainability sphere. You will have the opportunity to learn about assessment and monitoring of Lenders’ compliance issues, ESG assessment for social aspects, human rights and supply chain compliance, stakeholder engagement and gender aspects, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives within the Social Compliance team.

Key Accountabilities

Learn how to carry out a due diligence and monitoring process for social and human rights aspects, including the evaluation of social aspects.
Join the project team in delivering social impact assessment reports and relevant social documents to clients in line with international standards and Lenders’ requirements.
Develop your understanding of Sustainability Reports and their disclosure to internal and external stakeholders.
Learn how to prepare technical proposals.
Collaborate to monitoring regulatory and industry updates related to social and human rights standards.

Education

Master’s Degree in Sociology or Political Science

Qualifications

MSc or MA degree in Sustainability Development, International Development, Sociology, Political Sciences, Anthropology, Human Rights, Gender Studies or equivalent background and/or focus on social impact.
Theretical knowledge and interest of international standards (IFC/EBRD/WB/Equator Principles or other Lenders’ environmental, social, health and safety standards) with particular focus on Social Components Assessment and Compliance (such as involuntary resettlement, indigenous peoples’ management topics, gender and human rights topics, stakeholder engagement, and labor and working conditions).
Academic knowledge and interest of EU requirements framework, recent EU regulations related to ESG aspects, and of cut-crossing themes including gender parity, diversity and inclusion, and modern slavery.
Professional proficiency in spoken and written English and Italian, working knowledge of French, Spanish, and/ or Arabic is an asset.

Competencies

CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

RINA is a multinational company providing a wide range of services in the energy, marine, certification, infrastructure & mobility, industry, research & development sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68/99.