Internship Rabo Investments

Want to become the best version of yourself? At Rabobank you work on your personal development and contribute to the world around you. You get to focus on your own growth in an environment in which you continue to learn. In addition, you can also expect:

• An internship allowance of EUR 500 (senior secondary vocational education) or EUR 600 (higher professional education/university) gross per month based on a 36-hour week.
• Personal guidance
• A professional working and learning environment
• An internship community and inspiring events

The above text sets out the standard Rabobank internship benefits. For this specific internship more working hours will be demanded. The compensation will therefore also be higher.

Imagine investing in start-ups, SME’s, larger companies, and PE Funds, in Food & Agri, Healthcare, Sustainability, and Fintech, contributing to Rabobank’s key strategic pillars, and creating impact. You will help to make it happen. Especially because, as one of our Interns, you will assist in originating and executing new equity investments that are visible and essential for the Rabobank Group. We are a hands-on investor and you will be part of a non-hierarchical diverse team, full of energy and ambition where teamplay and supporting each other to make the next step is essential.

You and your job

Rabo Investments (‘RI’) is the captive investment arm of Rabobank, supportive to the mission: Growing A Better World Together. RI consists of four teams: Ventures (10fte), Corporate Venturing (8fte), Private Equity (14fte) and Fund & Co-investments (10fte). RI has the goal to grow assets under management from c. EUR 2.4bn to over EUR 3.5bn. We invest over EUR 300m per year in innovative growth companies and funds around the world that accelerate the transitions the bank focuses on. Our core focus is Food & Agri (direct as well as funds), besides that we invest in Sustainability (mainly Energy Transition), we do strategic investments in Fintech, and we have Healthcare investments in our portfolio. Throughout all these sectors we focus on ESG alignment and portfolio management.

As our Intern, you will become part of our pool of Analysts (5fte), Trainees, and Interns, from which you’ll work with all four investments teams and our ESG team. You will be able to perform activities throughout the entire investment process, learn about the four different types of investments and all the sectors we cover, in order to develop a broad skillset in investments.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the deal team, assisting in origination and execution of new transactions;
• Assist in portfolio management by preparing relevant materials and analyses;
• Contribute to RI’s strategic projects
• Help to develop quick scans and investment proposals to be put forward to the Investment Committee;
• Conducting strategic/market studies, sector deep dives and target identification

Facts & Figures

• Working in a team with ~50 colleagues;
• Become part of a large investment firm, with over EUR 2bn of assets under management;
• Work with 4 different investment teams

Together we achieve more than alone
Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Our Rabo Investments team brings talented people together to make a difference for all the companies we invest in. We provide equity, but seek to add value in a broader sense, truly helping our companies to grow in a sustainable way.

Rabo Investments is part of Rabobank, a cooperative Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries with over 9,500,000 customers. Together with these customers, our members and partners, we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work and do business. We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people's differences is what makes us an even better bank.

You and your talent

• Working level or 4th year of university in Netherlands/Europe, living in the Netherlands, preferably with a background in finance/economics, innovation, strategy, business, engineering or quantitative studies;
• Strong team player, with commercial drive to work directly with companies and funds
• Self-starting, pro-active communication, and the ability to work independently are important qualities
• Basic modelling, structuring and financial analysis skills and interest is a plus;
• Exposure/affinity to Food & Agri, Sustainability, Healthcare, or Fintech sectors is a plus;
• Internship or working experience in VC/PE, M&A practice or strategy consulting is preferred

This is what we offer you, next to your salary & benefits

• A PE market conform salary for an intern;
• A combination of working from home and at the office;
• Internship duration of 4 months