Midland Heart - Sustainability Officer - Internship (12 Months)
Midland Heart Group
Turn your passion for the environment into action - help us build a greener workplace and communities.
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 intern in our Tenancy Services Team — where you'll gain hands-on experience of how housing management works in practice, from supporting tenants to tackling anti-social behaviour, safeguarding and tenancy sustainment.
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 see you:
- 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
No agencies please.