Programme Overview
The KPMG Graduate Trainee Programme offers an exciting opportunity for dynamic, diverse graduates to join our Sustainability Services team. The programme focuses on developing expertise in Sustainability, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), Internal Audit, Risk Management, and Compliance Services.
Host: KPMGCategory: Internships | Training
Eligible Country: Nigeria
Reward: Monthly Stipends | International Training
Deadline: Not Specified
Role and Purpose
Our national Internal Audit, Risk, and Compliance Services practice provides strategic sourcing of various services including:
- Internal Audit
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Governance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Contract Compliance
- Sustainability/ESG
Sustainability has become a critical component for business success across all sectors. Our Sustainability team supports clients in driving their Sustainability agendas with a focus on:
- Sustainability Assurance
- Impact Reporting
- Decarbonization
We leverage established methodologies to identify organizational strengths, weaknesses, and risks, using this knowledge to enhance impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Executing sustainability audit and assurance programs, tests, and procedures
- Delivering sustainability assurance and reporting engagements
- Preparing working papers to support consulting outputs and conclusions
- Identifying weak/problem areas and developing corrective action plans
- Report writing and producing quality outputs
- Liaising and communicating with clients throughout project stages
- Conducting site visits with the team
- Demonstrating strong technical analytical skills with attention to detail
- Utilizing investigative, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking effectively
- Supporting KPMG’s ESG strategy implementation, including research and thought leadership development
Required Skills and Attributes
- Keen interest in ESG and Sustainability, with an appreciation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Global Reporting Initiative Standards
- Ability to work independently and contribute to a positive team environment
- Strong attention to detail, methodical, and analytical
- Self-starter, presentable, professional, and confident
- Excellent report writing, communication, and presentation skills
- Results-driven with a sense of urgency
- Persistent, persuasive, and tenacious
- Willingness to travel
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, identify root causes of problems, and recommend solutions
- Innovative and creative problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Qualifications
- Relevant Honours Degree in fields such as Environmental Science/Management, Chemical Engineering, Social Science, Climate Change/Climate Finance, or similar
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)