Innovation Intern - Processing & Impact

About the role

Fashion for Good is looking for a driven and motivated Innovation Intern to join its team in Amsterdam. The Intern supports the processing and impact team with technical evaluations of innovative technologies (chemistry, machinery and impact) and operational tasks, and helps run fast-track Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) on innovations, benchmarking them against existing solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Scout, map and update the landscape of innovators and incumbents to strengthen the scouting database across the focus areas.
• Carry out in-depth due diligence focused on the scientific and technical feasibility of innovations.
• Run fast-track LCAs on selected innovations and benchmark them against conventional solutions.
• Help create roadmaps to scale up innovations on the FFG platform (technical feasibility, lifecycle assessment, financial analysis, etc.).
• Support general Innovation Platform activities, including operations and day-to-day business.
• Provide analytical support to ongoing projects on impact assessments and chemical analysis.
• Write reports with findings and recommendations for follow-up actions.
• Document interactions with innovators, partners (brands, retailers, manufacturers), investors and NGOs in tools such as Airtable and landscape reports.

Required profile

• Relevant track record, combining strong interpersonal skills with a proactive, self-starting attitude.
• Enrolled in tertiary study during the internship; FFG cannot provide visas for this role.
• Plus: a background in chemistry or material sciences.

Required skills

• Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of textile production processes.
• Understanding of how to carry out a fast-track LCA, impact measurement and data analysis.
• Good understanding of the supply chain and the fashion industry.
• Google Workspace management and presentation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organisation and time management.
• Ability to adapt to a demanding, multicultural environment and to work with uncertainty.