Location: London office

Duration: Full time, 1st July – 23rd August

Salary: £27,000 (pro rata)

Application deadline: 29th March 2024

At Octopus Energy, our mission is to drive the global renewable revolution and make green energy affordable for all. In order to succeed, we need to build a team that represents everyone in our society. Unfortunately, Black professionals make up < 2% of the energy workforce which is a significant under representation compared to the ethnic composition of the UK. To help address this, we have created an internship programme that is only open to candidates who identify with any Black, Black British, African or Caribbean background. We are committed to promoting equality, and this internship is an important step in our effort to foster greater diversity and inclusiveness in our business and industry.

This is our fourth year running the internship programme. You can hear from our past interns and learn about our previous internships from our 2022 blog, and our 2021 blog.

We are an international energy supply company who put customers at the heart of everything we do. We empower our people to give outrageously good customer service, and fight to make energy fairer, more affordable, and more accessible for all. We are striving to halt the climate emergency by unlocking a smart, 100% green grid. We are using technology to transform the energy system; making electricity green and affordable, creating one-of-a-kind energy innovations.

Our work is powered by freedom, autonomy and responsibility. We won best company to work for in 2022 and were voted as one of the 50 best places to work in 2022 on Glassdoor. Our Group CEO, Greg, has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people - give it a listen to find out more about Octopus Energy!

You will work with our brilliant Development / Innovation team on key strategic initiatives, helping to build new propositions to make energy greener and cheaper for all. The main initiatives include Fan Club, Plots for Kilowatts, Repowering, Winder and The Collective. We are very focused on innovating in the generation market and trying to build more onshore wind turbines in the UK!

We are a highly passionate team with a core focus on innovation and a love for questioning everything. Our project innovation specialists are truly customer-centric with the projects they create and deliver. We also love delving deep into the data to retrieve information and create stories.

You will be able to learn about market research, customer and community engagement, financial analysis, strategic project analysis, data analysis, data visualisation, constraint mapping, marketing and public relations.

You will be given a project of your choice and will be responsible for completing it by the end of the internship. We will give you some options to choose from, but it can all be adapted to your interests.

We're looking for someone with a general interest in finding solutions for complex issues and that enjoys connecting with people and communities.

Above all, we’re looking for someone who thrives on providing alternative opinions, challenging those around them and being challenged. If this sounds like you and you have a genuine passion for what we are doing then we'd love to hear from you!

Follow the link below to be taken to an application form where you will be prompted to 'Attach Resume/CV'. Please do not upload a CV. Instead, you should upload a cover letter made up of no more than 400 words. We’d like to know:

Why do you think you are suitable for this internship at Octopus Energy? 

What interests you about a career in energy?

A little bit about yourself!

If your application is successful you will be asked to complete a short video interview to find out more about you and talk about the internship.