If you’ve set your sights on development, the Mars Internship Experience is a great place to start. The Mars Internship Experience is a 11 week summer program providing an excellent depth of experience with various real world Mars projects. You will also have exciting professional and social engagement activities throughout the experience that provide opportunities to network with your Intern peers all the way up to senior leaders. The challenges are real and impactful; and will stretch you like never before. It’s a high-powered story, right from the start!

What are we looking for?

• We are looking for humble and hungry, agile students who have a drive for results, a desire to learn, and who can quickly build relationships. 

• We are looking for students who are passionate about corporate sustainability, social justice, and advancing social and environmental sustainability

• Interest in the role business plays in advancing social and environmental sustainability.

• This role is focused on the environmental side of sustainability – working specifically on climate and land use.

•  Strong written communication skills 

• Eligible candidates will intern the summer prior to their final graduation date. Graduation Winter of 2022/Spring 2023

• Open to students legally authorized to work in the U.S., without the need for current or future work status authorization or visa sponsorship for employment 

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug & background screening.

What will be your key responsibilities?

As a Climate Sustainability Intern, you may work in the following areas: 

•   Corporate research to support our Net Zero climate targets and specific mitigation strategies in our factories and extended supply chain

• Writing and researching climate sustainability topics for review by the Global Sustainability team

•  Developing business processes for implementing climate sustainability initiatives

• Partnering directly with Climate & Land Sr. Manager to explore the role that Mars plays along with growing in the area of environmental sustainability 

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5â„¢, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitalsâ„¢, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCAâ„¢ and Pet Partnersâ„¢. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Disclaimer:
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.​​​​​​​

Note to Search Firms/Agencies:
Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific.  Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.