Internship: Enabling Execution of 2030 Impact Ambitions

Location: Amsterdam; Eindhoven

Job TitleInternship: Enabling Execution of 2030 Impact Ambitions

Job Description

Location: Amsterdam (with weekly presence at High Tech Campus, Eindhoven) Start Date: December 2026 or January 2027 Duration: 6–12 months (8+ months preferred) Hours: 40 hours per week

Your Challenge

Are you motivated to create meaningful social and environmental impact within a leading multinational company? Join Philips’ Group Sustainability Office and support the flagship Impact Shaper Program, a global leadership engagement initiative accelerating the Philips 2030 Impact Ambition.

You will work in a dynamic, international environment, collaborating with diverse internal and external stakeholders. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to sustainability, health equity, and governance initiatives while gaining hands-on experience in program delivery, stakeholder engagement, and impact-driven innovation.

Your Team

You will be part of the Group Sustainability team, an international and multidisciplinary group working across regions and functions. The team leads initiatives ranging from digital innovation and sustainable business models to partnerships and internal engagement—supporting Philips’ commitment to improve the lives of 400 million people in underserved communities by 2030.

Your Responsibilities

Supporting the execution of Impact Shaper program modules

Engaging and communicating with program participants and external delivery partners

Scheduling and technically managing program sessions (virtual and in-person)

Capturing meeting minutes, maintaining action trackers, and following up on progress

Proactively contributing ideas to enhance participant engagement and program delivery

Increasing internal visibility of Philips’ Impact Ambitions and identifying synergies across teams

Supporting ad hoc sustainability and impact-related initiatives within Group Sustainability

Conducting market research related to global health, health equity, and social business initiatives

Synthesizing insights and sharing outcomes through presentations, reports, and briefs

Building strong working relationships across Businesses, Regions, Functions, and external partners

​Who We Are Looking For

Currently enrolled in the last year of your Bachelor’s program or in a Master’s program (preferred) in:

Communication

(Digital) Marketing

Global/Public Health

Health Economics or Management

(Development) Economics

Sustainable Development

Or a related field

A strong communicator with excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills

A natural networker and connector

Analytical and research-oriented

Independent, hands-on, and eager to learn

Experienced through internships, extracurricular projects, or academic work related to global health, sustainability, or business

Fluent in written and spoken English

How We Work Together

Hybrid working model: minimum 3 days per week in the office

Primary location: Amsterdam

Weekly presence at High Tech Campus, Eindhoven

What We Offer

Monthly full-time allowance ranging from €400 to €700 gross, depending on your educational level. Part-time internships will receive a pro-rata allowance.

Housing compensation for relocation near the office: €300 net for locations near Amsterdam, and €255 net for other Philips locations. To qualify, you must provide a rental contract from your landlord, and your regular home-to-work travel distance must be at least 50 km or your one-way travel time must be 1.5 hours or longer.

Travel compensation of up to €145 net if you are not eligible for a free public transport card.

Paid holidays for the duration of the internship term.

Opportunity to purchase Philips equipment at our Philips shop.

Important

Part of our selection procedure is a HireVue online interview recording and assessment. We are not able to share the outcome of this HireVue interview but will use this as extra selection criteria.

In order to be considered, you must be enrolled as a student during the entire internship period. Formal documentation will be requested.

Students from outside the EU enrolled at a Dutch university will need to fill in a NUFFIC agreement – which will need to be signed by the student and the university. Students receiving ECTS credits for this internship will need to fill in a UNL agreement – which will need to be signed by the student and the university.

Please note that the contents of our regular internship assignments are not suitable for professionals (and/or MBA students) with professional work experience.

About Philips

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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

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