Milkywire is an impact firm, delivering market leading solutions within areas such as permanent carbon removal, nature protection and regenerative agriculture. With over seven years of experience in environmental action, we support our clients every step of the way to achieving their climate and nature commitments - from strategy, project sourcing and financing, to reporting and stakeholder communication.

We are now looking for a Management Trainee to join our Impact Team. This is an entry-level role ideal for a recent graduate who wants to gain hands-on experience in impact operations, financial reporting, and internal systems, supporting our mission to deliver measurable, high-quality environmental impact.

The Role

You’ll work closely with the impact team, finance, and operations, helping improve internal processes and supporting the backend delivery of climate and nature results. You’ll contribute to onboarding, credit delivery workflows, internal administration and coordination, and internal tooling.

This is a broad and hands-on role that will give you exposure to many parts of Milkywire’s operations, ideal for someone who is driven, financially literate, and eager to learn and apply digital tools to work smarter and more efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Onboarding & Admin Coordination: Onboarding & Admin Coordination: Support onboarding of new projects. Manage documentation, templates, and internal systems in a structured, timely way.

• Backend Impact Operations: Assist in the delivery and tracking of climate and nature impact data, including support for credit issuance and delivery to partners. Ensure data collection processes are smooth and accurate.

• Impact Controlling: Help manage administrative tasks related to Milkywire’s partnerships with foundations, supporting documentation, financial records, and reporting routines.

• AI & Digital Tooling: Build and maintain forms, dashboards, and automations using tools like Google Workspace, Notion, Zapier, and especially AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and custom GPTs. Continuously explore ways to streamline work and reduce manual admin.

• Process Improvement: Collaborate across teams to help identify and improve workflows related to credit delivery, fund tracking, and partner impact reporting. Contribute to building more data-driven workflows for disbursements and allocations.

Experience

• University degree in a relevant field (e.g. business, economics, finance, sustainability, or environmental studies).

• Experience through internships, volunteering or projects involving grants operations, reporting, sustainability, or administration is a plus.

• Comfort with tools like Google Sheets, Docs and Forms, Notion, Zapier and a strong curiosity around digital and AI tools and automation.

Core Skills

• Organized & Detail-Oriented: You thrive in structured environments and enjoy creating order in processes, documentation, and workflows.

• Proactive Problem Solver: You take initiative, ask thoughtful questions, identify inefficiencies, and suggest smart solutions, even in new or ambiguous situations. You’re naturally drawn to improving systems and processes.

• Financially Literate: You’re confident navigating numbers, budgets, and spreadsheets. Even if you’re not a specialist.

• Collaborative Communicator: You communicate clearly, enjoy working with others, and are comfortable coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

• Tech-Savvy: You actively explore new digital tools and AI to improve workflows, stay current on emerging technologies, and enjoy experimenting to find better, smarter ways of working.

What We Offer

A unique opportunity to start your career at the intersection of impact, sustainability, and innovation. You’ll work in a purpose-driven team, gaining insight into how high-quality environmental impact is tracked and delivered and help scale climate and nature solutions globally.

We look forward to your application!