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Assistant Chef de projet RSE

Bertrand Franchise • France • Added on Jun 15, 2026
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This internship puts you at the heart of Burger King France’s sustainable development strategy. Working under the supervision of the Responsable RSE, you’ll act as the link that turns high-level commitments into concrete action. Day to day, you’ll coordinate extra-financial data, run awareness sessions, and support different departments, from purchasing to marketing, as they build out their own roadmaps.

The stakes are high for a fast-food giant of this size: the role is about driving decarbonization and getting the company ready for CSRD requirements. By working on the carbon footprint and socio-economic impact, you directly help shift a mass-consumption model toward more circular, responsible practices, reaching millions of customers through an extensive franchise network.

This suits someone who is an engineering or specialized Master’s student with a passion for both numbers and teaching others, and who has the conviction to rally operational teams around ambitious environmental goals.

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What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?

The intern will play a central role in collecting and analyzing extra-financial data to support CSRD reporting and carbon footprint assessments. You will be responsible for tracking key performance indicators across various departments, ensuring the numbers reflect the environmental and social performance of the French franchise network. Beyond data, you will actively translate the RSE strategy into operational roadmaps for departments like purchasing, marketing, and construction. This involves facilitating working groups, designing educational content, and leading sustainability training sessions for both support functions and restaurant staff to ensure alignment with corporate goals. Additionally, you will support the communication strategy by helping draft content for internal and external platforms. Staying informed about regulatory shifts and food-service industry trends is essential to keep the company's sustainability approach relevant and proactive.

Key learning opportunities for this job

This internship offers deep immersion into the practical implementation of the CSRD, one of the most critical European regulatory frameworks for sustainability reporting. You will gain hands-on experience in corporate carbon accounting and learn how to navigate complex socio-economic impact assessments in a high-volume retail environment. Candidates will also develop strong change management skills. By interacting with diverse business lines such as purchasing and construction, you will learn how to integrate environmental considerations into traditional business processes and how to tailor technical CSR concepts for non-expert audiences through storytelling and pedagogy.

How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?

The ideal profile is a student from an engineering school or a Master's program specializing in sustainable development. Because the role involves heavy data management, you must be highly proficient in Excel and demonstrate a strong analytical mindset when handling complex metrics. Equally important are your interpersonal and communication skills. Since you will be training internal teams and presenting goals to various stakeholders, having a sense of conviction and the ability to simplify complex information is vital for success in this organizational culture.

Advice to stand out and make a successful application

To stand out, demonstrate your analytical rigor alongside your creativity. Don't just mention your interest in sustainability; explain how you have used data (Excel, research projects) to solve problems or track progress in previous academic or professional experiences. Tailor your application by researching the specific challenges of sustainability in the fast-food sector, such as packaging waste, local sourcing, or energy consumption in restaurants. Showing that you understand the unique scale and constraints of a franchise network like Burger King will prove your immediate readiness for the role.

What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?

The role focuses heavily on decarbonization and climate strategy, specifically through the lens of calculating the company's carbon footprint and socio-economic impact. This is essential for a restaurant group aiming to reduce the footprint of its supply chain and operations. Another major pillar is operational integration. You will be working to ensure that sustainability isn't a siloed department but is instead woven into how Burger King buys food, builds its restaurants, and communicates with its customers, aligning daily business actions with long-term ESG commitments.

What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?

One of the primary challenges is data collection in a decentralized network. Managing reporting for a large number of franchises requires persistence and organization to ensure accuracy and completeness across various locations and departments. Additionally, you may face the challenge of cultural change. Professionalizing CSR in a fast-paced fast-food environment requires convincing busy operational teams that sustainability goals are not just administrative tasks but essential drivers for the brand's future resilience and success.

How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?

A typical day might begin with a data review on Excel, checking the latest energy or waste metrics submitted by the network. You might then shift to a creative phase, drafting a training module or a presentation for the marketing team to align their next campaign with the RSE roadmap. In the afternoon, you could participate in a transversal working group focused on the 'Fresque de la Restauration' or decarbonization strategies. The day often ends with a regulatory watch, monitoring new laws that might impact the restaurant industry’s reporting obligations.

What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?

Interns at Burger King are given real responsibilities, providing a pathway to junior project management roles within the group or broader sustainability consulting. The exposure to the CSRD and carbon accounting tools is a highly marketable asset. Furthermore, the variety of departments you interact with allows you to explore lateral career paths in sustainable procurement or green construction, depending on your interests and the group's evolving organizational needs.

The main stakeholders you might be interacting with

You will report directly to the Responsable RSE but will spend much of your time collaborating with support functions such as Purchasing, Marketing, and Construction to help them execute their sustainability roadmaps. You will also interface with the Communications department for internal and external messaging, and eventually interact with the restaurant network and franchise owners during training sessions or data collection phases.

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