2024 Solutions Graduate Programme - London, United Kingdom - Schroders

Schroders

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London, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary

£45k + benefits

Who we're looking for

We are looking for keen and motivated graduates to join our 2024 Internship Programme within our Solutions division.

About Schroders

Schroders is a global investment manager which helps institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their aspirations, and prepare for the future.

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to our clients through active management. By serving clients, we serve wider society. Channelling capital into sustainable and durable businesses accelerates positive change in the world.

Funding the future is a privilege:
we use it wisely and responsibly.

We employ over 5700 talented people worldwide operating in 37 different locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, close to the markets in which we invest and close to our clients.

Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.

The base

We're based in the City of London - close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre and have everything we need to work flexibly.

The department

As the largest growing team, with over £200 billion AUM and over 190+ employees, Solutions is the place to be.

The Solutions team at Schroders specialises in developing new investment solutions by utilising our investment expertise and collaborating with other investment desks within the company.

This involves building tailored portfolios and working closely with our global institutional clients, such as pensions and insurance funds, to understand and address their unique investment requirements.

The teams

As a graduate at Schroders, you'll have the opportunity to rotate across two of the following teams on one-year long rotations: Consulting; Portfolio Implementation; Derivatives.

The Consulting team advises over 100 defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes. You'll be assisting with investment modelling, client education, and helping clients achieve desired outcomes. Further tasks could include modelling pension liability cash flows, designing longterm investment strategies, and providing updates on investment strategies.
The Portfolio Implementation team constructs and monitors multiasset portfolios, managing risk and return to align with client goals. You will assist with planning, executing, and reporting on portfolio transitions, modelling trades across asset classes and markets, providing trade and exposure analysis, conducting ongoing risk monitoring, and measuring investment performance.
The Derivatives team at Schroders provides innovative solutions to help pension schemes manage their liabilities, assets, and returns. As a member of this team, you could model pension liability cash flows, design liability matching portfolios, monitor hedge portfolios, execute trades, deal with client queries, and report on hedge portfolio performance.

The Programme:

The twoyear programme will consist of one annual rotation between the teams
Graduates will complete the CFA qualification and be provided with learning materials and courses
Graduates will be set up on a variety of networking sessions with senior members across the firm
Highly competitive salary with extra benefits such as our gym and private health & dental care
Sponsored social events including BBQs, Team Lunches and Team-Building Activities
A personal mentor and buddy to assist you during your time here

Successful graduates will be invited to join the Schroders Solutions team full-time after completing the programme.

What you'll be like

At Schroders Solutions, we recognise that our work is challenging by nature, and we don't expect you to know everything before you start.

That's why you'll be supported with ongoing training, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help you thrive and succeed.

As part of our team driving positive change in investment management, we will teach you what we do and how we do it.

Why join us:

Gain the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) in your first few weeks. The IMC benchmark entrylevel qualification into the UK investment profession
Gain the CFA Level 1 professional qualification in the first year of programme with opportunities to study level 2 or alternative qualifications in year two
Benefit from a series of immersive and engaging training sessions equipping you with the skills you need to adapt to the world of work, hit the ground running and make an impact training covers industry knowledge, technical and soft skills training
Attend "Lunch and Learns/ "Coffee Hours" led by senior people across the business your chance to build contacts in the industry and grow your professional network
Access to a buddy we'll match you with a graduate buddy where you'll be supported during the first few week