Investment Directing Graduate Programme 2023 - London

Who we are:

We’ve been helping clients plan and invest for their futures for over 50 years. From more than 25 locations around the world, we provide investment services and retirement expertise to everyone from central banks to private individuals.

We’re known for acting with integrity and thinking for the long-term. And across our organisation, we foster a welcoming, caring and inclusive culture where people feel respected, trusted and able to be themselves.

The Team you’ll join:

The Investment Team manages portfolios on behalf of institutional, wholesale and retail clients globally.

The Investment Directing teams aim to commercialise Fidelity’s investment capabilities. The team is responsible for representing the Equities, Fixed Income, Multi Asset and Real Estate groups to prospective and existing clients, reporting on portfolios, promoting thought leadership on topics, working with product development to create new products to meet investors’ demands, and generating marketing material to support sales activity.

The team has a strong knowledge of markets and Fidelity’s portfolio strategies, combined with a capacity to communicate these in different formats, including through direct client relationships.

 What you’ll be doing:

We don’t expect you to come straight in and know everything about what we do.

As a graduate, we don’t expect you to come straight in and know everything about what we do. Whatever you’ve studied, we’ll help make sure you get the most out of being a full-time employee.

You’ll support investment directing and investment specialists and prepare core marketing presentations and reporting materials to support sales activities.

You’ll work with internal stakeholders to source key data and obtain the latest internal views on issues, assisting with project management tasks as assigned by the team.

You’ll join the team and work with several different Investment Directors. Your key stakeholders will be the Investment Directors, the investment specialist team, the fund analysts, Portfolio Managers and local sales and marketing professionals. Your core areas of focus will include:

• Fund and market analysis - Developing knowledge of the market, portfolio strategy and investment processes to aid the team in identifying commercial angles and/or information gaps for existing and prospective products, involving the production of pitch books and marketing collateral.
• Collaboration with key business channels - Forging strong relationships with the investment team and key distribution channels to improve the awareness and effectiveness of the team’s output, involving the dissemination of necessary information and development of marketing collateral appropriate to specific internal and external needs.
• Client reporting - Providing data and written content on the market environment, fund performance and investment strategy in response to client reporting requirements and ad-hoc queries.

You’ll also be expected to take on a ‘project’ with the intention of adding value and leaving a legacy.

 The difference you’ll make:

 As your skills and confidence grow, you’ll become more and more involved in making key decisions for our customers. You’ll help them invest and plan for the futures they want. You’ll provide invaluable support to your team, too.

How you’ll be supported:

You’ll start the graduate programme with a comprehensive induction, where you’ll be introduced to investment management and how it fits into the City and the financial markets. After this, you’ll rotate across different teams to build your skills and knowledge. As you progress, we’ll prepare you to sit the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 exam. And once you’ve completed the programme, you’ll be able to carry on exploring career and learning opportunities all across Fidelity.

Support is part of our culture, so you’ll have a buddy and a mentor to help you whenever you need. And you’ll join a close-knit early careers community, with plenty of social and networking events to help you find your feet and feel at home.

 What we’re looking for:

It’s who you are that matters here, rather than what you studied. We look for graduates who are curious, compassionate, eager to learn and ready to get stuck in. Creative thinking and attention to detail are important too. And, as we’re an international organisation, we’ll need you to speak English.

We’ll also need you to:

• be graduating in 2023 (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree)
• have the right to work in the UK at point of application. If you are currently on a Tier 4 / Student Visa, this means you have the right to work in the UK

 Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we.  We are proud of our inclusive culture and encourage applications from the widest mix of talent, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, social background and more.

How to Apply:

 Feeling inspired to start your journey with us? Then take your first step by applying at: careers.fidelityinternational.com

 This programme is open to students in the final year of undergraduate or master’s programme (Class of 2023 preferred).

 Our application window closes on Sunday, 6th November 2022 at 11:55pm BST.

 Please note that there are two online assessments which you’ll need to complete by the time the window closes. They both take around 40 minutes to complete, so make sure you give yourself plenty of time.

 All assessment centres will take place November/December.

 As part of our commitment to inclusion, we are a disability-friendly company. As such, we would welcome a conversation with you if you feel you might benefit from any reasonable adjustments to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process and beyond.

 For any enquiries regarding your application, you can reach us at earlycareersatfidelity@fil.com