In Summary

Are you leaving school or college, or have you left in the last few years? You could be eligible for Aviva’s 12-month Early Careers trainee programme, in partnership with Investment 20/20.

Job Description

Early Careers Trainees – in partnership with Investment 20/20 

Assumed you’d need a degree for a top financial services career? Think again. 

Are you leaving school or college, or have you left in the last few years? You could be eligible for Aviva’s 12-month Early Careers trainee programme, in partnership with Investment 20/20. This paid training programme is only available for school or college leavers. 75% of Investment 20/20 participants are offered permanent roles once they’ve completed their programmes.

At a glance:
Application deadline: 25th July 2024
Start date: October 2024
Location: London
Application link: https://aviva.apply.cappats.com/jobs/apply/439

What will you be doing?
We have two roles that we are seeking trainees for, both of which are amazing opportunities to take on an intensive, full-time, 12-month training programme.

One of our positions will expose you to aspects of one of Europe’s largest real assets investment managers in the Private Markets division. This team works within the full depth and breadth of real asset markets across real estate, infrastructure, private debt and multi-assets with ESG considerations influencing aspects of the investment cycle and being fully integrated into our investment process.

The second role will place you at the heart of our sustainable investing strategy. You will be involved in how our business makes decisions around the development of our sustainable investing commercial strategy, as well as maintenance of robust oversight mechanisms to support our Boards and other accountable bodies to oversee the business.

As well as developing priceless industry knowledge, in either role, you’ll build relationships that will help you to progress your career and to secure a permanent job – either with us or with another industry firm.

You don’t need an in-depth understanding of the finance and investment management industries either, as long as you have curiosity to learn.

Who we look for
You might assume that you’re not the kind of person who could succeed in the world of financial services. But you’d be surprised. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, bringing their own diversity of ideas and unique perspectives to our business. You don’t need to have studied a specific subject to apply to our programme.

We want people who can show:

• Analytical mindset: you can gather, monitor and analyse data and figures
  
• Curiosity: you have an insatiable hunger to learn, discover and question the world around you
  
• Care: you take pride in what you do and want to contribute to something bigger than yourself Innovation: you think differently and create unique solutions
  
• Initiative: you’re a self-starter who can solve problems
  
• Collaboration: you communicate well and share ideas with colleagues
  
• Communication: you can convey messages clearly and with integrity
  

What will you get?
Over your 12 months with us, you’ll be given training, earn professional qualifications, benefit from mentorship, and get an idea of how all parts of the business work. We run this programme in the same environment as the graduate programme, and you can expect the same networking opportunities with senior executives, and the same level of industry wide exposure across all areas of the business.

As well as real-world work, you’ll enjoy learning and development opportunities offered both by us and through the centrally organised Investment 20/20 programme. As part of this programme, we’ll support you in obtaining the CFA Investment Management Certificate (IMC) qualification.

More about Investment 20/20
A place on this programme will see you joining us as a trainee as part of the Investment 20/20 programme. As part of this, you will have valuable opportunities to meet and network with over 300 trainees across the industry and participate in socials and insight events.

Learn more about the overall programme here.

What to expect when you apply

Stage 1: Application
Upload your CV and fill in a few basic questions, such as your contact details.

Stage 2: Online test
You will be invited to complete an online test designed to assess your abilities. You can complete these at any time during the following 7 days. 

Stage 3: Video interview
We want to get to know you better. This is a chance for us to get to know more about you and your aspirations.

Stage 4: Assessment centre
This is our final stage. Making it to this stage means we think you’ve got what we’re looking for. It’s a virtual event, during which we will assess your potential through a number of different assessments and also give you the opportunity to meet our people and share your motivations for the programme.

 

About Us

About Aviva and Aviva Investors

Aviva Investors is a global asset manager with broad and deep expertise across all major asset classes. As part of the Aviva Group – the UK’s largest insurance company – we are uniquely positioned to combine our insurance heritage with our investment capabilities to deliver the outcomes that matter most to today’s investor.

More than 1,500 people work across the globe, bringing it all together. When everyone feels part of a unified team, in an environment of fairness, inclusion and positivity, we all achieve more.
 

Additional Information

Aviva is for everyone

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you. 

We interview every disabled applicant* who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Just send us an email once you’ve applied stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll make sure we interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online but if you require an alternative method of applying, please contact the recruitment team by sending an email to avivainvestors@cappfinity.com.

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*.
By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.