Career opportunities
Graduates
What’s on offer?
We advertise our graduate opportunities on our vacancies page, please click here to see our current vacancies.
Why not come and work for us?
Aviva Investors is a global asset management business dedicated to building and providing focused investment solutions for clients which include local government organisations, pension funds, wholesale and retail banks, insurance companies, charities and private wealth managers.
We employ over 1,300 people in 16 countries (as at 31 December 2010) . With assets under management in excess of £259 billion (as at 31 December 2010) across a range of real estate, equity, fixed income, money market and alternative funds, our clients benefit not only from our unique access to, and experience of, local markets but also from the availability of considerable global resources.
We offer the stability, strength and resources of a global player with the ability to react like a boutique. We are part of Aviva plc, the world’s sixth largest insurance group*, but we still nurture independent thinking. We blend a long and distinguished history with cutting-edge innovation.
We have a proven track record across a very broad investment spectrum and would like to invite high calibre graduates to join our high alpha investment team. We have high alpha investment expertise covering equities, fixed income, liquidity, alternatives and multi-asset funds. Our award-winning team aims to offer clients innovative real estate investment solutions tailored to their specific requirements.
* Our premium income and investment sales were £47.1 billion in 2010.
What’s on offer? Aviva Investors is a great place to start your career. For 2011, we have one graduate opportunity within the high alpha investment team. As part of a two year scheme you will rotate around a number of investment desks, enabling you to gain a breadth of experience and a true practical understanding of our business.
A placement within the high alpha investment team will provide access, knowledge, and experience in equities, fixed income, liquidity and strategy, to enable to you to gain a broad range of skills and experiences before deciding what you may wish to specialise in longer term.
You will definitely be given real responsibility from the outset. This will involve taking on challenges that push you outside your comfort zone and sharpen your business understanding, problem-solving skills and commercial insight. You will experience on-the-job training, which will be supported by a carefully structured development programme.
As one of our existing graduates says
“This is a truly unique & exceptional role as you are given direct exposure to working with and for fund managers at the pinnacle of investment across a broad range of investment capabilities. As the investment methodology is extremely dynamic the roles you can assume on each desk vary significantly. Furthermore under the guidance of your seniors you are encouraged to tailor your rotations to suit your aspirations & progress, which provides a truly unrivalled post. The investment desk options available to you cover a huge range of asset classes in the front office area, as well as the opportunity to experience middle office roles.“
The big difference between Aviva Investors and our competitors is the amount of individual attention you will receive. From day one you will be doing a real job in a real department and have the opportunity to work alongside our top talent. You will be assigned a mentor and a management sponsor, who will provide support and career advice as you rotate through the business. Our training programme is challenging, but the objective is to provide you with the necessary skills to ensure you reach your objectives of becoming a high-performing investment professional, with the potential to rise into leadership positions within our business.
In addition to this structured learning, you’ll also be given the support to gain relevant professional qualifications and we’ll expect you to progress to attain the CFA qualification.
Do you have what it takes?
To be considered you will have a minimum of a 2:1 and strong A Levels (minimum of 280 UCAS points), and be able to demonstrate strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
In order to thrive in this environment you will need to be client focused and commercially aware. You will also need to be proactive and have an innovative and creative approach.
You should also possess good team working skills and be able to demonstrate integrity. Knowledge of the Asset management Industry or Global Investments would be advantageous.
Due to the global nature or the business, you will also need to be mobile and happy to travel occasionally. Language skills will certainly be valuable too.
What next?
You will need to apply online by clicking here (role ref. AvIn003070).
If you are successful at application stage; you will need to complete an online reasoning test, if you pass this stage of the process you will be progressed to a competency-based telephone interview.
A short list of candidates will be offered the opportunity to attend a Graduate Assessment day in London (No. 1 Poultry) on 2nd June, with successful candidates starting in September 2011.
The deadline for this opportunity is the 5th May but we would recommend that you to submit your application ASAP.