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Client Group Summer Internship 2025 - Edinburgh

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abrdn

11d ago

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Sales & Business Development
    Banking & Finance
  • Edinburgh
  • Quick Apply

AI generated summary

  • You should be a penultimate-year student from a diverse background, performance-driven, client-focused, ambitious, a strategic thinker, and demonstrate inclusive leadership.
  • You will engage with clients, understand their needs, support investment journeys, and collaborate across teams to ensure optimal service and solutions.

Requirements

  • We are looking for students in their penultimate year from diverse academic backgrounds.
  • Ideal candidates are performance-driven, client-focused, ambitious, strategic thinkers with a futurist mindset.
  • Demonstrating inclusive and empowering leadership is essential.

Responsibilities

  • The Client Group is the face of abrdn to our clients. Our role is to understand what our clients need and to make sure we have the solutions in place to meet those needs. We engage with clients and prospective clients around the world, we help them invest in our products and we look after them throughout their investment journey. As part of their journey, we ensure that they have the right solutions in place, which meets their requirements.
  • In order to provide our clients with the best possible service we have a range of teams that sit within the Client Group, some of which include:
  • Institutional and Wholesale sales teams
  • Client Service and Client Relationship Management
  • Investment Marketing
  • Request For Proposal (RFP) teams
  • Insurance
  • If you enjoy building relationships, you will thrive in the Client Group.
  • Throughout the programme, you can access e-learning courses, a structured development plan, and networking opportunities with senior leaders.

FAQs

What is the duration of the Client Group Summer Internship?

The Client Group Summer Internship lasts for 10 weeks, from June to August 2025.

Where is the internship located?

The internship is located in Edinburgh.

What type of candidates is abrdn looking for?

abrdn is looking for penultimate year students from diverse academic backgrounds who are performance-driven, client-focused, ambitious, strategic thinkers with a futurist mindset.

Are there any development opportunities during the internship?

Yes, interns will have access to e-learning courses, a structured development plan, and networking opportunities with senior leaders.

What happens after the internship is completed?

Upon completing the internship, candidates will be considered for the 24-month rotational graduate programme starting in September 2026.

What kind of teams will interns work with in the Client Group?

Interns may engage with various teams within the Client Group, including Institutional and Wholesale sales teams, Client Service and Client Relationship Management, Investment Marketing, RFP teams, and Insurance.

What benefits are offered to interns?

Interns enjoy competitive rewards, including 40 days of annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, and flexible benefits such as gym discounts.

When is the closing date for applications?

The closing date for applications is Friday, 18th October 2024, but abrdn reserves the right to close earlier due to the volume of applications.

How can applicants acquire assistance for disabilities during the recruitment process?

Applicants can contact abrdnearlycareers@abrdn.com for any accommodations needed related to disabilities.

Does abrdn have a commitment to diversity and inclusion?

Yes, abrdn is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is valued and is a Disability Confident Committed Level One employer.

abrdn

Finance
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

At abrdn, we empower our clients to plan, save and invest for their futures. We structure our business into three areas – and together they reflect our focus on enabling our clients to be better investors:Investments: We work with clients to create solutions across markets, asset classes and investment strategies – combining our global network of investment professionals with research, data and technology. Adviser: We offer market-leading platform technology and tools that enable UK wealth managers and financial advisers to look after the diverse needs of their clients. Personal: We help people throughout the UK plan for their financial futures – through our financial planning business, our digital direct-to-consumer services and discretionary fund management services. Through the expertise, insight and innovation of our team, we aim to help clients create more ways for money to make an impact. We set our sights on giving them more confidence to achieve their goals, and more clarity about what they need next. And we focus on delivering outcomes that are more than just financial – by investing sustainably to build a better world. We’re a global business. We manage and administer £532 billion of assets for our clients, and we have over 1 million shareholders. (Figures as at 30 June 2021)Capital at Risk.