Operations Internship Programme 2023

Job Description

About abrdn

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About the Internship Programme - Closing date Monday 7th August

The opportunity to join us as an intern is one that is unique, challenging and rewarding. We are currently looking for world-class talent to join our internship programme running from September for 6 months in our Luxembourg office within our COO business.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

The COO is the engine that powers and enables the Investments Vector. It has unparalleled expertise, innovative ideas and dynamic ways of working. It invests in the future, takes individual and collective responsibility, maximise collaboration and is proud to deliver a world class client service.

From day one, you will play an active role is helping to drive forward the ambitions of the business, whilst developing your skills and knowledge.

You will have the opportunity to understand the frameworks of management companies to oversee the quality of services provided by third party administrators (which are responsible for keeping the accounting records of the funds and calculation NAVs) and the registrar and transfer agents (which are responsible for keeping the register of shareholders and processing transactions of those shares). The tasks will include:

- Assist in reviewing and analysing the KPIs received from TPAs.
- Assist in preparing the reports to Conducting Officers/ Fund Boards and ManCo Board.
- Attend monthly meetings with delegates as needed.
- Assist in coordinating the due diligences on delegates.
- Support day-to-day controls on delegated activities and ad-hoc projects.

Given the breadth of activity carried out in the COO you may be asking what kind of person excels in the division;
- Enjoy analysing data to spot patterns and trends to make recommendations? Then come help us out
- Do you thrive on helping other people and achieving common goals? You will fit right in at abrdn
- Are you great at managing lots of competing demands at university and prioritising the most important? Come and prove that to us

As well as on the job learning, you will have access to a wide range of e-learning courses and complete a development programme over 6 months that includes training, networking and gaining exposure to senior stakeholders across the business.

About You

We are looking for penultimate, final or recent graduates, from a variety of degree disciplines, who can demonstrate the following capabilities:

- Performance driven;
- Analytical & problem solving;
- Customer & client focused;
- Collaboration & Influence;
- Strategic thinking;
- Futurist mindset;
- Inclusive & empowering leadership.

Our Inclusive Culture

We have a long-term commitment to building inclusive work environments; we value diversity in our workforce and welcome enquiries from everyone. You can find out more about our inclusive culture

here.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.