Mercer is part of the Marsh McLennan family and at Mercer, we believe in building brighter futures. Together, we’re redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement, and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Join Mercer as an intern within our Global Investment Platform and discover how we support institutional investors to meet their investment goals in the traditional and alternative market space.
We assist clients in generating new ideas and fostering innovation by taking a total portfolio view. Our customised approach supports clients’ investments in listed equity and fixed income markets, as well as hedge funds and private market solutions. Additionally, we integrate sustainable investment considerations, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and impact investing, throughout our platform. This comprehensive approach allows us to deliver tailored solutions that align with our clients' investment objectives.
Our Summer Intern Programme
Mercer is seeking top talent to join our Global Investment Platform for an eight-week summer internship. This paid internship is designed for penultimate-year students, providing an accelerated foundation for your career. It’s a challenging and rewarding experience where you will work on real projects with actual clients.
Our internship programme offers access to both traditional and alternative asset classes, along with engaging exercises and development opportunities. You will also have the chance to network with industry-leading specialists who can help guide your career.
If you are eager to tackle new challenges, develop a diverse skill set, and be part of a growing and inclusive team, we encourage you to read on.
Our Investments business provides investment tools, advice, and delegated solutions to trustees of pension schemes and other asset owners, such as endowments, foundations, and insurers, to support their asset portfolios.
As a summer intern, you will assist in developing and delivering solutions and advice to our clients. While strong technical and numerical skills are essential, effective project management and communication skills are equally important for collaborating with multiple teams and delivering our solutions to clients.
This internship is an excellent opportunity to advance your career as part of an innovative team recognized for its comprehensive advice and consistent performance.
If you excel in the internship, you will have the opportunity to be fast-tracked into our rotational Investment Platform Graduate Programme. We will also work closely with you to explore further roles or graduate programmes within the business that align with your skills and experience.
We will count on you to:
- Utilise your strong technical and numerical skills.
- Leverage your excellent project management and communication abilities to collaborate effectively with various teams.
- Provide our clients with valuable advice and solutions
What you need to have:
- Be a penultimate year student on track to achieve a minimum of a 2:1 degree.
- Permanent Right to Work in the UK (we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this role).
- Market Knowledge: A keen interest in financial markets, asset classes, and economic principles, along with a commitment to staying informed about market trends.
- Problem-Solving Skills: The ability to creatively and efficiently identify and address challenges.
- Attention to Detail: A strong focus on accuracy and thoroughness, particularly when analysing data and reports.
- Communication Skills: The capability to clearly convey ideas and concepts, both in writing and verbally, to team members.
- Team Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal skills that enable effective teamwork and engagement with other departments.
- Quantitative and Technical Skills: Proficiency in mathematics and statistics, as well as strong skills in Excel and PowerPoint. Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, R, or SQL, and financial software like Bloomberg is a plus.
Why join our team:
- We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
- We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
- Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.
