Nuveen is the investment management arm of TIAA and one of the largest global asset managers. They have specialist knowledge across a wide array of asset classes, including fixed income, equities, and alternatives. Nuveen is driven by independent investment processes, insights, risk management, analytics, and other tools that a world-class platform provides. Their mission is to partner with clients to create outcome-focused solutions to help secure their financial future. For more information, visit their website at www.Nuveen.com.
What sets Nuveen apart?
A heritage of excellence: Proven performance across a wide range of portfolio offerings since 1898.
Global scale: Recognized as one of the largest investment managers in the world with specialist expertise around the globe.
Investing alongside clients: Investing materially alongside clients ensures strong alignment with their interests.
Financial stability with a long-term focus: Private ownership under TIAA expands their scale and resources while reinforcing long-term investment.
What’s Nuveen Responsible Investing?
Our legacy of Responsible Investing (RI) spans over 50 years, culminating in a uniquely designed system to deliver superior investment impact and enhanced client outcomes. Our team of over 30 dedicated RI subject matter experts specialise by asset class and role, focusing on Nuveen’s three key principles: ESG integration, stewardship, and impact.
All RI team members work to set strategic priorities, ensure best practices, and establish firm-wide standards within their areas of expertise. Those with asset class specialisation collaborate closely with investment analysts, portfolio managers, risk management professionals, and others across the organisation to drive the scale and quality of ESG integration and RI-focused product development.
Summer internship opportunities
- Research and analysis: Research and analysis of RI/ESG industry trends, market dynamics, competitors, and product characteristics to support development of Nuveen RI capabilities
- ESG: Conduct analysis on financially material ESG issues for key sectors in Nuveen’s portfolio (e.g. real estate, energy, agri) to support investment processes and company engagement.
- Regulation: Contribute to projects, initiatives and processes related to ESG/RI regulatory developments, data sources and emerging industry practices.
- Development: Contribute to development of capabilities and communications related to climate/energy transition and nature-positive themes
- Client engagement: Support responses and process improvements related to RFPs, RFIs, DDQs and other client queries as well as business partners across the organisation
- Presentations & Proposals: Support preparation of internal and external presentations, proposals, and recommendations
- Collaboration: Support collaboration and coordination among central RI team and sustainability/ESG/RI subject matter experts across teams and affiliates
What you’ll get
10-Week Program: Participate in a robust training curriculum, company functions, speaker series, lunch-and-learns, and social networking events for career growth and personal development.
Hands-On Experience: Attend business meetings, deliver presentations, explore business-specific tasks, contribute to projects, and work closely with cross-functional groups.
Global Exposure: Connect with Senior Business Leaders globally across Nuveen and TIAA.
Career Opportunities: Potential to secure a permanent role upon graduation.
What we’re looking for
- Academic Excellence: On track for at least a 2:1 or higher undergraduate degree (or equivalent).
- Interest in Investment Management: Preferably within Responsible Investing/ESG.
- Communication Skills: Outstanding written and verbal communication.
- Team Collaboration: Strong collaboration skills in a team environment.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to grasp investment decisions and an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Microsoft Office Skills: Experience with Word and advanced in Excel and PowerPoint.
Due to a high volume of applications
- We will only consider students in their penultimate year graduating in 2026.
- We will only consider applicants who have the right to live and work in the country for where the internship is located.
- You must be able to work the internship dates of 23rd June – 29th August 2025.
Nuveen is committed to providing equal opportunity across all employment practices and we believe our employees have a right to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Nuveen offers support for those who need assistance with our online application process to provide an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities.
