- 2 Year Graduate Academy
- September 2025 Start
- Locations: London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast
We’d expect you to
- Be committed and motivated to study for the Investment Advice Diploma (IAD) and Level 7 qualifications such as the Chartered Wealth Manager (CWM).
- Have achieved or be on course for at least a 2:1 honours degree in any discipline.
- Have a genuine interest in financial services and wealth management and know what you bring to our company and sector.
- Have strong analytical, digital and technology skills.
- Be a clear and confident communicator, looking to build relationships and knowledge.
- Be inclusive, respectful and operate with integrity.
- Be ambitious and motivated, helping us to continue building for the future.
- Share our passion for ensuring an excellent client experience.
Your experiences and learning are shaped over our 2-year rotational programme
You’ll work across key business areas like Investment Management, Financial Planning, Research and Marketing, where you’ll develop essential technical and professional skills, such as portfolio management, presentation and networking skills.
We’ll give you comprehensive training and support through formal qualifications and informal experiences.
Along with
- Mentorship through our established scheme, to grow your skills, offer career development advice and see other perspectives
- Being part of our graduate and emerging talent community, helping you to build your network and relationships across the business, with a ‘buddy’ on hand to support along the way
Through our Graduate Academy we’ve created a structured career path that will enable your development so that at the end of your programme there will be an opportunity to apply for permanent roles within our client facing teams.
Our offer to you? An investment in your future
We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, and our investment in helping you to develop the type of skills and capabilities that our investment professionals need for the future will be matched by your commitment to learn and grow - all in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.
Growing your career here starts with a comprehensive induction, learning more about who we are and how we work at Rathbones, connecting and collaborating with your peers and our business leaders as we work together. We will invest in your development and wellbeing, offering a competitive benefits package to support you in reaching your goals, in and outside of work.
At Rathbones our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community. These include:
- The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.
- Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
- Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Take a moment to pause (Menopause) and Armed Forces.
We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:
- A company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Company share scheme
- Income protection
- Season ticket loans
- Volunteering days
- Gym discounts
- Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you
We’re an equal opportunities employer and it is our policy to make sure that all job applicants and employees are treated fairly and on merit regardless of their race, gender, marital status, age, disability, religious belief or sexual orientation.
If this sounds like a good fit for you, – we can’t wait to hear from you.
*Please note we are unable to sponsor visas, so you must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to apply for this role.
