Schroders Capital Internship Programme London 2025

We are looking for people who are motivated and have a clear passion to work within our Private Assets area of Investment.

About Schroders

Schroders is a global investment manager which helps institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their aspirations, and prepare for the future.

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to our clients through active management. By serving clients, we serve wider society. Channelling capital into sustainable and durable businesses accelerates positive change in the world. Funding the future is a privilege: we use it wisely and responsibly.

We employ over 5700 talented people worldwide operating in 37 different locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, close to the markets in which we invest and close to our clients.

Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.

The base

We're based in the City of London - close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre and have everything we need to work flexibly.

The department

Schroders Capital offers access to a broad range of private asset investment opportunities, portfolio building blocks and customised private asset strategies. Our diversified range of investment strategies includes real estate, private equity, secondaries, venture capital, infrastructure, securitised products and asset-based finance, insurance-linked securities and impact investing.

The programme

Our 2024 Summer Internship Programme runs for 10 weeks, starting in June 2024. This Programme will provide you with a unique introduction into the investment management industry and how the Real Estate department operates within it.

You'll be given introductory training with the internship intake across the firm and more specific training within the Real Estate team, as well as opportunities to network with people across the business. During your internship you will be assigned to the Real Estate team where you will have the opportunity to shadow senior executives and provide broad real estate exposure across investment, asset management, research, sustainability, product and distribution.

What you'll be like

• Innovative and analytical – you're happy to think outside the box and look for a fresh perspective
• Flexible, inquisitive and open minded to rotate across different teams
• Happy to get involved in variety of tasks and projects
• A good communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Growth mindset: we understand you may make mistakes, and when you do, we are looking for you to learn from these.

The knowledge, skills and qualifications we're looking for

• An honours degree or equivalent – we're not fussed when it comes to your degree subject or predicted grade
• You will be in your penultimate year of study. Unfortunately we no longer accept applications from final year students considering further studies (i.e. Masters) upon completion of undergraduate course

Why join us

• Benefit from a series of immersive and engaging training sessions equipping you with the skills you need to adapt to the world of work, hit the ground running and make an impact – training covers industry knowledge, technical and soft skills training
• Attend “Lunch and Learns/ “Coffee Hours” led by senior people across the business – your chance to build contacts in the industry and grow your professional network
• Opportunity to secure a spot on the 2026 graduate programme, subject to manager feedback and final interview
• Access to a buddy – we'll match you with a graduate buddy where you'll be supported during the first few weeks of your internship, helping you to integrate into the team and the business
• Group Project – work with a small group of interns on a current or strategic topic and presenting to managers at the end of the programme
• Attend an end of internship ‘celebration event' – a chance to share celebrate your successes with fellow interns and line managers on the penultimate day of your programme - enjoy BBQ food and refreshments out on terrace spaces at Schroders HQ!
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing you with access to 24 hour confidential telephone counselling and a comprehensive online source of information on a range of issues, including Mental Health
• Free use of private GP Service
• On-site staff restaurant
• Free use of on-site gym

Recruitment process

1. Online application form and CV
2.  Online assessments
3. Video interview
4. Assessment centre

Candidates should be available to start the 2025 Summer Internship Programme on Monday 9 June 2025. The programme ends on Friday 15 August 2025.

If you think you may require disability-related adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact adjustments@employ-ability.org.uk our disability partner EmployAbility (employ-ability.org.uk) for a confidential discussion and advice.

We recruit on a rolling basis and may choose to close this role earlier than advertised. Therefore we recommend you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.