GAIN Empower Investment Internship Programme 2024 in partnership with Level 20

Women in Banking and Finance are delighted to support the GAIN internship programme for a second year.

Designed to give young women and non-binary people an opportunity to learn about the investment management industry, the GAIN internship programme provides training and mentoring together with hands-on experience and investment decision making exposure, to students or recent graduates studying at a UK university. Firms are invited to participate by hosting interns for a minimum of four weeks in the summer of 2024.

Student applicant eligibility extends to undergraduates currently studying at a UK university in their penultimate or final year as well as Masters and MBA students. UK citizens studying abroad and recent graduates (within the past 12 months) may also apply.

International students studying in the UK must hold a visa that gives them the right to work full time during the internship.

Internships on the programme are:

• Full time
• Summer placements (June – September)
• A minimum of 4 weeks in length
• Funded by the participating firm

Candidates who accept an internship offer from a participating firm will join the GAIN Empower Investment Internship Programme and benefit from:

• Pre-internship training from Training The Street℠
• Introduction to PE Training from BVCA (for those interning at a PE firm)
• Soft skills training from GAIN & our partners
• A dedicated mentor from the GAIN or Level 20 network
• Networking opportunities with other participants on the programme

Can you help?

Firms who participate are invited to showcase both their organisation and the industry in order to build a strong and diverse pipeline of talent for future investment roles. The deadline for firms to apply to host interns is 14th July 2023.

In addition to the assessment process:

• the participating firm decides the successful candidates’ rate of pay and benefits such as holiday, the internship start date and the length of internship.
• We recommend the internship offer made to candidates is competitive for the industry. GAIN can provide relevant benchmarking data on request.
• A fee of £1,250 (+ VAT) is payable to GAIN upon successful hiring of an intern to cover GAIN’s administration costs of running the programme and the cost of your intern’s training programme. GAIN Platinum sponsors are exempt from this fee.
• GAIN promotes the programme extensively via their social media channels and website, and via societies and careers fairs at universities across the UK, highlighting participating firms as diverse employers.

You can download more information here –  GAIN Empower Investment Internship Programme 2024.