Emerging Market Debt Analyst - Candriam

You will join as part of the Investment20/20 programme.

Job description

CANDRIAM is a European multi-specialist asset manager with a 20-year track record. CANDRIAM manages around EUR 144 billion of assets under management as at June 2023 with a team of more than 600 professionals. It operates management offices in Luxembourg, Brussels, Paris, and London, and has client representatives in more than 20 countries throughout continental Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Middle East. CANDRIAM offers investment solutions[2] in several key areas: bonds, equities, absolute performance strategies, and asset allocation. CANDRIAM is also a pioneer and leader in sustainable investing with, since 1996, a broad and innovative range covering all its asset classes.

Our values, our culture

Candriam – named after our values.

Conviction and responsibility are two values championed by Candriam, even to the extent of forming the company name: Conviction and Responsibility in Asset Management. Our company has a strong culture and loyal workforce.

Candriam keeps its communications, both to clients and to staff, transparent. We say what we think, with no beating about the bush. That’s just one of the things clients like about us.

We’re more than a job-provider, we’re a career-builder

Candriam is a company that offers a true career path. Indeed, market growth and the expansion of our activities are a guarantee of opportunities in all our business units.

Joining Candriam today means contributing to this strong growth in the years to come, in view especially of our international ambitions.

At the job interview, the questions we put to applicants are designed to secure the profiles that best match our values. We are drawn to those who have demonstrated these values in their achievements. Candriam selects the best, as much for their skills as their personality. Ambition and humility are particularly valued by us, as they sum us up perfectly.

Programme information

You will join as a trainee as part of the Investment20/20 programme. While we can’t guarantee a permanent position at the end of the 12-month contract, it is our intention to make the offer, but this is up to how well you perform. 75% of Investment20/20 trainees are offered permanent positions.

Our traineeship will introduce you to investment management and you will gain industry knowledge, experience and develop relationships enabling you to progress your career and provide you with skills to secure a permanent role. As part of the Investment20/20 programme, you will have opportunities to meet and network with over 300 trainees across the industry and participate in socials and insight events. You will also be invited to attend a ‘Discovering Asset Management’ training session.

• Our trainee programme is a fixed term one year contract paying £28,000.
• You will receive 28 days annual leave.
• All roles are based in London.
• We will offer a sign-on bonus of £1,500 to cover a season ticket/clothes/deposit.

Programme Summary

This is a programme intended to give you a breadth of knowledge and experience within the business to enable you to make informed decisions about where you would like to develop your career.

You will join the Emerging Market Debt team based in London. The team is responsible for managing $2.7bn across sovereign hard currency, local currency and emerging market corporate debt.

Responsibilities include:

The role would suit someone that has a strong interest in macroeconomics and in particular emerging markets, financial analysis, accounting as well as a desire to develop corporate credit research skills with a view to aspire to a career as a credit analyst at an asset management company. Full training provided.

Responsibilities will include:

• Credit Analysis of emerging market corporate and quasi-sovereign issuers
• Building financial models for select issuers in Excel
• Producing internal credit reports with internal ratings presenting the overall findings in the EM Credit Committee
• Participating in all team meetings
• Helping the portfolio management team with the production of marketing collateral
• Assisting portfolio management team by updating internal Excel models

Requirements

If you are a school/college leaver or graduate who has an interest in working within financial services and has the following attributes, we are interested in hearing from you:

• • • Good command of Excel, some knowledge of programming languages such as Python or VBA would be a plus
    • Teamwork and collaboration
    • Ability to deadlines
    • Adaptability
    • Willingness to learn
    • Proactive approach

How to apply

Send us an email - Please specify "Investment 20/20 application – Emerging Market Debt Analyst” in the subject

We would be grateful if you could send us your CV and covering letter (including the answers below).

Successful candidates will be invited for a telephone interview, and two face to face interviews.

As part of your application, please answer the below questions in 250-300 words per answer.

• Tell us about your greatest achievement.
• Tell us about the most interesting project or piece of work you have completed as part of your studies at either school/college or university that involved data.

What did you have to do and how did you manage to find the relevant data?

• Tell us about the global issues that the recent conflict in Europe has brought to the fore?

Key dates

Online applications close 30th April, 2024.

Start date – June 1st 2024 at the latest.

Unsuccessful candidates will be notified by email.