Vanguard Investment 20/20 Programme - Manchester
Vanguard Investment 20/20 Programme - Manchester
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About Vanguard
Vanguard is an investment company unlike any other. It was founded in the US in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients. Were a mutual fund which means the people that invest their money with us are also our owners. That makes our mission simple; to create value for our investors. We stand for low-cost uncomplicated investing and were proud to help millions of people by giving them the best chance for investment success.
Vanguard and Investment20/20
We have a strong partnership with Investment20/20; many teams across our business have benefitted from the skills and unique perspectives of talented young people who joined us through this programme. To date weve welcomed 30 trainees and many of them have gone on to take permanent roles with us.
As a trainee on the Investment20/20 programme you will be introduced to the investment management industry gain industry knowledge experience and develop relationships enabling you to progress your career. You will have opportunities to meet and network with over 300 trainees across the industry and participate in socials and insight events.
In 2025 we will continue our partnership by offering six 12-month trainee roles across different parts of our business in London.
The opportunity
You may work in one of our operations teams such Finance & Accounting Legal or HR or perhaps with our Personal Investor teams who work with our investors as they buy and sell our funds. No matter which team you join you will be given meaningful work that will make a real contribution to our business. Through the recruitment process you will meet with our Talent Acquisition specialists who will help you to understand the options and match you up with a team who can offer meaningful work to advance your career at Vanguard or elsewhere.
Our opportunities in 2025 will start in late September and we are inviting applications from non-graduate school leavers. You dont need experience just a sharp mind curiosity and a great attitude.
You will be paid the equivalent of 28000 per year plus a sign-on bonus of 1000 to help you with initial costs (like buying new work clothes or your travel expenses). Once you finish the traineeship if you want to stay on and you have made a good impression the HR team will help you to apply for permanent roles.
Qualifications for the job
We are looking for school/college leavers who are keen to learn and start their careers in financial services. You will be a brilliant fit for this opportunity if you are bright hardworking and can show us how you are curious and willing to learn about investing. We look for people who care - about doing great work for our investors and about caring for each other - people who are inclusive have a high level of integrity and are naturally tenacious. If that sounds like you wed love to hear from you.
How to apply
Note: you are applying for the Programme the Talent Acquisition team will match successful candidates to the team that best suits their skills.
Please apply online by submitting a CV and as part of your application please answer the questions below in 250-300 words per question. You will need to save your answers in a single PDF document which you will upload along with your CV.
You can use examples from your work education or home life.
Questions:
- Tell us about your greatest achievement. Why is it your greatest achievement What did you learn from it
- Tell us about a time when you have worked in a team environment to achieve a shared goal.
- Tell us about a time you have needed to be tenacious in order to achieve something.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Use of AI Technology
The purpose of these questions is to give you an opportunity share your own personal experiences and thought processes.
We know that AI is an increasingly useful tool and were happy for you to use it to research and help form an answer but you should not submit wholly AI generated answers.
Closing Date: 18 July 2025
Start Date: 30 September 2025
How We Work
Vanguard has a hybrid working model which means most teams work Tuesday-Thursday in the office and Monday and Friday from home. For some jobs we may need you to be in the office Monday-Friday. We will discuss the working pattern with you during the interview process.
Inclusion Statement
Vanguards continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients crew (internally employees are referred to as crew) and communities is guided by one simple statement: Do the right thing.
We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse inclusive and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguards core purpose through our values.
When all crew members feel valued and included our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified and we are united in delivering on Vanguards core purpose: to take a stand for all investors to treat them fairly and to give them the best chance for investment success.
Our commitment to equal employment opportunity
Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer. Vanguard is committed to providing all crew members a working environment that is free from discrimination prejudice and bias. Through this Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Vanguard reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and crew members without regard to race colour national origin or ancestry religion gender sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability marital status veteran or military status. In addition Vanguard prohibits discrimination based on genetic information as well as any other protected characteristic.
We will make reasonable accommodations if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process. Please inform if you need any help.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning collaboration and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
Employment Type
Full-Time
