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Investment Analyst, Active Manager Selection

Wellcome Trust

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Exciting opportunity to impact global health challenges as an Investment Analyst with the Wellcome Trust, a thriving global charitable foundation.

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London, UK - Hybrid

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Organisation Summary

The Wellcome Trust is a renowned global charitable foundation ambitiously intending to spend £16bn in the next decade on various global health challenges. It boosts health improvements worldwide by funding pioneering scientific research, championing policies, and cultivating potent partnerships.

Role Summary

  • Work as an Investment Analyst within the Active Manager Selection team.
  • Analyse, monitor, and manage relationships to directly influence decision-making and assist the team in meeting its investment objectives.
  • Play an instrumental role in managing Wellcome’s £37 billion Investment portfolio diversified across asset classes and geographies.

Role Requirements

  • Strong interest in long-term investing, intellectual curiosity, and proactivity.
  • Ability to function well within a team, providing healthy challenges and analyse both qualitative and quantitative data for investment identification.
  • High levels of integrity and proficient relationship management skills.

Application Process Details

  • Apply by uploading your current CV and completing a short application.
  • Interviews are scheduled for weeks commencing 17th and 24th of March.
  • Check the full job description and benefits on the organisation's website.

Additional Info

Wellcome Trust promotes a hybrid working model (3 days in-office and 2 days remotely or in-office), flexible working options and is committed to creating an inclusive, fair work environment that celebrates diversity.

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships. We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

You will be working within the Investment team reporting to one of the Principals in the team. This role is part of the Active Manager Selection team within the Investment division. Wellcome’s Investment portfolio of over £37 billion is diversified across asset classes and geographies with an objective of generating returns to fund the charitable mission and at least preserve the endowment in real terms long-term.

The Investment Analyst will undertake analytical, monitoring and relationship management work for the Active Manager Selection team, as well as wider work across the portfolio to directly inform decision making and assist the Investments team in the delivery of its investment objectives.

We are looking for people with a strong interest in long term investing. People who will thrive in this role are those who are intellectually curious, pro-active, and who enjoy working as part of a team to provide healthy challenge and analyse qualitative and quantitative data to identify good investments. The successful candidate will have high levels of integrity and strong relationship management skills.

To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application. Interview dates: W/c 17 and w/c 24 March. You can view the full job description on our website. You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website.

Our Hybrid Way of Working: We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.

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