Start your career with purpose, impact, and growth

At Aviva Investors, we’re looking for curious, driven people who want to help shape the future of investment management. Whether you’re taking your first career step or exploring where your potential could take you next, our Early Careers opportunities are designed to help you shine from day one.

 

We offer three pathways – Graduates, Trainees and Internships – each tailored to support you at a different stage of your career. Whichever you choose, you’ll benefit from a shared foundation that brings together:

  • One Aviva development – shared learning, networks and opportunities across the wider Aviva community
  • Tailored experiences – specialist training and exposure within Aviva Investors
  • Hands on learning – real work that helps deliver outcomes that matter for our clients and society

Where ambition meets opportunity

Graduate Programme

  • Our two‑year graduate programme is designed to help you grow into a confident, high-performing professional. From the start, you’ll work on live projects and gain hands‑on experience across our investment and business teams, building skills that truly matter.
  • You’ll join us as a permanent Aviva Investors colleague from day one. That means real responsibility, meaningful work, dedicated mentoring and the support you need to build your career with long‑term impact.
  • We welcome graduates from all degree subjects. What matters most to us is your potential, your curiosity and your motivation to make a difference. If you enjoy solving problems, working collaboratively and contributing to positive change, this is your opportunity to help deliver outcomes that matter—for our clients, our business and wider society.

Traineeship Programme

  • Our 12‑month traineeship is aimed at school leavers who want to build strong foundations in asset management. Delivered in partnership with Investment 20/20, this pathway offers valuable industry exposure, structured learning and the chance to contribute to meaningful work from day one—helping you develop the skills, confidence and experience to grow your career with purpose.

Internships

  • Our six‑week internship gives penultimate‑year university students a first insight into the world of asset management. Through our Outreach partnership network, you’ll get hands‑on experience, learn how our teams work, and gain a real understanding of what a future career with us could look like.

More than markets. More than trading.

While markets matter, asset management is about much more than trading. Behind every investment decision is a diverse community of professionals whose skills, insight and collaboration drive long-term success.

Distribution

Develop the skills to build lasting client relationships, working with pension funds, insurers, and financial intermediaries to connect them with the right investment solutions.

Private Markets

Get hands-on experience investing in real-world assets—real estate, infrastructure, and private debt—while learning how sustainability drives long-term value.

Public Markets

Work at the heart of global finance, gaining expertise in equities, credit, and multi-assets while learning how to navigate markets and deliver sustainable returns.

Our application process

Graduate Programme

 Applications open in October, with roles starting the following September.

Traineeship Programme (in partnership with Investment 20/20)

Applications open in March, with roles starting in September of the same year.

Internships (in partnership with upReach)

Applications open in April through our charity partner, upReach, for summer placements in that year.

A workplace that supports your potential

Take your first steps into asset management in an environment that values care, curiosity and fresh thinking. You’ll have access to meaningful development, the flexibility to do your best work and a culture that aims to make sure everyone feels they belong.

Here, your ideas are heard, your growth is taken seriously, and you’ll have the space and encouragement to shape your own career. You’ll join a strong community that works with purpose—driven by a shared ambition to deliver better outcomes for our clients and for society. Wherever you’re starting from, you’ll find the support, opportunity and guidance to grow your potential.

Our culture & values
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Get yourself set to shine

Ready to apply for an early careers opportunity with Aviva? Our prep hub is here to help you feel confident – with tools to explore your strengths, practise assessments, and pick up handy tips. Start your journey feeling brilliantly prepped.

Early Careers prep hub

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