The Development Departement promotes the values and funds of La Financière de l’Echiquier to professional clients, partners, distributors and institutional investors. The teams draw on their in-depth knowledge and expertise of the product range to provide professional clients with the best possible offering in line with their investment objectives.

As a member of the Development team, the intern will strengthen the International Institutional team and play an active role in the following tasks:

• Responsibility, oversight and maintenance of the eVest database

• Update our quantitative entries and prepare qualitative description of our company and strategies

• Ensure correct and timely consultant database entries (quantitative and qualitative) according to product priorities

• Provide quality control

• Report on competitors activities observed on the databases

• Contributing to other internal projects (competitor packs, RFPs, RFIs)

Liaise/coordinate with internal stakeholders across the business

• Master’s degree level. Business school degree or international university degree with major in Finance. Preferred but not essential: CFA or working towards CFA level 1

• Preferred but not essential minimum of 6-month database administration experience (e.g. during another internship) an asset management or consultancy, or other relevant experience.

• You have a very good understanding of third-party consultancy databases such as eVestment and you have an in-depth knowledge of the financial markets and the asset management sector.

• You have a perfect command of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, including the creation of complex spreadsheets development and reporting using macros and / or tools such as VBA.

• Fluent in English, French not compulsory

• You have strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a deadline-driven environment.

• Attention to detail, well organized. Ability to manage large amounts of quantitative and qualitative information.

• You show initiative and can set priorities.