At Border to Coast we value and invest in our people. Whatever stage they’ve reached in their career – intern, apprenticeship, graduate, or experienced hire – we offer opportunities for all colleagues to learn and develop, gain recognised qualifications and progress their careers.
Border to Coast pays for colleagues’ development – professional qualifications to individual coaching programmes – across all roles and levels within the organisation.
Formal Qualifications
As an organisation, we are committed to nurturing each colleague’s personal development, supporting them to undertake relevant training, CPD and achieve formal qualifications.
Apart from agreed development programmes, for example apprenticeships or our graduate programme, Border to Coast pays 50% of the fees at the start of a development activity or course that is approved, and 50% on successful completion.
Support for programmes and other development activities are subject to the Border to Coast annual budgets and an application process.
In the past year, some of colleagues have achieved qualifications such as CFA Levels 1 to 3, MiRO certificates and CAIA, RICS and the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.
GRADUATE PROGRAMME
The Border to Coast Graduate Programme offers opportunities to graduates keen to develop a career in financial analysis, finance, investments and asset management.
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN DIFFERENT INVESTMENT FUNCTIONS
The four-year Graduate Programme is open to graduates of all backgrounds and gives a full overview and experience of each of our investment functions. The programme focuses on developing key knowledge, skills and behaviours to support our purpose: to make a difference to our Partner Funds’ investment outcomes.
Our Graduate Analysts are immersed in and gain hands-on experience of multiple investment concepts and teams to build skills, knowledge of the industry, what our customers need and how to develop ideas into compelling proposals.
Over the course of the programme, Graduate Analysts rotate through functions across our investment team. This includes spells in Equity and Fixed Income research working with Responsible Investment , Customer Relationship Management, and Alternative Investments. Graduate Analysts work alongside expert colleagues with a wealth of experience in each field to gain first-hand experience.
FULLY FUNDED QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
We support all colleagues on our Graduate Programme with a complete ‘learning and development’ package. This includes on-the-job training, development from our learning providers and study leave support to achieve fully-funded formal qualifications including CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and IMC (Investment Management Certificate). Successful achievement of IMC is a requirement of the Graduate Programme.
Hear first-hand from our latest cohort of graduates about their experience at Border to Coast in this video (left). There’s more information here about our Graduate Programme.
Apprenticeships
We offer apprenticeships as part of our commitment to nurturing talent and creating a pipeline of professionals who’ll be part of our company’s growth. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
Our apprenticeships currently cover HR, Finance and Compliance – they each offer a competitive salary and combine practical, on-the-job learning and a fully funded level 3 qualification.
More information is available here, and check our current vacancies page for opportunities.
Internship
We’re an active supporter of GAIN Girls Are Investors and its annual internship programme.
The internship, which is paid and runs between June and September, gives an opportunity for female and non-binary people across the UK to learn about investment management and work out if it’s the career for them.
Our GAIN interns benefit from a challenging and rewarding experience, an insight into the investment management industry generally and Border to Coast in particular.
GAIN prepares interns through online resources, events and their tailored pre-internship programme.
Contact GAIN for more information about their support, internship programme and how to apply.
Case study: Rebecca
Rebecca was among the first cohort of GAIN interns, spending eight weeks at Border to Coast in summer 2021 when in her penultimate year at university. After completing her degree studies, Rebecca joined our graduate scheme in 2022. In 2024, she was promoted and is now an Investment Analyst with our alternatives team. Rebecca is also an ambassador for GAIN and regularly takes part in initiatives to encourage women to consider a career in financial services.
“tangible investment experience”
Rebecca says: “I found out about GAIN by chance and, after some research, applied for the internship.
“The internship helped me in my application to the Graduate Programme by improving my knowledge of the investment industry and having tangible investment experience to draw upon during the interview and assessment selection period. On a personal development level, the internship boosted my confidence in my capabilities and ability to form professional relationships.”
“very interesting and insightful”
At Border to Coast, I particularly enjoy the collaborative culture. I have worked within the research team with analysts and research managers, as well as joining introductory sessions run by portfolio managers in the internal equities team, the external management team and alternatives. This gave me a breadth of exposure to different asset classes early on.
“Getting to work with and learn from experienced investment professionals was a very interesting and insightful experience. Throughout my Graduate Programme, I felt very supported in my role to integrate into the team, develop my analytical skills and gain an insight into the investment world.
“Now I’ve progressed to Investment Analyst, I’m passionate about encouraging others to take up the opportunities offered through GAIN to explore careers in financial services.”
