Job Description
Job Title: Brand, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Graduate Programme
Location: Edinburgh
Programme Start Date: September 2025
Closing Date: Friday 18th October (We reserve the right to close earlier due to volume of applications)
Unlock your potential with abrdns Brand, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Graduate Programme.
About Abrdn
At abrdn, we empower our clients to become better investors. With a global presence, we provide innovative investment solutions that drive positive outcomes. Our commitment to responsible investing helps us contribute to building a better world.
Why Choose Our Graduate Programme?
Embark on a unique, challenging, and rewarding journey with abrdn. Our graduate programme offers you the chance to work within our dynamic Brand, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability (BCAS) function. Here, youll engage in real projects, collaborate with talented professionals, and develop skills that will enhance your career.
Our graduate development programmes provides you with the opportunity to rotate around the business for six month placements giving you exposure to the wider business. To support our graduates to get going quickly we provide an extensive induction giving you access to hear from senior professionals across the company, complete soft and technical skills training courses and get to know your cohort of graduates.
Further to formal structured development programme and rotational opportunities, as a graduate you will be supported to work towards a recognised industry qualification.
What You'll Do
The Brand, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability (BCAS) function at abrdn plays a crucial role in shaping the company's identity and reputation while driving its commitment to responsible business practices. This function integrates brand management, corporate communications, and sustainability initiatives to ensure that abrdn not only meets the expectations of its clients and stakeholders but also contributes positively to society and the environment.
You'll be learning about our specialised teams, gaining hands-on experience and contributing to meaningful initiatives:
Brand and External Communications: Participate in media relations, run innovative campaigns, and help shape our brand's reputation.
Colleague Communications and Experience: Craft memorable messages and campaigns that foster community and pride within our organization.
Group Sustainability: Support initiatives that drive our sustainability strategy, focusing on responsible business practices and inclusive growth.
What We Look For
We are looking for students in their final year or who have just graduated University, from diverse academic backgrounds. Ideal candidates are passionate about content creation, leveraging technology, and using data insights to engage audiences. Demonstrating behaviours in line with our core values (Transparency, Client-focused, Empowerment, and Ambition) is essential.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
abrdn is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. As a Disability Confident Committed Level One employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide support throughout the recruitment process.
Our Benefits
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. You will enjoy competitive rewards, including 40 days of annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, and flexible benefits such as gym discounts and more. You can read more about our benefits here
Apply Today
Join us in building a future where everyone can thrive.
For more information visit our careers site: https://www.abrdn.com/en-gb/corporate/careers
Were committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.