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Operations Graduate Trainee

Operations Graduate Trainee

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Junior

Freelance

22-10-2025

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Skills

Communication Time Management Analytical Skills

Job Specifications

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Colchester Global Investors for a Graduate Trainee to join the Company within our Operations Team on an 18-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will be working in our Trade Processing and Settlements Team learning how to process trades on client portfolios, whilst matching counterparty trades in the market to ensure timely settlement.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate who is looking to start out their career in Investment Management and will provide a broad overview of the various roles and responsibilities in an Operations Function.

The Role:

Understanding the integral roles the Operations team plays; the accurate and timely processing and settlements of trades on client portfolios and reconciliation of the portfolios and client reporting.
Learning about the processing of collateral, initial margin and clearing obligations.
Assisting with the processing of bonds and FX trades and investigating settlement queries/disputes.
Understanding and assisting with Daily Regulatory Reporting
Learning about NAV and Collateral reconciliations.
Completing internal reporting of performance/attribution for Investment Managers.
Assisting with daily cash reconciliations.

About You:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Economics
Can demonstrate strong accuracy, a keen eye for detail and thoroughness in all areas.
Flexible, enthusiastic and able to demonstrate good use of initiative.
Strong communication skills (including written, verbal and listening skills).
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team but also have the confidence to work autonomously when required.
Highly organised with good time management and prioritisation skills.
Strong analytical skills

Colchester is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All applicants will be treated fairly, without regard to all identifying characteristics including race, religion, sex, nationality, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity and expression or any other protected group status.

About the Company

Colchester Global Investors is an independent, global government bond manager and was founded in 1999 by Ian Sims, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer. Colchester manages approximately US$27bn for international clients across a variety of investment products: Global Bond, Global Inflation-Linked Bond, Green Bond, Local Currency Emerging Market Debt, Frontier Markets and Global Unconstrained Alpha. Colchester has a singular investment process which is applied in the same way to all the different products managed. We value b... Know more