Closing date: October 3, 2024

Use your research and investment skills in a fast-growing company where you can have an impact. The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is currently seeking a Strategic Asset Allocation co-op student/intern for the Winter 2025 work term (January to April) to provide research and analytics support across a range of investment subjects, including portfolio construction, long-term capital market assumptions and peer comparisons.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

BCI manages a globally diversified portfolio of assets valued at $250.4 billion and is one of Canada’s largest institutional investors. We invest globally to support pension and other funds for more than 30 clients based in British Columbia. We are proud to have been chosen as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and BC’s Top Employers. These national and provincial competitions recognize employers who offer exceptional workplaces for their employees.

The Strategic Asset Allocation co-op/intern will work within our Investment Strategy & Risk department. This is a great opportunity for you to learn and apply your knowledge to support the development and preparation of asset mix reviews and other custom analyses related to our clients’ asset mixes, investment strategies and other investment topics.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will work with the Strategic Asset Allocation team within our Investment Strategy & Risk department.

The Investment Strategy & Risk department plays a key role in BCI’s long-term investment strategy by influencing investment decisions made by clients, management and the asset classes. They provide economic outlooks, evaluate broad risks to the economy and financial markets, make research recommendations on new asset classes or investment strategies and help to identify and manage investment risk. The primary functions of the department include the following:

• Investment Research and Governance includes the maintenance of a framework for understanding and estimating variable risk premiums over relevant time periods, research of relevant macro-economic issues including assessment of the current business cycle dynamics and research of emerging economic or financial trends, opportunities and risks, all at an asset class and total fund level.

• The Strategic Asset Allocation branch assists clients with developing tailored investment policies that achieve their investment objectives consistent with their investment philosophies, funding policies, and risk tolerances, advocates for client driven investment solutions, manages the BCI product shelf and coordinates investment planning.

• Investment Risk includes the management of processes and systems for monitoring, measuring, and estimating various forms of relevant investment risks across the various asset classes that BCI currently invests or may invest in and aggregating that risk at a total fund level. This team also supports the asset classes in providing independent assessments for deals and strategies.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Support the team in the development of clients’ ALM studies, strategic asset allocation, and investment policy recommendations to ensure that clients’ investment strategies and policies are appropriate and prudent given the nature of the funds, their underlying liabilities, and unique characteristics or circumstances

• Support the management of BCI’s product shelf to ensure a client-focused rationale for each pooled fund

• Assist with the development of long-term forward-looking capital market assumptions and simulations

• Assist with annual investment planning activities

• Ad-hoc projects and tasks as assigned by the team

REQUIRED SKILLS

• A fundamental knowledge of basic business and investment-related disciplines is essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing

• Exhibit a high level of professionalism and excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy, excellent product quality, and attention to detail

• Has an interest in investment management, a dedication to hard work, commitment to the highest ethical standards, and an eagerness to learn

• Strong research skills combined with analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Ability to use Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook

WHAT WE OFFER

• Excellent career development and training

• Work with a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment

• The development of real-world skills at one of the largest institutional investors in Canada

• Exposure to some of the most talented, approachable, and inspiring people in the industry

• The ability to opt-in for access to Dialogue, a user-friendly app that offers virtual primary care, employee and family services, and mental health supports

• Time to connect with co-op students & interns at BCI – build your network and shared learning

• BCI investment professionals lead a monthly Investment Club to share industry knowledge with employees who work in other departments

• 2 paid days per year for volunteering

• Travel: if coming to Victoria for this work term, BCI will provide a fixed-rate travel allowance based on your location

• Competitive pay: Mid Office: $2,260.00 gross bi-weekly + vacation leave paid based on 6% of salary

THE DETAILS

• Work term: Winter 2025 (January to April)

• Department: Investment Strategy & Risk

• Office Location: 750 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC

• Spend your off hours exploring beautiful Victoria and Vancouver Island

• All co-ops/internships will need to be completed in person at our Victoria office with the option to work one day per week from home. Please note, some positions are not eligible for hybrid work.

HOW TO APPLY

• Apply directly to the Strategic Asset Allocation Co-op/Internship posting on our careers page https://bci.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/BCI_Careers 

• Application deadline: October 3, 2024

• Please upload a cover letter, resume, and transcripts (unofficial transcript will suffice)

• Note: The ability to legally work full-time in Canada for the duration of your work term is a condition of employment at BCI

At BCI, we value diversity and believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees can be successful.

We are performance and client focused and value integrity; if you share these values, we want to know you. 

We recognize that some skills can be learned on the job and encourage all to apply.

If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), contact us at [email protected].

We would like to hear from you!