Company Description
Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization
When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $600 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney.
CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to:
- Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
- Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
- Accelerated exposure and responsibility
- Global career development opportunities
- Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
- A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
- A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance
If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.
Job Description
We are looking for an
Intern Analyst to join the
Stakeholder Affairs team in CPP Investments’
Public Affairs and Communications (‘PAC’) department. This role will be in the
Toronto Office for the Summer 2025 work term. You will
report to the Manager, Stakeholder Affairs and collaborate closely with the Global Public Affairs, Corporate Affairs and Global Corporate Communications teams.
You will support PAC’s stakeholder engagement strategy with the goal of protecting and strengthening CPP Investments’ reputation and brand, as well as advancing business initiatives related to improving knowledge sharing. This will involve researching and cultivating the organization’s stakeholder network, specifically related to financial institutions and youth financial literacy organizations. You will be responsible for stakeholder mapping and outreach activities, supporting the organization of events, such as industry roundtables and financial literacy webinars, enhancing the departments utilization of technology tools, creating investment enablement content for PAC leadership, and supporting key knowledge sharing initiatives across the department.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Managing Director, Global Stakeholder Affairs to map and develop stakeholder networks within Canada, enhancing stakeholders' understanding of CPP Investments.
- Provide support on stakeholder calls to ensure key details and action items are accurately recorded in our CRM.
- Conduct high-quality research and analysis on financial institutions and youth financial literacy organizations to expand the stakeholder network.
- Assist in updating, tracking, and organizing contact documents for key stakeholders using DealCloud and Excel.
- Build rapport with cross-department teams and support the implementation of technological knowledge-sharing tools and processes.
- Enhance the department's awareness and utilization of the knowledge-sharing hub by expanding the repository of key messaging documents, specifically curating items for the internal Hub and collaborating with a task force within PAC.
- Work with PAC senior members to create enablement content for various audiences, including organizing meetings with speakers, collecting materials, and ensuring smooth execution.
Summer Program
At CPP Investments, we are committed to helping you grow your skills and gain world-class experience. Working within a strong culture of collaboration, you will discover our rewarding and challenging internships. We have leaders who listen to every member of the team and trust them with meaningful work. This translates into immediate and unparalleled learning.
The summer program begins with an Intern Orientation for you to engage with fellow Interns and learn about the resources and programs available to you. We offer company-wide departmental overviews for you to explore more about what we do at CPP Investments and give you the opportunity to gain exposure to senior leadership across the firm. You will quickly advance your knowledge and expertise through stimulating on-the-job assignments. You will participate in additional summer programming such as our Intern Case Competition and our Speaker Series where each session focuses on a different aspect of our culture including Employee Resource Groups, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and much more. We encourage you to bring your full self to work and take every opportunity to excel in your role.
Qualifications
Who We’re Looking For
The ideal candidate excels in both oral and written communications skills, showcasing strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. They possess an understanding of the Fund’s stakeholder environment in Canada, including its contributors and beneficiaries, who actively seek more information about the organization. This role demands meticulous attention to detail and a high level of comfort in handling a diverse range of tasks. The most successful candidates bring energy, enthusiasm, and intellectual curiosity, along with a demonstrated interest in investing.
- Candidates in an undergraduate or graduate program and returning to school in the Fall of 2025 are eligible to apply.
- Students working towards a degree in Global Affairs, Public Policy, Communications, Business or an associated field of study. Knowledge of economics/finance, government/public affairs and the investment management industry would be an asset.
- Extremely organized and efficient.
- Excellent writing skills with demonstratable business literacy would be an asset.
- Strong aptitude with Microsoft Word/Excel and Microsoft Power Point required.
- Commands the ability to distill complex information into compelling, concise content and produce targeted materials for a variety of audiences.
- High-performing team player with a collaborative approach and actively contributes to joint projects and initiatives.
- Strict adherence to confidentiality and consistently exhibiting a high level of professionalism.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with senior team members.
- Demonstrated strength in project management to ensure the efficient and timely delivery of projects.
- Exemplifies the Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership and high performance.
Additional Information
If you have an interest in working with talented professionals in the financial industry in an environment of integrity, partnership and high performance, then you should consider a career in at CPP Investments.
To apply, please include a cover letter, resume and transcripts (full unofficial version) by Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.
Our Commitment To Inclusion And Diversity
In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Disclaimer
CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.
