2025 Internship Real Estate Investment - Paris (6 months)

6-month internship – March 2025

Real Estate Investment and Asset Management

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for an Investment Analyst (internship) to join our Private Equity Real Estate division in Paris on a 6-month internship starting in February/March 2025. The role involves working on diversified real estate products and Investment and Asset Management initiatives.

Schroders Capital Real Estate being in a strategic development phase in France, you are to assist the investment management team in acquisition analysis as well as management of acquired assets.

Since 2014, the Paris team, consisting of 7 investment professionals, has executed c. €1.3 billion of commercial real estate transactions. It currently manages a diversified portfolio located in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

The internship will provide you with a unique introduction into the investment management industry and how the Real Estate department operates within it, as well as in-depth training, challenge and responsibility. You will assist with the management of a broad range of open and closed ended real estate funds, whether that’s in single countries or on a pan European basis.

About Schroders

Schroders is a global investment manager which helps institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to our clients through active management. By serving clients, we serve wider society. Channelling capital into sustainable and durable businesses accelerates positive change in the world. Funding the future is a privilege: we use it wisely and responsibly.

We employ over 6000 talented people worldwide operating in 37 different locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, close to the markets in which we invest and close to our clients.

Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.

The team

Schroders has managed real estate funds since 1971 and has £22.6 billion (€26.7 billion) ¹ of gross real estate assets under management. Our award-winning Real Estate department is an integral part of Schroders’ Private Assets division and of our strategy for expansion. We manage a broad range of real estate funds globally, including open/closed ended direct funds, listed REITs, mutual funds investing in global real estate securities as well as private partnerships and multi-manager funds. Schroder Real Estate also manages joint-ventures and separate accounts meeting specific client investment objectives.

Our team is made of c. 200 experts operating from offices across Europe, Asia and North America and we benefit from the significant resources of the group. We invest in a range of sectors including offices, retail, industrial, alternatives and more recently hotels.

Our real estate investment philosophy is based on “Mega themes” (e.g. urbanisation, demographics, technology, impact) and on “Winning Cities” that will drive real estate markets throughout the cycle. By investing using these investment philosophies and our ground up market experience including detailed research and analysis we have been able to deliver outperformance for our investors over the long term.

 ¹ As of 30 June 24

What you’ll do

·      Involved in property transactions and portfolio management

·      Build investment models and presentations on acquisition opportunities

·      Research and recommend potential investment opportunities and valuation of existing investments

·      Attend and participate in onsite meetings with service providers including agents, architects, building managers and contractors

·     Update the investment pipeline and managing the deal flow

·     Assisting Investment Managers in building investment committee reports

·     Help on the implementation of asset management processes for new acquisitions

·   Assist Asset Managers in asset management budget following, reporting and specific value-add initiatives

·    Implement research work and market study. 

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

·       You’re enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s degree program in Business Administration or an engineering pathway at a top tier university

·         Ideally, previous internships in Finance and/or Real Estate and genuine interest in Real Estate

·         You are looking for a 6-month curricular internship (tripartite agreement)

·         Highly analytical with excellent excel skills

·         Excellent French and English language skills.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help

·         Proficiency in another European language;

What you’ll be like

·         Attention to detail and organizational skills

·         Strong interpersonal skills, autonomy, and curiosity

·         Good listening skills

·         Teamwork

·         Responsiveness and respect for deadlines

·         Practicality and problem-solving skills

·         Creativity and ability to find solutions to unknown problems

Recruitment process

1.       Online application form and CV – Application deadline Sunday 1 December 2024

2.       Online assessments

3.       Online video interview

4.       Final interviews with the Hiring Manager/ the team/ Business Partner People & Culture

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics