Growth Execution Summer Internship 2027

Howden Group Holdings; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£32,500 pro-rata over 10 weeks

Deferred graduate offer for Autumn 202

Excellent training and development

Buddy to support you

6 days of leave, plus bank holidays

Discounted health policies and other保险

Job summary

Howden Group Holdings in London invites penultimate-year students to join a paid Growth Execution Summer Internship. The 10-week programme offers hands-on experience in market research, data analysis and project delivery across our specialist insurance businesses.

You will work with experienced professionals and senior leaders, gaining exposure to how strategic ideas become action and a direct pathway into Autumn 2028 graduate opportunities, subject to performance.

Qualifications

• Penultimate year of study in any degree background.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Confident communication across audiences.
• Ability to collaborate and work in a team.
• Adaptable to fast-paced environment and changing plans.
• Curious learner with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop relationships across Howden to enable collaboration.
• Execute day-to-day tasks that support growth delivery.
• Manage a dynamic list of priorities with clear communication.
• Coordinate GlobalData, our new business online tool.
• Maintain and report on team new business data on our online platform.
• Take part in meetings, take accurate notes and drive next steps.
• Build impactful presentations for senior stakeholder meetings.

Skills

Organised

Confident communicator

Collaborative

Adaptable

Curious

Detail oriented

Education

Penultimate year (any degree)

Tools

GlobalData

Job description

Who are we?

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It's what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities - work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you'll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Growth Execution Summer Internship

Location: London. Start date: June 2027. Salary: £32,500 pro-rata for 10 weeks. Duration: 10-week programme. Help Shape How Howden Grows. Looking for more than just work experience? If you're analytical, organised and interested in how a global insurance broker turns business growth plans into action, this could be the perfect way to spend your summer.

Join our Growth Execution team and gain hands on experience helping our specialist insurance businesses deliver their growth ambitions. As Howden continues through an exciting period of extraordinary growth, you'll contribute to projects that have a direct impact on our commercial success. Working alongside experienced professionals and senior leaders, you'll gain exposure to market research, data analysis and project delivery, learning how strategic ideas are transformed into tangible business outcomes.

The 10-week programme is designed to give you meaningful exposure to insurance while helping you develop the knowledge, professional skills and confidence to kick start your career. Better still, our programme offers a direct pathway into our Autumn 2028 graduate opportunities, subject to business needs and individual performance.

What you’ll be doing?

• Support and further develop existing relationships across Howden, connecting stakeholders with the relevant teams to enable collaboration.
• Execute day-to-day tasks that support growth delivery.
• Own and manage a dynamic list of priorities, using sound judgement and clear communication to keep work on track.
• Support with the coordination of GlobalData, our new business online tool.
• General support and continued development of team new business data on our online platform, including data input, maintenance, and regular reporting.
• Take part in key meetings, supporting with taking accurate meeting notes and helping drive forward the next steps.
• Support with building impactful presentations for senior stakeholder meetings.

Who are we looking for?

No insurance experience is needed; we'll teach you everything you need to know!

• In your penultimate year of study, from any degree background.
• Organised and able to manage projects and tasks effectively, delivering high quality work to agreed deadlines.
• A confident communicator who enjoys sharing ideas and presenting to a range of audiences.
• Collaborative and enjoy working as part of a team to achieve shared goals.
• Adaptable and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast paced environment where plans can change.
• Curious, eager to learn and willing to ask questions.
• Detail oriented, with the ability to produce accurate, high quality work.

To be eligible for our programme, you must have the full and unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Why should you apply?

At Howden, people are at the heart of everything we do. As an employee-owned business, we believe success is built through collaboration, learning and supporting one another. You'll gain exposure to an exciting global industry, receive structured development throughout the summer and build relationships that could shape your future career.

Benefits

• £32,500 pro-rata over the 10 weeks.
• Opportunity to receive a deferred graduate offer for Autumn 2028.
• Excellent training and development schemes and accelerated career progression.
• Access to a buddy to support you throughout your internship.
• 6 days of leave, fully paid, plus bank holidays.
• Access to discounted personal health policies as well as a range of insurance products.

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*. If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it's the right fit for you, if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require. *Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

Intern (Paid) (Fixed Term) (Trainee)

Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 23,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $37bn of premiums for our clients. Our largest shareholder group is us - the people who work in the business - supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold. The owner's mindset is something that's embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They're invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.