Investment Acceleration Programme

Ninety One; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Ninety One invites high-potential individuals to join its Investment Acceleration Programme (IAP), a two-year, full-time development track designed to fast-track careers in global investing.

You'll gain structured exposure across investment teams, CFA support, and immersion in Ninety One’s long-term investment culture, with cohorts from diverse academic and professional backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Recent CA graduates with 0–2 years post-qualification experience.
• Professionals with technical degrees (e.g. medicine, engineering) who have an MBA/CFA or master’s in finance.
• Recent graduates (honours) with zero to four years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a two year investment acceleration programme with global exposure.
• Learn about our global business and diverse approaches to investing.
• Support for CFA qualification.
• Experience our distinctive culture and shared values.

Skills

Ambition and humanity

Relationship building

Ownership mindset

Investment mindset

Equity investing

Sustainable investing

Fixed income investing

Education

CA with 0-2 years PQE

MBA / CFA / Master’s in Finance

Honours graduate

Job description

Ninety One is South Africa’s largest investment manager and the only one with a global presence. The firm has 22 offices across 15 countries on five continents and manages R3.9 trillion of assets on behalf of clients (as at 31 March 2026).

Established in Cape Town in 1991 as part of the Investec Group, Ninety One demerged and rebranded in 2020, becoming an independent firm dual-listed in London and Johannesburg.

Always an active manager, Ninety One today offers strategies across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and private markets to institutions, advisors and individual investors around the world.

About the team:

The Ninety One Investment Acceleration Programme (IAP) is a full‑time, two‑year development programme designed to attract exceptional talent into global investing.

Created for high‑performing individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, the IAP provides structured exposure across investment teams, CFA support, and deep immersion in Ninety One’s long‑term investment culture.

In this role you will:

• Be part of a two year investment acceleration programme with global exposure
• Learn about our global business and diverse approaches to investing
• Support for CFA qualification
• Experience our distinctive culture and shared values

You should consider applying if you have:

The Investment Acceleration Programme attracts high-performing professionals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, including:

• Recently qualified chartered accountants (CAs) with zero to two years of post-qualification experience
• Professionals with technical degrees (e.g. medicine, engineering) who have an additional finance qualification (MBA, CFA, or master’s in finance)
• Professionals with non-technical degrees (e.g., law, political science, or arts) who have an additional finance qualification (MBA, CFA, or master’s in finance)
• Recent graduates (honours) with zero to four years of experience

Some of the attributes we look for in a person:

• Ambition, balanced with decency and humanity
• The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships
• The ability to ‘approach and own’ and continuously look for opportunities to develop
• Investment lead and passionate about markets
• Passionate about Equity, Sustainable or Fixed Income investing