A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it’s about investing in a brighter future together. 

Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business, amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.

Our Values are key to driving our success, and are at the heart of everything we do:

Clients Come First – Always | Execution Supersedes Intention | Together We Win | Diversity Improves Results | Truth Builds Trust

If our mission, values, and purpose align with your own, we would love to hear from you.

Your opportunity

This is a 12-month trainee programme with a start date from September 2025 focusing on gaining first-hand experience in the Responsibility team and discovering what your future would be like with us through induction, on-the-job learning, skills trainings and networking.

The trainee will focus on Public Affairs and Sustainability tasks working alongside other team members to support the development, planning, logistics and maintenance of internal and external relationships, processes and procedures.

In your role, you will:

• Support our Public Affairs function, including:

Public Affairs – undertake analysis and research to enable identification of top priorities for policy and industry engagement across the firm and mapping all relevant external (Government and Industry) and internal stakeholders 

Crisis Management communications – support build out of a process to work with senior leadership and existing corporate functions such as Crisis Management, Business Resilience and Corporate Communications

• Support our Corporate Sustainability function, including:

Track and respond to Corporate ESG Ratings & Disclosures

Identify areas for improvement in current Corporate ESG Ratings, undertake analysis for new Corporate ESG Ratings  

Act as back up for carbon data collection and reporting processes

Co-ordinating firmwide Sustainability initiatives like Earth Day together with our Community, Communications, and Facilities teams 

• Create & maintain policies, partnerships & forum list centrally 
• Work with a team of experienced professionals in the rapidly evolving area of Responsibility & Public Affairs
• Learn about Responsibility and Janus Henderson’s policies and practices
• Interact with different parts of the wider Janus Henderson business 
• Receive mentorship from Janus Henderson professionals
• Carry out other duties as assigned

What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous Holiday policies
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
• Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

Must-have skills 

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Basic Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to use initiative to deal with issues and to develop strong relationships with other departments 
• Perceptive and proactive by nature with strong interpersonal skills 
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines 

Nice to have skills

• Advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills
• Familiarity with ESG / Sustainability 
• Project management
• Business analysis 

Potential for growth

• Mentoring
• Leadership development programs
• Regular training
• Career development services
• Continuing education courses

You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.

Closing date: 13th July 2025

Start date: September 2025

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At Janus Henderson Investors we’re committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. Don’t worry if you don’t think you tick every box, we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request we’re happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know at [email protected].