Finance Industry Conference Volunteer

United Media
Stockholm, Sweden
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for final-year undergraduates and early-career professionals who seek hands-on experience in the finance industry and are comfortable working in high-energy, collaborative environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a strong interest in finance and a desire to network with top professionals in private equity and consulting
    — “Ready to take a major leap towards private equity, M&A, banking or consulting”
  • Ambitious individuals looking for peer connections that can span decades in the industry
    — “you join a select group of ambitious volunteers who will keep crossing your path for the next 40 years working in the industry”

Things to consider

  • This role requires a full-time commitment over two days, including travel and accommodation arrangements
    — “You fully arrange your own travel and accommodation”
  • The opportunity is unpaid, which may affect the candidate's financial planning
    — “This is an unpaid role”

How to stand out

  • Highlight past experience in event coordination or high-pressure team environments on your resume
    — “Challenge yourself to go outside your comfort zone with likeminded individuals”
  • Showcase your fluency in English and any additional language skills like Spanish
    — “Speak English at a professional level. Spanish is a plus”
  • Demonstrate a clear interest in finance, private equity, or related fields through relevant coursework or projects
    — “We are looking for final-year undergraduates, master's students and early-career professionals with an interest in private equity, M&A, banking, consulting or conferences”
  • Position yourself as a proactive learner, ready to absorb insights from top professionals
    — “Be curious to learn from top private equity professionals”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • support the conference delivery
  • facilitate room of top PE professionals
Typical background
volunteer experienceconference organization

Skills & requirements

Required

Conference FacilitationTeamworkAdaptabilityCommunication

Preferred

Private Equity KnowledgeM&A KnowledgeBanking KnowledgeConsulting Knowledge

Stack & domain

Private EquityM&ABankingConsultingConferencesCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingLeadershipPersuasionNetworkingFinance

About the role

Original posting from United Media via Greenhouse

Volunteer Program at PE Insights

Nordics Largest PE Conference. Stockholm, November 10th & 11th

Ready to take a major leap towards private equity, M&A, banking or consulting? This is your chance to get a view behind the scenes of the world’s largest private equity community and be part of the volunteer team shaping the future of finance.

Challenge yourself to go outside your comfort zone with likeminded individuals who for two days will be your partners in the trenches facilitating the room of top-of-the pyramid PE professionals.

Why Private Equity Insights

Private Equity Insights is the world’s largest Private Equity community with 1m PE professionals, delivering impact through 12 global PE conferences with thousands of the most world’s best investors and operators such as Blackstone, BlackRock, Apollo, Carlyle, CVC, KKR, and many more. 

Private Equity Insights is part of United Media (https://www.united-media.com/) which focuses on building large-scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, finance, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 5 media companies and exited 1. 

What we offer you

You’ll be supporting the Private Equity Insights team in delivering the conference for sharp insights and inspiration, and outstanding network opportunities for the PE professionals we serve. Among other things the opportunity offer:

Peer network: you join a select group of ambitious volunteers who will keep crossing your path for the next 40 years working in the industry.

Insider knowledge. Where the day allows, you can sit in on panels, the same ones attendees come to hear. In fact, we encourage you to do so.

Confidence under pressure: after two demanding conference days, high-stakes moments at work will feel easier.

Master persuasion: learn to influence high-caliber professionals to deliver win-win results. 

A certificate to show on your CV and LinkedIn that you volunteered at Private Equity Insights. 

Fuel: food and refreshments on both days.

Global programme: The long term opportunity to lead teams and become the person who shows the way for others, or even join Private Equity Insights full time. 

Your responsibilities

This is hands-on, operational work focusing on making the conference run. The work changes hour by hour, and you are expected to step in and help wherever the conference needs you.

What the future hold for you with PE Insights 

Whether you are with us for 1 conference or 10+, we believe this lays the foundation for a very successful career. 

Exceptional volunteers have in the past been offered roles at Private Equity Insights, such as Investor Relations or Entrepreneur in Residence.

Others have gone on to join firms such as McKinsey, BCG, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Ardian and Verdane.

What we expect from you

We are looking for final-year undergraduates, master's students and early-career professionals with an interest in private equity, M&A, banking, consulting or conferences. We expect you to:

Have a relentless drive to become the very best at what you do

Bring outstanding energy and a positive mindset from the first hour to the last

Set aside 2 full days for the conference + online training leading up to

Be curious to learn from top private equity professionals

Stand out as the person others want beside them on a hard day

Speak English at a professional level. Spanish is a plus

This is an unpaid role. Applicants from outside Stockholm are welcome. You fully arrange your own travel and accommodation. 

We review every application and invite shortlisted candidates to a short call. If you hold yourself to the standard described here, apply.

Source: United Media careers (Greenhouse)

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