Investment Research Intern

Position Description

The Seattle City Employees' Retirement System Department is seeking a graduate intern to provide support to the SCERS investment team on a special project and, occasionally, daily tasks. The duration of this internship is approximately one year provided that the selected candidate is enrolled in college.

SCERS provides retirement income to thousands of former City of Seattle employees and their beneficiaries. The investment team manages SCERS's $5 billion portfolio (as of December 31, 2025).

Educational Benefit to Student:

Interns gain broad exposure to public equities, private equities, bonds, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure through observation and applied work in a multi-billion-dollar institutional investment environment.

Job Responsibilities

Portfolio analytics reporting:

• Support integration of MSCI analytics, validate data, generate reports, and identify system enhancement opportunities
• Create custom templates for recurring analysis such as portfolio profiles, risk exposures, scenario analysis and risk forecasting
• Develop training manual and documentation to support business continuity
• Establish communication and documentation protocols for analytics workflows

Practice development projects:

• Update implementation and training materials related to staff responsibilities
• Design meeting preparation packets and presentation templates
• Develop a process to monitor proxy votes and track outcomes

Possible daily tasks:

• Assist with preparing PowerPoint, Word and Excel, and related materials for meetings
• Support administrative tasks related to fund administration, performance tracking, and manager documentation

Qualifications

Education:

Open to graduate students enrolled in an accredited graduate program (MBA, MFA, MS, or PhD in Economics, Business, Finance, or Accounting preferred). Candidates from other programs must provide relevant coursework for review.

Graduate students will need to maintain a 3.0 GPA or above throughout the internship and provide a copy of college transcripts at the end of each quarter..

Required Experience:

Enrollment in or completion of coursework in Economics, Finance, Investing or Accounting.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong quantitative and analytics skills
• Excellent oral and written communications and organizational skills
• Familiarity with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneDrive and file-sharing tools

Additional Information

The full salary range for this internship is $26.71 - $26.71 per hour.

Start/End Dates: Expected early June 2026 start date.

Internship Duration: Approximately one year.

Schedule: Up to 40 hours/week during summer break, 15-20 hours per week during the school year. Work hours can be scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

How to Apply:

Complete an online application and include the following:

• Unofficial transcript including current classes and GPA
• Resume
• Two References

Incomplete applications will not be considered.