Investment Stakeholder Engagement Co-op/Internship (Fall 2024 and/or Winter 2025)

Closing date: May 30, 2024

Use your communication, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and research skills in a fast-growing company where you can have an impact. The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is currently seeking an Investment Stakeholder Engagement (Investment Communication) co-op student/intern for the Fall 2024 work term (September to December) to provide research and writing support.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

BCI manages a globally diversified portfolio of assets valued at C$233.0 billion and is one of Canada’s largest institutional investors. We invest globally to support pension and other funds on behalf of British Columbia’s public sector. We are proud to have been chosen as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and BC’s Top Employers. These national and provincial competitions recognize employers who offer exceptional workplaces for their employees.

The Investment Stakeholder Engagement Co-op/Intern will work within our Corporate & Investor Relations department. This is a great opportunity for you to learn and apply your communication and project management knowledge to support BCI’s investment stakeholder engagement program, including research and development of engaging content for a range of internal and external audiences.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

As an active, in-house asset manager, we’re sharpening our competitive edge, and this includes having a dedicated program to focus on communicating our investment activities and information about our portfolio companies. The Investment Stakeholder Engagement team is responsible for strengthening and managing BCI’s long-term relationships with portfolio companies, investment partners, and other stakeholders. They develop and implement investment communication and engagement strategies; provide strategic communication counsel for asset classes, investment partners, and portfolio companies; provide issues management related to portfolio companies; and develop messaging to assist with responding to queries from our clients and the public pertaining to BCI’s investments and/or portfolio companies.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Assist with research of select portfolio companies and, with the support of our Technology team, leverage artificial intelligence (AI) tools to develop case studies for some of our long-term investments

• Track and document our portfolio companies’ LinkedIn presence; recommend posts that BCI should consider sharing on our corporate LinkedIn page; and develop messaging for identified posts

• Partner with our Legal team to complete key message documents for select direct investments  

• Maintain/update processes and procedures documents (as required) related to the Investment Stakeholder Engagement program

• Ad-hoc projects and tasks as assigned by members of the Investment Stakeholder Engagement team

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Knowledge of and/or a keen interest in working with artificial intelligence tools for content development

• Strong technical writing, editing, and proofreading skills with attention to detail

• Technologically savvy with advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing

• Skilled in creating professional presentations aligned with BCI’s corporate brand

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively

• Strong research skills combined with problem-solving abilities

• An interest in investment management, a dedication to hard work, commitment to the highest ethical standards, and an eagerness to learn

• Knowledge of working in a Microsoft Teams environment

• Fundamental knowledge of basic business and investment-related disciplines is preferred

WHAT WE OFFER

• Excellent career development and training at one of the largest institutional investors in Canada and the world

• As part of the Investment Stakeholder Engagement team, you will work with colleagues across the corporate stakeholder engagement team and the broader corporate & investment relations department, as well as interact with other departments and asset classes

• Opportunity to collaborate within a fast-paced team environment

• The chance to do work that will challenge and stimulate you

• Exposure to some of the most talented, approachable, and inspiring people in the indus