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Investment Management Traineeship

Create your own future

The Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management traineeship offers two young professionals the opportunity to explore every aspect of Investment Management, starting May 2026 for a period of 16 months.

Within this traineeship, you will rotate between departments on a four-month basis. The departments which are part of this traineeship are:

Wholesale & Investment Strategies: consists of the wholesale sales team, the investment teams (Credits, Dividend, Small Caps, Real Estate, Listed Infrastructure, Farmland & Private Markets), and the trading desk;

Institutional Advisory & Specialists: responsible for fiduciary management and investment solutions for pension funds and insurance companies, including research and monitoring of both liquid and illiquid managers;

Private Clients Solutions & Specialists: responsible for the Van Lanschot Kempen default propositions and tailor-made portfolio solutions for private clients and semi-institutional clients. The Investment Strategy Research & Tactical Asset Allocation team is also part of this department;

Project Management Office: responsible for the coordination of a broad range of projects related to the development of solutions and products.

During the traineeship, you will be supported by a mentor and a buddy and follow a training program for both personal and professional development. The traineeship is a bespoke process allowing each step to be planned in  consultation with you, whereby your personal and professional growth is key.

After the 16 months, you will have a good impression of the opportunities and possibilities within the investment management, leading to a discussion which career path is the best match with you here at Van Lanschot Kempen.

Your talents

Affinity with finance and investing, curious, ambitious, and ready for a challenge. This is how we can best describe you as an Investment Management trainee. Talents that you use to guide our customers in a constantly changing world every day. By thinking out of the box and asking questions. Our ideal candidate is someone who wishes to start their career in Investment Management and is open to exploring various facets of the discipline, rather than being fixed on a specific team. You also have:

  • A completed master’s degree in finance, business administration, econometrics, economics, or another relevant field. If your master’s degree is in a different area, you have a demonstrable affinity with finance;
  • A maximum of 2 years of work experience following graduation;
  • Relevant extracurricular activities or previous internship experience;
  • Good mastery of English, both oral and written.

Move ahead at Van Lanschot Kempen

Investing in a more future-oriented, sustainable, and data-driven way with various clients. Both nationally and internationally. With nearly 300 years of experience, we make this ambition a reality at Van Lanschot Kempen. We do this with some 2,200 colleagues in various fields of expertise.

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management is a European market leader in asset management and advisory services for institutional clients, family offices, and wholesale clients. Sustainability is fully integrated into all our investment processes. We help investors achieve their goals and overcome challenges with a wide range of products across equities, fixed income, and alternative asset classes. We also offer fiduciary advisory and solution services to a broad group of institutional investors, mainly in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

An organisation's degree of innovation and agility also depends on the diversity of its workforce. Our differences make us stronger together. We promote an inclusive work environment where all colleagues feel at home. With us, you can be yourself. And we are proud of that.

Curious to hear stories from colleagues and learn more about their experiences working at Van Lanschot Kempen? Visit our Podcasts and discover more!

Turning talent into value!

That's what we do! The fact is, if you add value, you can expect the same from us in return. A good work-life balance with our 'hybrid way of working' is a good example of this. As a trainee, you will also be given:

  • A gross monthly salary of €4,425 based on a 40-hour workweek;
  • In addition to the base salary, a flexible choice budget of 19.47% of your gross salary (including a 13th month, 8% holiday allowance, and 7 extra above-statutory leave days). You can use this budget, for example, for a (lease) bicycle, gym membership, or to save for a sabbatical. Alternatively, you may choose to have the full budget paid out at any time during the year;
  • A comprehensive training programme for personal and professional development, as well as a mentor and buddy who will guide you throughout the traineeship;
  • A pension scheme;
  • Flexible working hours: you come to the office for team meetings or brainstorming sessions and work from home in consultation.

And we have many other employment benefits ready for you. Discover all the benefits of working at Van Lanschot Kempen.

Working on tomorrow's capital

Just the vacancy you were looking for? Apply as soon as possible.

For the Investment Management traineeship, we follow a strict timeline:

Vacancy closes: 22 January
Telephone screening: 26–28 January
First round: 9–19 February, in person at our office
Second round: 3–5 March, in person at our office

If you have any questions, please contact Max van Bennekom, Campus Recruiter, at m.vanbennekom@vanlanschotkempen.com.

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Max van Bennekom

Recruiter
m.vanbennekom@vanlanschotkempen.com

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