CLΛЯKSONS BЯOKING SUMMΞЯ INTΞЯNSHIP 2023 (ΞΛЯLY CΛЯΞΞЯ) – LONDON
Job ID: 3212
Department: Broking Support
Category: Broking
Location: London, GB
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Description:
Company Overview
Offering a complete ecosystem of maritime services, including broking, finance, port services and research, Clarksons is at the heart of global shipping. Our unrivalled reach, expertise, and depth of experience, combined with leading research, enables us to partner with clients across every sector to meet the demands of the world’s rapidly evolving maritime, offshore, trade and energy markets. Building on our unique heritage and harnessing our insights to see further, faster, we work with our clients and communities to create strategies that have a positive impact on the industry and the world around us. Dedicated to excellence, it’s our people that drive success for our clients.
To understand more including day-to-day life at Clarksons, visit us at www.clarkson.com
Shipping is a complex global industry and essential to the world’s economy. Shipbrokers play an important role within the industry, acting as intermediaries who negotiate the rates and terms between shipowners and charterers for the movement of goods around the world, as well as between the buyers and sellers of ships. Successful shipbrokers are industry experts, with strong commercial acumen. They are entrepreneurial and are good at identifying and developing innovative approaches and ideas. Fundamentally, they are natural networkers and relationship builders who enjoy working with people and collaborating across teams, and are committed and work hard to look after their clients and deliver excellent results.
Based at our incredible London office, our internship offers you the opportunity to:
learn about our business by working alongside experienced industry leading professionals
gain experience, insight and exposure across key shipbroking departments
help form the foundations of your work experience within shipping
be part of an intern cohort, with peer-to-peer support
What you’ll be doing
During your internship, some of what you may be doing includes the opportunity to:
provide assistance to experienced brokers who drive revenue and develop our client base
assist with maintaining databases and preparing market information and reports
assist with preparing presentations
assist with research, collecting data and market analysis
build market knowledge
think about potential commercial opportunities relating to trends and future markets
possibly attend client meetings and social events
You’ll receive
a paid internship
an assigned Clarksons colleague to help you navigate the company during your internship
access to online learning and training courses
free delicious lunch and subsidised breakfast, plus complimentary tea and coffee
What we’re looking for
We invite applications from candidates with an interest in shipbroking, commodities, global trade, energy and renewables, economics, data, or research who can demonstrate:
Drive and self-motivation, with the desire and commitment to succeed, deliver excellence and make positive change
Resilience with the ability to persist and adapt
Collaboration, able to work well with others across diverse backgrounds to share information, develop skills, and deliver results
Effective relationship building, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly build rapport
Smart problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a curious and inquisitive mind, and an openness to new ideas
Professional integrity and a respect for company values
Other requirements
strong numeracy and presentation skills
proficiency in MS Office skills (Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)
fluency in a 2nd language (desirable but not essential)
Entry criteria
Our summer internship is open to:
entry level candidates who are available to complete our summer internship in 2023
candidates who can be available to take up a permanent position after the summer internship, as completing the internship is a potential pathway to a full-time opportunity
candidates who have the right to work in the UK (as we are unable to provide sponsorship)
Applications should be made online through our careers site at www.clarksons.com/careers.
A copy of your up-to-date CV should be submitted, and you will be required to complete some application questions. This is a great chance for you to shine and to help us better understand your motivations.
The closing date for applications is 28 February 2023.
Please note that unfortunately we will not be able to consider incomplete applications.
Clarksons is at the heart of global shipping. Our mission is to enable smarter, cleaner global trade and help create sustainable, positive change.
We offer a complete ecosystem of maritime services, covering broking, research, finance, digital tools, port services and green-driven advisory services. Each element of our integrated offering is powered by intelligence and backed by market-leading technology in order to give you authoritative insight, industry know-how and smarter solutions. The combined strength of our service offerings sets us apart, allowing us to deliver bespoke solutions, tailored to your business needs. With five industry-leading business lines within one powerful group, we flex and fit our in-house expertise to meet your individual requirements. Clarksons’ unrivalled reach, expertise and depth of experience allows us to develop innovative solutions that support you to make better-informed decisions and deliver on your objectives.
With 48 offices in 22 countries, we strive to provide the best in class services to an ever-wider and increasingly diverse client base across all sectors of the shipping industry by providing those clients with unrivalled professionalism and support in the markets where they operate.
