Experienced Summer Intern - Gender and Diversity Finance (MBA, MSc or equivalent)

About BII

British International Investment is the UK’s development finance institution, owned by the UK Government. With a mission to solve the biggest global development challenges, we aim to create a virtuous circle of investment and impact. Your contribution will be essential. 

It won’t be easy: we do the hardest work in the most complex markets. Be prepared to test your skills, get creative and say your piece as you take on high-profile work as part of a diverse team of exceptionally smart, passionate people. 

In return, you can take your career to all-new places in a culture that rewards curiosity and collaboration, and balances high performance with wellbeing.

BII at a glance

75 years supporting sustainable business growth in developing and emerging markets

£8.1 billion in net assets

1,400+ businesses invested in

950,000 workers in the businesses we support

£9 billion in new investments planned in the next 5 years

600+ people in our diverse global team

3 key development objectives: Productive | Sustainable | Inclusive

The Team

BII’s Gender Finance strategy focusses on how to advance women’s economic empowerment throughout our investment lifecycle, by identifying interventions across the corporate value chain that would help to optimise the underlying social and economic value for the companies and markets in which we invest. More information about the strategy can be found here. 

The Gender Finance team sits within the Impact Group, which provides advise and expertise to our investments across ESG, development impact, climate, gender and diversity. 

The work is nuanced, challenging and varied. Our Gender Finance team is simultaneously working to build the field of gender smart investing, while also developing products and services that can be practically deployed to our investees.

As a team we work hard, we move quickly and we expect a lot of ourselves and each other.  More importantly, we love the work we do and we have fun doing it.  We’re looking for someone who’ll feel and do the same.

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who is able to support across all aspects of our work, with particular focus on data analysis and research on gender across BII’s portfolio and target markets. The role may also include developing tools and projects to promote gender equality for BII and the wider market and providing support to BII’s investment teams and investees on gender equality challenges and opportunities.

Typical workstreams our intern could support might include: data analysis of our portfolio annual impact reporting; building our research library, developing case studies, and writing blogs supporting the commercial case for gender smart investing; developing and refining gender guidance notes and tools for investment teams; supporting BII’s participation in building the gender smart investing field through external engagements and partnerships (such as the 2X Challenge).

The Candidate (please note this programme is not for undergraduates)

Background

• Successful candidates may be studying for an advanced degree (MSc, MA or MBA) or have a strong background in consulting, finance and/or international development  
• Demonstrated interest in gender-smart investing and gender equality and women’s economic empowerment through a private sector lens
• On the ground experience in Africa/Asia is preferred

Desired Skills and Experience

• Practical and results-oriented individual with a track record of delivering successful projects or products
• Ability to deliver high quality work within tight timelines
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Interest in development finance
• Experience working or living in emerging markets preferred

Our cultural values

We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be:

• Impact-led, commercially rigorous
• Tenacious in the face of challenges
• Collaborative and caring

BII is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background. 

Application Process 

• Please provide a cover letter with your application, and tell us why you would like to join the Summer Internship at BII, and why you have chosen to apply for this business area / team
• Please apply for one internship only
• Position opened: 27 October 2025
• Position closes: 17 November 2025
• Salary: £66,320 (pro-rated over 8 or 10 weeks)

Please note BII will pay for flights to London for those studying internationally