The posting
Company Description
Knowledge and connections are what we do. Through standout events and live experiences, expert research, specialist media brands and powerful digital services, we champion specialists and help businesses and professionals to learn more, know more, and do more. We’re a UK-based, highly international business and part of the FTSE 100 with 14,000 colleagues in 30 countries.
We're also a growing and dynamic company. No two days and no two people are the same here. So if you enjoy putting your hand up and getting stuck in, and want to carve your own path, then an Informa Graduate Scheme could be for you.
Job Description
In the UK, the Informa Graduate Fellowship Scheme is a dedicated two-year programme that sees you working across different businesses and roles, following your individual interests and learning quickly along the way.
The scheme includes:
- Four six-month placements with the chance to explore areas that match your interests
- The opportunity for an international placement, spending six months in one of our hubs outside of the UK
- The freedom to choose your own path, with potential placements in areas such as Event Operations, Marketing, Conference Production, Data Analytics, Customer Insights, Digital Product Management and Sustainability, among many others!
- A dedicated welcome and immersion programme, including introductions and exposure to senior leaders
- A personal mentor from Informa’s senior leadership teams
- A buddy from within the graduate scheme
- Ongoing support from the Graduate Programme Manager
- Full eligibility for Informa's comprehensive UK benefits and support package
- A vibrant and supportive graduate fellow community and network
Where the role will take you
Informa’s Graduate Fellowship Scheme offers the chance to explore different roles, make connections, and learn both through training and working on live projects.
There are countless opportunities to succeed, and we offer a lot of support to help you find a permanent role within Informa after completing the scheme.
The programme manager, your graduate community and networks built along the way will be there to support you.
Please note, the application deadline is the 3rd January 2027.
Qualifications
At Informa, everyone works to a common set of guiding principles and these qualities are also what we look for in you, as a graduate candidate. You can learn more about those principles here.
You can be a graduate or prospective graduate from any background and area of study, as long as you have achieved or are on course to achieve a minimum 2:1 degree or equivalent. Previous work experience in any setting is valuable but not required.
What we look for:
- Skills you have developed through your studies, work experience, volunteering, or extra-curricular activities
- Examples of how you have worked collaboratively with others to achieve a shared goal
- An interest in using digital tools and emerging technologies
- The ability to analyse information, think critically and solve problems
- Strong communication skills, including presenting ideas clearly both verbally and in writing
- Curiosity and a willingness to learn quickly in new teams, topics and environments
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage priorities and work effectively across varied tasks
- A proactive, self-motivated approach and the confidence to take ownership while learning from others
Additional Information
We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.
We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com
Our benefits include:
- Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
- Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
- A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
- A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
- Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
- As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.
If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence. At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.
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