Strategic Operations Analyst Placement

12-month University Placement: Strategic Operations Analyst

Location -Hybrid and Andover Office Based

Salary- £26,936

Hours -Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

This internship offers a unique opportunity to work closely with the Group Finance Director and the wider Strategy, Finance, Insights and Business Change teams. The intern will act as a business generalist, supporting strategic planning, analysis, and business-wide decision-making.  Working closely with colleagues across different teams, the Intern will help develop, communicate, and monitor strategic plans and business objectives.

Strategic Planning & Coordination

• Helping coordinate the Group strategic planning cycle and related activities across the business
• Liaising with teams to gather inputs, track progress, and follow up actions
• Supporting testing and validation of strategic assumptions through data and analysis

Analysis & Insight

• Analysing data, research and business information to identify trends, risks and opportunities
• Supporting scenario analysis and option evaluation under guidance from senior team members
• Turning complex information into clear, concise insights for senior audiences

Board & Executive support

• Helping prepare Board and Committee packs, including analysis, narrative and presentations
• Supporting the creation of high-quality PowerPoint decks and briefing materials
• Attending selected senior meetings to capture actions and support follow‑ups

Strategic Projects & Initiatives

• Supporting cross‑functional strategic initiatives across the business as required
• Contributing research and analysis to emerging priorities and leadership requests
• Acting as a central point of coordination across priorities, meetings and deliverables

General Business Support

• Supporting planning, organisation and prioritisation across the GFD’s wider team; strategy, finance, insights and business change
• Helping improve ways of working, clarity and flow of information

• Strong analytical thinking and a comfort level working with data
• Ability to structure information clearly and communicate it simply
• High attention to detail and pride in producing high‑quality work
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders (with support)
• A proactive, “can‑do” mindset and willingness to learn
• Studying a relevant degree (e.g. Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics or similar)
• Interest in strategy, consulting, finance or general management
• Experience using PowerPoint, Excel and basic financial or data analysis

We’re focused on providing an application, assessment and onboarding journey that is fair, consistent, diverse and inclusive for all, allowing us to hire top talent based on the skills and behaviours pivotal to your and our success. 

Your process 

• Screening call with Talent Acquisition Team  

• Interview with the hiring manager and team 

• Offer 

Should you require any additional support with your application, or need us to make any adjustments for you, please contact our Talent Team; [email protected].” 

Please note: Working for a purpose driven company like ours is a fantastic opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases, we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications after this time.