Trainee Sales Trader

Job TitleTrainee Sales TraderJob DescriptionTrainee Sales Trader (6 months contract)WHO WE ARE:We’re a FTSE 250 company with a forty year history of being a market leader in our field. Our aim is to become the default choice for active traders globally, supported by over 1,000 staff located across the world offering over 10,000 products to our clients base. You’ll have a great opportunity to learn and develop in a company repeatedly certified as one of Britain’s top employers. For more information on what we do, check out our home page, and for what it’s like to work for us, our Pinterest and Twitter pages. https://twitter.com/LifeatIGWHAT YOU’LL DO:Providing front line support to our clients across phone, email, web chat and social mediaAnswering queries from our client base on all of our products and platformsProviding an execution-only phone dealing service (following relevant training and support)Resolving trade disputesProviding clients with technical support with our front-end platforms and chart packagesProactively conversing with our clients about financial markets and our latest innovationsConducting audit checks and client administration tasksIn doing so you’ll benefit from exposure to a vibrant, commercially driven environment, with development opportunities encompassing everything from client reactivation and retention, premium client service and dealing roles.WHO YOU’LL BE:What you will need is a genuine interest in working in financial markets, along with motivation levels as impressive as your aptitude for numbers and attention to detail – plus:A degree-level educationFluency in English (written and spoken)Excellent interpersonal and communication skillsThe ability to work well under pressureA logical and analytical approach to problem solvingConfident to employ basic maths skills, particularly mental arithmetic.Strong organisational and time management skillsLiteracy in MS OfficeDesirable: experience of working within a financial environmentWHAT YOU’LL GET:As well as having the chance to attend regular social events, get funding for your charitable endeavours and join a range of special interest groups, you’ll receive an attractive selection of benefits working with IG:Flexible working hours and work-from–home opportunitiesPerformance-related bonusesPension, insurance and medical plansCareer-focused technical and leadership trainingContribution to gym memberships and moreBirthday offTwo volunteering days leave per yearHOW YOU’LL PROGRESS:Your development is as important to us as it is to you.You’ll be rewarded for hard work here, with support to get better at what you do.We work in a fast-paced project environment where change is constant. If you’re up for the challenge, you’ll have opportunities to try new things and broaden your skills quickly through exposure to the executive team and new experiences.We’re looking for tenacious, curious, eager and open-minded people to help us maintain our industry leadership.People who embody