Clarksons Global Trainee Broker Programme is an incredible opportunity providing Trainee Brokers with a breadth of experience to help accelerate career development, while at the same time, developing the next generation of brokers who can deliver the full value of Clarksons to clients.
What is the Trainee Broker Programme?
As a Trainee Broker on this programme, you will gain experience working across some of our key shipbroking divisions, with learning and development to support your traineeship, and more besides! You will have access to our leading resources, training, and our people, as well as opportunities to help form and shape your career as a shipbroker.
This is a one-year entry level programme, comprising:
- Rotational seats across some of our key shipbroking divisions.
- Accelerated development of technical, organisational, and professional knowledge/skills.
- Full support system through manager, local colleagues, and programme manager.
- Cohort connection to other programme participants globally.
- Involvement with leaders across Clarksons.
- Assignments and business initiatives.
Upon completion of the one-year programme, trainees will be considered for a further one-year extension, which may include a secondment in one of our overseas offices.
Applications
Applications are now closed for our Global Trainee Broker Programme 2024 intake.
Meet some of our Brokers
Global Trainee Broker Programme
Eashwar Umaidurai
Singapore
“I am incredibly thankful for the chance to communicate with clients, which recently led to my first fixture!”
Global Trainee Broker Programme
Hans-Jørgen Wagelid
Oslo
“I have been able to utilize skills from my education in economics combined with data skills developed in previous jobs.”
Careers
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Where stand out people fit in
Global Trainee Broker Programme
Hedda Lund Engeset
Houston
“One of my greatest achievements to date is successfully fixing my first ship.”
Global Trainee Broker Programme
Hedda Lund Engeset
Global Trainee Broker Programme
Nicolas Bergeron
Houston
To anyone getting involved in this programme remember to take everything in. Every broker has their own unique style.
Global Trainee Broker Programme
Shirley Yang
Shanghai
“The programme has been instrumental in building my industry knowledge.”
Global Trainee Broker Programme
Ben Roche
Dubai
"Get involved with as much as you possibly can. Be on the front foot and ask as many questions as you need to. listen to the guys around you as they're at the level you're hoping to get to."
Global Trainee Broker Programme
Huda Sabirah
Singapore
“I wanted a job that diverges from typical corporate jobs, as someone that enjoys building interpersonal relationships, shipbroking was the answer.”
Trainee Broker
Yingi Zhao
Sale and Purchase, Shanghai
“Every team has their own workloads and work to the patterns that suit them and their markets.”
Global Trainee Broker Programme
Lefki Theophanous
London
I've been involved in various aspects of support broking operations, from tracking vessels to creating position lists.
Broker
Will Horton
Geneva