Investment Summer Associate

Role: Investment Summer Associate
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Program: 10 weeks, June 1 – August 6, Summer 2027
Commitment: Full time, in person
Compensation: $25,000 for 10-week program
Application deadline: November 20, 2026
Application decisions made/communicated: End of January 2027

About Henderson Park

Henderson Park is an international private equity real estate firm founded in 2016, focused on acquiring and repositioning assets across multifamily, hospitality, club, student housing, logistics, office, and retail properties. Headquartered in London, with its US headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina, the firm has invested over $16 billion across major cities in the United States, the UK, and continental Europe. Henderson Park targets high-quality, undermanaged, or underutilized assets in prime locations, where it can unlock value through active asset management, capital repositioning, or hands-on execution in complex situations.

Job Description

As an Investment Summer Associate, you’ll support Henderson Park’s Investment Team by underwriting potential acquisitions, conducting market research, and helping move investments from initial screening through closing. You’ll gain exposure to the full investment lifecycle which includes sourcing, underwriting, due diligence, execution, asset management, and closing activities while working alongside senior investment professionals.

Unlike larger programs where responsibilities can be segmented, Henderson Park Summer Associates are integrated directly into Investment Teams, paired with a mentor, and given direct visibility into the decision-making process behind complex real estate investments.

Exceptional performers will be considered for full-time opportunities following graduation.

What You’ll Do

Financial Analysis and Modeling: Build and update detailed underwriting models to evaluate acquisitions, development, recapitalizations, and strategic portfolio initiatives.
Market Research: Gather and analyze data from brokers, developers, and other third-party sources to assess demand drivers, rents, occupancy, absorption, vacancy, and liquidity.
Due Diligence: Support diligence efforts, including reviewing leases, budgets, third-party reports, and title and survey materials.
Transaction Support: Work alongside the Investment Team on live transactions, with exposure to financing, tax structuring, legal negotiation, and closing.
Presentation Materials: Draft sections of investment memoranda and presentation materials for internal and external audiences.
Asset Management: Support portfolio reporting, business plan execution tracking, and asset-level performance analysis across existing investments.

The Summer Associate Experience

Our summer program is deliberately small. With only a handful of Summer Associates across the firm, you will be given real responsibility on live transactions, and the support to manage it.

Mentorship: You will be paired with a member of the Investment Team who will work with you day to day, give you regular feedback, and help you build the technical foundations of real estate investing.
Training: Structured learning across the summer covering financial analysis, capital structure and asset management, delivered by tenured investment and asset management professionals.
Exposure across the firm: Time with colleagues in Investment, Asset Management, Finance and Capital Partnerships, plus exposure to senior leadership.
Your summer project: You will own a defined project across the internship and present your conclusions to the Investment Team at the end of the summer.
Beyond the desk: Set time will be made for you to visit sites both in-development and under active asset management to see the firm’s investments in action. Team events will be arranged to ensure relationships are built beyond the office.
Future opportunities: Exceptional performers will be considered for full-time opportunities following graduation.

Qualifications:

Working knowledge of real estate, finance, and capital markets concepts and terminology
Prior full-time work experience in real estate investment, such as acquisitions, asset management, development, or real estate finance
Quantitative background with strong analytical problem-solving skills
Precise written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex topics clearly
High attention to detail and ability to manage deadlines
Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and data analysis; proficiency in PowerPoint and Word
Enrolled in an MBA program, with a focus on real estate, finance, or a related area
Graduating between December 2027 and May 2028
Available to work full-time, in person, in our Charleston office for the full term of the Summer Associate Program

Key Dates

Applications open: Open now
Applications close: November 20, 2026
First-round interviews: Early December 2026
Final interviews: January 2027
Offers made: By the end of January 2027
Program dates: June 1 to August 6, 2027

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and a short cover note to [email protected] by November 20. Please include your expected graduation date on your resume.

Questions about the role can be directed to [email protected].

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for the full duration of the Summer Associate Program.