ABOUT UPP
UPP is the first pension plan of its kind in Ontario’s university sector, proudly serving over 41,000 members across five universities and fourteen sector organizations. Our purpose is to bring greater retirement peace of mind to the university sector by investing with integrity and serving members with care. As a sector-wide plan
designed for growth, our doors are open to all Ontario universities.
Together, we’re a team of progressive thinkers and agile doers operating within a fast-paced culture of collaboration and respect. We believe in bringing smart and capable people together to create, solve, and grow with a clear shared vision and values of integrity, inclusivity, ingenuity, and impact. Our culture is intentionally welcoming and purposefully rooted in equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation (EDI&R). We believe diverse teams, perspectives, and lived experiences contribute to better decisions and a better workplace.
As a pension plan, UPP approaches investing through a long-term lens to generate and safeguard value. Our commitment to investing responsibly accounts for material risks that impact our investment portfolio to generate sufficient risk-adjusted returns to meet the pension needs of our members.
Join us in building a bright future for our members, our organization, and each other.
THE ROLE
We are actively looking for an Intern Analyst, Data & Technology, to join our team in Winter 2026, for a 4-month internship (January 2026 – April 2026). This role will be part of a growing and dynamic Data & Technology team, reporting to the Director, Technology Business Management. The incumbent will be responsible for supporting various technical challenges, IT architecture, automation, documentation & research projects.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a student to gain valuable work experience in a fast-growing, dynamic environment while being a part of a new pension plan.
This role is based in downtown Toronto in a hybrid work environment, allowing employees the flexibility to work remotely and in-office (minimum two days per week in-office).
SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES
Helping maintains our IT change, risk and security compliance programs
Provide support in producing status reporting, metric tracking, monitoring and updating technology change management logs and risk registers
Coordinate with enablement teams in supporting their deliverables
Update and maintain list of UPP vendors to ensure all relevant Technology Due Diligence and vendor documentation is accurate and logged
Identify opportunities to optimize existing processes leveraging productivity tools and automation
Researching new technology trends and building proof-of-concepts for automation and analytical solutions
Special project assignments
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Current student or recent graduate from a Computer Science, Math, Business Technology Management or related program. Current students must have completed their second year of studies.
Good time management and organizational skills
Excellent communication skills and self-starter
Good presentation skills and comfortable presenting in meetings
Experience in working with technical teams and business teams
Strong knowledge of MS suite of products (Excel, PowerPoint )
Solid operating system and networking knowledge
Academic and/or industry experience with one or more modern programming languages (Python, JavaScript, C#, Java) and developing software solutions.
Experience with basic data querying (SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB)
NICE-TO-HAVE
Experience with Cloud Development (Azure, GCP, AWS)
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform
Prior internship experience in a related role
ATTRIBUTES
Demonstrated ability to manage the ambiguity and shifting work demands inherent in a start-up environment
An ambitious self-starter and collaborative team player and who brings a positive can-do, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude in a highly entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment
Resourceful and persistent in gathering and assessing information with the ability to quickly assimilate knowledge
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
High degree of professionalism and integrity
Alignment with UPP’s desire to be a leader in Responsible Investing, ESG, and climate change.
LIFE AT UPP
Do work that matters. We are duty-bound to serve our members’ interests, and it’s a responsibility we don’t take lightly. That’s why we’ve ingrained sustainability in our work from day one—to ensure our members have a resilient future to retire into, both today and for generations to come.
Stronger together. Collaboration is how UPP was born, and it’s how we work with each other and our partners day in, day out. No one at UPP is just a number (even if they are excellent at math) and every win is a shared win.
Grow every day. You’ll have the opportunity to work on unique, once-in-a-career projects that maximize your skill set and probably teach you some new ones—at any stage in your career.
Prioritize wellness. At UPP, wellness takes many forms. Ultimately, it’s about ensuring our people are cared for in the ways that matter to them. Examples of benefits that our Early Talent Program includes are:
Supportive and welcoming onboarding through the UPP Buddy Program
Free snacks and beverages (coffee, tea, and flavored water) in the office
Monthly social events
Paid holidays
Slowdown periods and Mental Health Days
UPP enthusiastically welcomes applications from all qualified applicants and especially invites people with lived experience as an Indigenous person, a person with a disability or as a member of another Human Rights Code protected group that faces barriers to employment to apply. Our goal is to create a barrier-free experience for every candidate throughout the recruitment process, so if you require accommodation at any point during the process, please let us know so that we can make the appropriate arrangements. It would be our honor to work with you to adapt our processes to ensure that you can meaningfully participate.
UPP respects your privacy. For information on how UPP handles the personal information you provide during the application process, please see our Job Applicant Privacy Statement.
