Commercial, Corporate and Institutional Banking - Financial Markets – Internship

Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking (CCIB) at Standard Chartered Bank gives you the opportunity to be more. You can be more innovative, empowered, and impactful and take your career as far as you want it to go. We’re a place where ambition meets impact, which means you’ll be able to work on challenging projects, learn new skills and make a meaningful difference to the world.

For more than 160 years, we've been providing world-class financing, investment, treasury, and strategic advisory services to our clients.  We've supported their growth, where and when it matters most. We're the preferred banking partner to over 5,000 clients, covering large corporates, financial institutions, governments, small and medium-sized enterprises, and investors, facilitating global trade, capital and investment flows for them around the world.

A diversified product offering, and extensive global footprint differentiates our Financial Markets team. By understanding the markets in which we operate, as well as the emerging trade and investment corridors in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, we provide clients with risk management, financing, and investment expertise, while building trusted relationships across many industries and sectors through bespoke solutions across asset classes. Here is where ambition meets impact - join us to shape the future of banking.

About the programme

Our 10-week Internship Programme gives you the opportunity to gain first-hand experience working on real-world problems, hone your skills, create lasting relationships, gain insights, and discover your strengths. Throughout the programme, you'll acquire the skills for immediate success, as well as understand what's required for the future as our industry and your career evolve. A strong performance on the programme could lead to a graduate job offer.

What you’ll experience

Through this immersive programme, you'll learn about our CCIB products, how they’re structured, how we manage varying risk types, and the processes and people needed to support our clients.

A one-day orientation introduces you to the Bank and the interns

Four days of classroom instruction on our products, our business, and our bankers

On-the-job training and technical seminars to support your learning

Performance reviews and support of managers, mentors, and buddies

Presentations by senior management (speaker series) and engagement with executive management

Networking within the CCIB business function and across divisions

Engaging in community service

Interns will perform two rotations. The programme design ensures a comprehensive understanding of all core areas; Sales, Trading, Structuring and Research.

Eligibility 

We welcome students from all degree disciplines and encourage students from diverse backgrounds to apply.  

We’re looking for team players with excellent academic achievements and extracurricular activities, agile multi-taskers who can handle pressure, analytical minds with numeracy and attention to detail, and enjoyment of fast paced, dynamic environments

Our more technical positions will suit individuals with Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Statistical proficiency

You need to be a penultimate year student, able to intern in June 2024* and start full-time employment in July 2025 

Have the permanent legal right to work in the country you’re applying to

Exceptions   

UK and UAE, we consider candidates requiring visa sponsorship for graduate roles. In the UAE, priority is given to UAE nationals