Banking Leadership Graduate Programme

Graduate Programme 2023

Banking Leadership Graduate Programme (2 years)

The banking leadership programme will challenge and stretch you. We’ll support you to grow professionally so you can become one of our future leaders. We don’t expect you to know where you want to specialise, so our rotations are designed to help you explore your different interests and different opportunities available. It is the perfect grounding for aspiring leaders, supporting you to add value and take on real responsibility from day one.

On our Graduate Leadership programmes, you’ll learn at pace and gain exposure to senior leaders and a variety of projects and teams, giving you everything you need to be a future leader at our Bank; all whilst working towards a relevant professional qualification.

Placements will vary depending on business needs at the time, but designed to develop your leadership skills whilst broadening your knowledge and understanding of the different areas of our bank through exposure to wide ranging cross functional placements. These could include working on:

• How we support our customers in our branches and contact centres and how we can best service their banking needs
• How we provide and ensure the day to day delivery of trusted data, management information (MI) and reporting across the bank
• How we continue to make our bank a great and inclusive place to work, where everyone is able to fulfil their potential
• Sustainability projects that can help us to achieve our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals
• Business operations activities that allow our bank to run effectively
• Business critical projects in our finance and commercial teams, requiring in-depth research, analysis and collaboration with different stakeholders across the bank

Graduate Programme: Key Information

• Programme Commences: 11th September 2023
• Programme Duration: 2 years.
• Starting Salary and Band: £29,500
• Location: Manchester City Centre and Homeworking
• Applications: Please note we may withdraw this vacancy once sufficient applications have been reached.

Your placements

Placements will vary depending on business needs at the time as well as being tailored to your areas of interest. Each placement is designed to develop your commercial and strategic thinking, negotiation and influencing skills and understanding of how our Bank works. Our two and three year Graduate schemes provide a structured development programme. You’ll develop key leadership skills and competencies and gain knowledge and experience through a series of placements across your chosen business area.

Fantastic support

There’s much more to our graduate programmes than on-the-job experience. We’ll give you all of the tools we can to drive your career and develop you as a person. You’ll have access to all the support you need, but the ultimate responsibility for shaping your development will be yours. Your Business Sponsor will review and appraise your performance, providing feedback and coaching at every step of the way to ensure your success and personal growth. We’ll also assign you a senior leader mentor and work with you on a personal development plan to draw together technical training and personal and professional learning to help you grow your skills and gain a relevant apprenticeship.

Are you made of the right stuff?

Someone who lives and breathes our values, you should be a fast learner and as driven as we are. We’re looking for commercial thinkers with real enthusiasm, energy and potential. You’ll be a great leader, leading both people and projects, working collaboratively and co-operatively across the Business. Level headed with a mind full of bright ideas, you’ll crave responsibility and have the drive to see things through from start to finish. A great communicator who can connect with anyone – whoever they are.

Graduate Programme: Application Process

What you’ll need

Above all you must be passionate about looking at things differently to shape the future of banking.

Entry Requirements:

• On course for, or have achieved a 2:1 degree or above in any discipline or a 2:2 degree with a Masters
• 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) including Maths and English at grade C or above (or level 4 or above)
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Our assessment process

We’ve designed our process so we can get to know each other better along the way. We’ll ask you to participate in:

• Online application and screening
• Video Interview
• Assessment Centre
• Final stakeholder interview

Applications will be open in February 2023.

If you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 please let us know on your application.

As a reputable employer regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all offers of employment for this role are subject to a series of background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks.