When is the 2024 intake?
Here’s what you need to know about our industrial placement programmes in 2024.
1 July 2024 to 28 June 2025 (1 year duration)
£22,000
Hybrid working (in our newly refurbished Manchester city centre office, and working from home)
What do I need?
To apply, you’ll need to:
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Have one more full year of study after your year in industry
You must be in your penultimate year of undergraduate study. on a course which requires a year in industry. You must be projected to get at least a 2:1 degree, in any discipline.
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Have five GCSE’s (or equivalent)
You must have at least five GCSE’s (or equivalent), including Maths and English at grade C or above (or level 4 or above).
What is an industrial placement?
On our industrial placement programmes, you’ll spend a year getting vital experience working on some of our biggest projects. They’re designed to help you explore your different interests and the different opportunities available.
How do I apply?
You can click on any programmes you’re interested in below to read more, and apply.
Application window
Applications are now open. We will close the vacancies once we’ve received a sufficient number of applications.
Please apply at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.
Recruitment process
Application form (online)
Interview (online)
Assessment centre (in-person in Manchester)
Programmes available
What will I be doing?
You’ll work on a number of placements throughout the programme, each designed to develop your:
- Commercial and strategic thinking
- Negotiation, influencing and leadership skills
- Understanding of how our bank works
- Knowledge and experience.
We’ll ask you for your areas of interest and take these into consideration, along with our business needs, when deciding which placements you’ll work on.
How will I be supported?
There’s much more to our internship programmes than on-the-job experience.
We’ll give you all the tools we can to help drive your career and develop your confidence. You’ll have access to all the support you need, including guidance on how you can shape your own development.
Your graduate buddy will support you in building your professional network.
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.
Am I a good fit?
Working in our bank involves looking at problems analytically and creatively. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and with different skillsets.
You don’t need to ‘tick each of these boxes’, but some great attributes that we look for in candidates include that:
You’re analytical
You’re good with numbers, or you enjoy problem solving
You’re creative
You’re interested in how you can develop innovative solutions to problems
You enjoy new challenges
You’re a fast learner
You have a business mindset
You have good knowledge of commercial considerations or customer relations
You’re empathetic
You’re good at ‘putting yourself in someone else’s shoes’ or you’re passionate about making a difference
You’re a leader
You’re a confident communicator, or you’re skilled in persuasion
People programme
What does the People team do?
We play a pivotal role in helping ensure our colleagues grow, develop and feel that our Bank is a great place to work. We’re responsible for recruitment, on-boarding, training, development, reward and benefits, diversity and inclusion, and business partnering.
What will I do during this programme?
You’ll get first-hand experience, which could include working on:
- Designing and leading on impactful people plans
- Helping to deliver organisational effectiveness and working on strategic projects
- Supporting hiring managers and candidates through the recruitment process
- Reviewing the ways we recognise and reward our colleagues
- Coaching and supporting line managers on effectively using our People, talent management, and inclusion and diversity policies.
Apply for this programme
You can apply by completing our online form (opens in new window) and entering ‘People’ in the ‘Which placement would you like to apply for?’ field.
Finance programme
What does the Finance team do?
We support every aspect of our bank. And we’re moving fast to make the most of our enormous potential and shape the ethical bank of the future.
What will I do during this programme?
You’ll get first-hand experience, which could include working on:
- Producing weekly summaries of economic trends and data releases for the bank’s trading committee
- Profit and loss statements, balance sheets and capital metrics for month-end reporting
- Modelling of the bank’s economics assumptions used for planning purposes
- Shadowing on financial planning processes and forecast discussions
- Supporting preparation and verification of half-year investor presentation, including supporting materials for the CEO/CFO.
Apply for this programme
You can apply by completing our online form (opens in new window) and entering ‘Finance’ in the ‘Which placement would you like to apply for?’ field.
Banking leadership programme
What is the Banking leadership programme?
This programme will challenge and stretch you. It’s the perfect grounding for you to add value and take on real responsibility from day one.
We’ll support you to grow professionally so you can become a future leader. We don’t expect you to know where you want to specialise, so our placements are designed to help you explore your different interests and the different opportunities available.
What will I do during this programme?
You’ll get first-hand experience, which could include working on:
- Reviewing how we support our customers in branches and contact centres and how we can best service their banking needs
- Reviewing how we provide and ensure day-to-day delivery of trusted data, management information (MI) and reporting
- Reviewing how we continue to make our bank a great and inclusive place to work, where everyone is able to fulfil their potential
- Sustainability projects to help us 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.
Apply for this programme
You can apply by completing our online form (opens in new window) and entering ‘Banking leadership’ in the ‘Which placement would you like to apply for?’ field.
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