2023 Standard Chartered Bank Graduate Programme for Young Africans

We’re responsible for leading the development and management of our CCIB client relationships globally. We serve corporate, public sector, financial institutions, and investor clients by offering bespoke solutions and world-class products and services in collaboration with our product partners spanning transaction banking, financial markets, digital channels and data analytics, as well as operations and technology. With a longstanding history and global footprint covering the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, we are our clients’ trusted banking partner.

Our clients include large corporations, governments, banks and investors headquartered, operating or investing in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. While our commercial banking clients represent a large and important portion of the economies we serve and are potential future multinational corporates. Our strong and deep local presence across these markets enables us to facilitate trade, capital and investment flows in and for our footprint, including across China’s belt and road initiative. Here is where ambition meets impact – come build the future of banking with us.

Our programe provides a comprehensive grounding in corporate and commercial banking. You’ll work directly with a diverse range of business and corporate customers alongside Corporate, Financial Institutions and Commercial Bankers. You’ll be able to explore how your skills can adapt to different areas of our business, while developing new skills to help kick-start your career in the CCIB Client Coverage.

Over a year you’ll experience an incredible and varied global learning experience, which will include:

Talent assignments
Technical and professional skills training
Future skills development workshops
Targeted online learning
Inspiring thought leadership speaker events,
Real-life business problem solving and more.
Induction: These are classroom sessions, case studies, and tailored technical training split by business functions.
12 Month training rotation: You’ll spend five months in your focus area and go on to broaden your experience with two months rotations in Financial Markets, Transaction Banking and Risk.
6 Month business rotation: Your last rotation will be six months in your focus area within CCIB Client Coverage. It’s your opportunity to find the team you fit into best and begin your Standard Chartered career.
We’ll provide you with the tools, training, network, and support to help you become a change agent, and drive innovation and creativity across the bank.

Requirements

We’re interested in people with diverse backgrounds and encourage students from all degree disciplines to apply to our programmes.

For our Graduate Programme, you must

Be in their final year of study for a university degree or higher, or have graduated in the last two years, and
Have the permanent legal right to work in the country you’re applying to

Exceptions:

For the UK and UAE, we consider candidates requiring visa sponsorship, but in the UAE, priority will be given to UAE nationals.
For graduate roles in US, we will not consider applications from candidates seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT) employment.