Internship Opportunities at Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

Your training

Our programme 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.

Your career progression

At the end of your 18-month programme, you’ll join a role within our CCIB Client Coverage team. Areas include:

• Credit Analysis
• Relationship Management
• Client Management

What you ‘ll do over 18 Months

• 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.

Eligibility

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

About the programme

Our 10-week Internship Programme allows you to work directly on real world problems to hone your skills, create lasting relationships and learn about your strengths. The programme is intended to create a pipeline to our Graduate Programme and other full-time roles.

What you’ll experience 

• A 10-week structured Internship programme, that typically takes place April – August
• A country induction, formal welcome to the Bank and get to know your peers
• On-the-job learning
• Be paired with a ‘buddy’ from the Graduate Programme, to set you up for success and provide insights into the Graduate programme

Can I get onto a graduate role from the Internship Programme? 

• High performing Interns will be eligible for placement on our Graduate Programme

We have opportunities in: 

• CCIB Client Coverage
• Financial Markets
• Digital Channels and Data Analytics (DCDA)
• Consumer, Private and Business Banking (CPBB)
• SC Ventures
• Transformation, Technology & Operations (TTO)

Eligibility 

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

For our Internship Programme, you must 

• Be in your in your penultimate (second to last) or final year of study of your bachelor or post-graduate degree.
• Have the permanent legal right to work in the country you’re applying to, for the full duration of the internship.
• The Bank does not sponsor work permits for Internships.

Exceptions 

• For UK and UAE, we consider candidates requiring visa sponsorship, but in the UAE, priority will be given to UAE nationals.
• If they are required to completed mandatory National or Military service after graduation, we will accept applications from final year students.

Evaluation 

• All Interns participating in the Internship Programme will be evaluated during the 10th week of their internship.
• Evaluations will be used in our final recruitment decisions for the Graduate Programme and other full-time roles, with an aim to provide an offer before the internship is completed.

About the programme

Our 10-week Internship Programme allows you to work directly on real world problems to hone your skills, create lasting relationships and learn about your strengths. The programme is intended to create a pipeline to our Graduate Programme and other full-time roles.

What you’ll experience 

• A 10-week structured Internship programme, that typically takes place April – August
• A country induction, formal welcome to the Bank and get to know your peers
• On-the-job learning
• Be paired with a ‘buddy’ from the Graduate Programme, to set you up for success and provide insights into the Graduate programme

Can I get onto a graduate role from the Internship Programme? 

• High performing Interns will be eligible for placement on our Graduate Programme
• For Financial Markets, there’s an opportunity to be considered for other full-time entry-level roles as well

We have opportunities in: 

• CCIB Client Coverage
• Financial Markets
• Digital Channels and Data Analytics
• Retail Banking
• Wealth Management
• SC Ventures