The Coventry Building Society (CBS) is the UK’s second largest building society and has grown steadily over the last 10 years and has a reputation for Putting Members First.
We are currently undertaking an exciting journey and we are seeking talented individuals who are passionate about delivering an outstanding experience for both members and colleagues in an environment where you will have the opportunity to contribute to the future success of the organisation and work where personal and professional development is taken seriously.
What's involved?
Graduates on our Product, Marketing and Digital Graduate programme will benefit from exposure to a broad range of disciplines that work together focussing on product design, developing marketing campaigns and enhancing user experiences. Working at the heart of our business you’ll focus onidentifying and meeting the needs of our members and delivering on our commercial objectives. Through the experience gained during your placements, your creative instincts and desire to do the right thing for customers you’ll help shape the future of Coventry Building Society on our journey to become the UK’s best Mortgage and Savings provider.
Everything we do is designed to meet our Members’ needs, and it’s important to communicate the value of our work to the right people in the right way as well as listening to the valuable feedback our members provide us with. During the two year programme, you'll spend time in the Society’s Product, Marketing and Digital Teams. You’ll be working closely with the rest of the Society to, amongst others:
- Brand Marketing campaigns across multiple channels
- Constantly improve our user experience, creatively via digital marketing, user experience design and product ownership across all channels
- Create innovative new product designs and propositions
- Further improve the way we communicate with our staff and communities in which we operate
How will you develop?
By creating a programme that offers the chance to learn from some of the most experienced people in the industry, with continuous feedback and mentoring, we feel we can really help you develop and grow your career. You’ll also have the opportunity to enhance your core knowledge and skills in areas such as stakeholder engagement, communication and presentation delivery. The experiences and exposure you get will be varied, giving you the chance to use your own initiative, creativity and problem solving but also work closely with others on numerous group projects.
About you
In essence joining the Coventry Building Society’s graduate scheme will give you an outstanding introduction to the Financial Services industry with a business that exists to serve the interests of its members. We choose our staff every bit as carefully as we choose the services we offer our members and so look for people who share our values and our way of working. We are looking for individuals who have recently graduated, have a passion for Financial Services and who have achieved (or are expecting to achieve) a 2:1 or above in any degree subject or a Merit or above in a Masters qualification. Our ideal candidate will also have:
- Have / expect to get a minimum 2:1 degree in any subject or equivalent
- Have a passion for business and confidence to influence and negotiate
- Is self-aware, with the confidence to work independently and the drive to continuously improve
- Have an inquisitive nature and be able to communicate across the business
Apply today and come and discover the way work should be.
Please be aware applications may close early so please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out. We will be unable to accept any applications after we have closed. Please consider if this scheme is the right one for you and would appreciate one application per candidate.
About the company
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. Put simply, they’re part of our DNA, they’re what drive our everyday behaviour and we’re really proud of that. By sharing these values, we’ve built a culture where everyone feels like they belong.