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We believe our internships offer a fantastic platform to shape your future career. The Summer Internship Programme is run yearly in multiple functions and regions across ICBCS. Our intern programme offers centrally run events to enhance networking, training opportunities and career support. 

The deadline for submitting your CV for the 2025 Summer Internship Programme is Monday 10 February

Division global markets

Duration: The Internship Programme will run for a period between 8-12 weeks (Monday 16th June to the Friday 5th September). Please ensure you can fully commit to this timeframe.

Overview of ICBCS

ICBC Standard Bank is a joint venture between ICBC and Standard Bank Group specialising in commodities and emerging markets serving a global client base from four international offices. The Bank represents a strategic partnership between our parent companies with its strong Chinese and African heritage and supportive shareholders.

All job applicants will be treated fairly and equally. The bank is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. Our vison statement: "Be Yourself, Succeed Together" and our core value of Openness underline our desire for a culture which is open and transparent and values difference, enabling everyone to consistently achieve whilst being themselves.

Division summary

The Global Markets division of ICBCS offers sales, structuring and trading expertise to our clients across a range of products, with particular strengths in Emerging Markets. The Global Markets division comprises of two core businesses, namely Commodities and Fixed Income and Currencies (FIC).

The Commodities business provides trading, sales, working capital solutions and structuring expertise through its Metals and Energy teams. The division's expertise extends to the management and financing of physical commodity inventories across these asset classes.

The FIC business offers a comprehensive set of foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, money markets, capital markets and structured financing products.

Our clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments and institutional investors around the world.

Metals team

ICBC Standard Bank is a leader in providing commodity financing and trading services to a global client base. We are large trader of physical metals, and execute both OTC and exchange traded derivatives from offices in London, Singapore, Shanghai and New York. We offer our clients a range structured financing, trading and risk management solutions.

This will be a front office role, reporting to the Precious Metals desk in London. The role will be focused on assisting the Precious Metals Sales and Traders and will encompass:

  • Data analysis for Precious Metals Sales and Trading
  • Assisting the desk in preparation for client meetings and calls
  • Technology and tools learning and utilising trading, sales tools used by the desk
  • Supporting the Precious Metals Sales and Trading team, and learning about the business, working closely with a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment
  • Analysis and support to ICBC Standard Bank's Precious Metals business, to assist with business planning, and new product and new client initiatives.
  • Insight into short term or temporary commodity market dislocations
  • Sector and client-specific reviews and recommendations
  • Marketing chart packs, internal and external presentations