People Graduate Programme Manchester 2024

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.

On our Graduate Leadership programmes, you’ll learn at pace and gain exposure to senior leaders and a variety of projects and teams, giving you everything you need to be a future leader at our Bank; all whilst working towards a relevant professional qualification.

Rotational placements across internal audit will give you the inside track on the inner workings of an ethical bank. Projects you will be assigned to will vary depending on business needs at the time, but designed to develop your leadership skills whilst broadening your internal audit knowledge and understanding of the different areas of our bank. Throughout the two years, your placements will vary, but could include:

• 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 our diversity policies.

You’ll also work towards the People Professional Apprenticeship.

Key information

• Programme Commences: 9th September 2024
• Programme Duration: 2 years.
• Starting Salary and Band: £29,500
• Location: Manchester City Centre and Homeworking
• Applications: Please note we may withdraw this vacancy once sufficient applications have been reached.

Your placements

Placements will vary depending on business needs at the time as well as being tailored to your areas of interest. Each placement is designed to develop your commercial and strategic thinking, negotiation and influencing skills and understanding of how our Bank works.

Our two and three year Graduate schemes provide a structured development programme. You’ll develop key leadership skills and competencies and gain knowledge and experience through a series of placements across your chosen business area.

Fantastic support

There’s much more to our graduate programmes than on-the-job experience. We’ll give you all of the tools we can to drive your career and develop you as a person. You’ll have access to all the support you need, but the ultimate responsibility for shaping your development will be yours.

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. We’ll also assign you a senior leader mentor and work with you on a personal development plan to draw together technical training and personal and professional learning to help you grow your skills and gain a relevant apprenticeship.

Are you made of the right stuff?

Using your critical knowledge, skills and behaviours to work on live projects within our People team and will include Diversity and Inclusion, on-boarding, training and development to name a few. Ensuring that our colleagues have the tools to grow and develop and being able to access opportunities. You’ll have strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships throughout the bank.

What you’ll need

Above all you must be passionate about looking at things differently to shape the future of banking.

Entry requirements

• On course for, or have achieved a 2:1 degree or above in any discipline or a 2:2 degree with a Masters
• 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) including Maths and English at grade C or above (or level 4 or above)
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Our assessment process

We’ve designed our process so we can get to know each other better along the way. We’ll ask you to participate in:

• Online application and screening
• Video Interview
• Verbal and Numerical Reasoning Tests
• Assessment Centre (In person, located at our HQ in Manchester)
• Final stakeholder interview

If you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 please let us know on your application. As a reputable employer regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all offers of employment for this role are subject to a series of background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks.