RBS International is a wholesale bank operating under five leading brands – RBS International, NatWest International, Isle of Man Bank, Coutts Crown Dependencies, and NatWest TDS.
RBS International is headquartered in Jersey, with a presence in Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Luxembourg, Edinburgh and London. Our graduate programme for 2019 will be based in Jersey, but opportunity to travel around our business may be possible if your role requires it.
Living and working in Jersey enables you to build a fantastic career, while benefitting from the work life balance here on the island; with shorter commutes and stunning scenery to relax in.
As part of our Graduate cohort, you’ll get the opportunity to work with colleagues from across our jurisdictions and you’ll have exposure to customers in the Retail, Private and Corporate sectors, giving you an insight into how banking supports every part of life. You’ll also get to spend time in the teams that support our customer facing colleagues to deliver an outstanding banking service to each of our customers every day.
RBS International has its own Board of Directors and Management Team, meaning you’ll also gain exposure to our executive committee; a unique opportunity to learn from colleagues at the top of our business. Our size and reach means you can expect exposure across a range of projects and initiatives on top of your everyday role, giving you the chance to develop at a fast pace.
If you join us, you’ll be working with talented people to make a real contribution to the bank we’re becoming.
The Programme
Our programme is based in Jersey you can read more about it under ‘current openings’ at the bottom of this page.
Your graduate experience will take you across three different areas of work:
- Customer facing
- Business delivery
- Transformation
Gaining experience in all these areas is important because you’ll build a well rounded skill set so, after your two years, you’ll be prepared for a wide range of career options that’ll be open to you. Read on to find out more about each of the areas you’ll experience.
Customer facing
If you’re passionate about customer service and looking to build your bright career in banking, a customer facing role could be your perfect fit.
Teams in this area include Corporate & Markets, Personal & Business Banking and Private Banking.
Experience in these teams would equip you with the skills and experiences you’ll need to move into different roles, such as Relationship Manager, Foreign Exchange Sales Analyst and Business Support.
You’ll build technical skills and experience in different specialist areas, and will become an expert in building solutions tailored to our customers’ needs. You’ll learn to understand how every interaction you make helps take RBS International closer to our goal of being the number one bank for customer service, trust and advocacy.
Business delivery
In these areas you’ll deliver innovative solutions – ensuring we’re always ahead of the curve when meeting our customers’ needs. Teams include Customer Experience, Business Controls, Digital, Technology, Services & Transformation, Finance, Treasury and Strategy.
Our RBS International Technology programme is designed to equip you with the skills and experiences you’ll need to become a leading technology professional.
Transformation
You’ll help to inform the bank’s decisions with the highest quality data and customer insight and focus on keeping our bank competitive, commercially successful and safe.
You’ll be developing relationships across the organisation, where you can influence, drive and manage effective change.
About the programme
The aim of the two year programme is to equip you with the skills and experiences you’ll need to become a leading professional in RBS International.
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary of £30,090 and access to our flexible benefits package.
After a full induction, the programme is structured around a number of rotations around the business.
We’ll be supporting your career development throughout, but particularly during your last rotation we’ll focus on what roles you could step into next. This programme would be excellent preparation for a whole range of career paths, and at the end of the two years, we hope to see you join us in a permanent role.
Supporting you
We pride ourselves on the professional support we offer our graduates.
Before you start, you’ll be paired with a ‘buddy’ (a graduate already on the programme) who’ll be there to help you get settled, answer any questions, and share their experiences.
Your Graduate Coach will be there to provide support throughout the programme, and will work with you to create a Personal Capability Plan. Together, they’ll help you reflect on your progress, develop your career, and build your professional network.
For a fuller picture of how you’ll progress through the programme and the support you’ll receive at each stage, check out the Graduate Professional Development journey below.
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If we offer you a role, one of the first things we’ll do is invite you to join our website for successful graduates – our onboarding portal. It’s a great way for us to communicate key messages and to make sure you’re all ready for your first day. We’ll pair you up with your buddy who’ll be able to answer your questions before starting and who’ll help you settle in. We’ll introduce you to your line manager before you start too, because we want to make sure you hit the ground running.
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#Banking, #RBS is a programme we’ve designed to help you get ready for day one and to give you the key skills that’ll take you through your first six months. It’s a series of modules all our graduates take part in and it’ll help you understand how our entire business operates.
The training focuses on:
- How our business is structured
- Who your customers are going to be
- How we judge risk
- How we’re innovating and the external business climate
- Networking with other business areas
- Seeing the front to back and back to front of our whole operation
We kick off your training before your first day where you’ll complete some short, bite size activities that we’ll build on when you join. After you start, you’ll have the chance to take part in a series of learning modules to improve your understanding of our whole business, how we’re connected with each other and how we drive successful customer outcomes.
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This will include meeting your buddy and support team, getting to know your fellow graduates, and taking part in an in-depth induction period, which will give you a broad understanding of how RBS works, our values, and our goals.
You’ll hear from leaders across our business and be brought up to speed on key topics like our customers, bank structure, entrepreneurship, risk and control, technology and digital innovation.
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After the induction, you’ll begin your first rotation. You’ll be assigned a business area where you’ll be immersed in their work.
During your rotations, you’ll have time to discuss options with your support team and learn more about the areas that interest you.
The scale and diversity of RBS International means you’ll benefit from an excellent range of placement options. The overall aim of the rotation system is to give you exposure to the full breadth of work we do. So, wherever you go, variety is key.
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During the programme you’ll take part in a community project with a team of fellow graduates. This involves linking up with a charitable organisation and developing and delivering a solution to support their work.
You’ll have the chance to participate in a fund raising competition with other teams, and present your project to a panel of senior managers. It’s a great opportunity to contribute to a valuable cause and put your entrepreneurial skills to the test!
About you
You’ll need to be on course for, or already have achieved, a 2:2 in your degree.
We’re a varied business, and you don’t need to be studying a particular subject to succeed.
But we will be looking out for people who can demonstrate:
- An inquisitive and independent mind-set, with the desire to bring new ideas
- Strong analytic and problem solving skills
- The ability to build great working relationships and give professional challenge
- A meticulous eye for detail and a good sense of judgement
- The ability to learn quickly and adapt to new challenges
Programmes open
Take a look at programmes that are currently open for application below. You can also visit our application advice pages, where you’ll find details about the application process, as well as tips and advice to help you at every stage.
