Coverage Banking Intern UK 2027

Cooper & Hall Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered is offering a 10-week Coverage Banking internship in London. You’ll work alongside bankers to support client relationships, transactions and growth opportunities across markets.

This skills-first programme provides a structured induction, real projects from day one, and exposure to products, clients and an international network. Suitable for penultimate-year students who can intern in June 2027 and start full time in July 2028.

Responsibilities

• Support client relationships and broad coverage banking activities across products and markets.
• Work on real business challenges and meaningful responsibilities from day one.
• Develop commercial, analytical and relationship-building skills in a global network.

Job description

Join our Coverage Banking team and gain first-hand experience supporting some of the world’s leading corporates, financial institutions, investors and public sector clients. As part of the client-facing arm of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), you’ll work alongside experienced bankers to help deliver integrated banking solutions, build client relationships and support strategic growth opportunities across markets.

With our unique international footprint, you’ll gain exposure to cross-border business, global clients and real-world banking challenges. You’ll work across teams, products and geographies while developing the commercial, analytical and relationship-building skills that underpin a successful career in banking.

Join us if you’re curious about how businesses grow, how financial markets operate and how trusted client relationships are built.

About the Internship Programme – how you’ll learn and grow

Join a skills-first organisation where your potential matters more than your background. Over 10 weeks, you’ll work on real business challenges, build future-ready skills, and gain insight into how we support clients, facilitate trade and finance growth across our markets. Working alongside colleagues across our global network, you’ll develop the skills, confidence and connections to accelerate your career. For many interns, this is the first step towards a graduate role with us.

The programme will support your development through:

• A 10-week summer internship

• A structured induction and orientation

• Exposure to our products, clients and international network

• Real projects and meaningful responsibilities from day one

• Technical, professional and behavioural skills development

• Support from managers, mentors and buddies

• Opportunities to learn from senior leaders and industry experts

• Community and volunteering initiatives.

Where you could work

You will be placed into one of the following Coverage Banking teams, working alongside experienced bankers to support client relationships, business development activities and transaction execution across our global franchise.

• Corporate Coverage: Support relationship teams managing multinational corporations, large local corporates and mid-market clients. You’ll gain exposure to financing solutions, transaction banking, capital markets activities and strategic client engagement while learning how long-term client relationships are developed and managed.

• Financial Institutions Coverage: Work with teams covering banks, insurance companies, asset managers, sovereign entities and other financial institutions. You’ll gain insight into how financial institutions access financing, manage risk and utilise the Bank’s global capabilities to support their businesses.

• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Gain exposure to landmark transactions including acquisitions, divestments, mergers and strategic partnerships. You’ll support research, analysis and deal execution activities while learning how clients navigate transformational business decisions.

Bring the skills - we’ll help you build your career

We welcome students from all degree disciplines and backgrounds, recognising that diverse perspectives drive innovation.

We’re looking for people who can:

• Take ownership and show initiative.

• Think critically and solve problems using logic and sound judgement.

• Learn quickly, stay curious and seek opportunities to grow.

• Build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with others.

• Adapt and perform in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrate commercial curiosity and an interest in clients, industries and global markets.

• Communicate confidently and work effectively across different cultures and backgrounds.

Eligibility

To be eligible for thisinternship, you should be apenultimate yearstudent,able to intern in June 2027, and start full time in July 2028. Youshould have the permanent legal right to work in the countryyou’reapplyingto.

You can only submit one application within a six-month period, so take time to review our opportunities and apply for the role that best fits your interests, skills and career goals.

Key Dates

• Assessment Centres:October 2026 onwards

• Start Date:June 2027

About Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)

We are a super-connector for many of the world’s largest companies across more than 50 markets, playing a central role in global trade, capital flows and economic growth. We work with governments, financial institutions, and some of the world’s most ambitious corporates to help them expand, invest, and navigate uncertainty across increasingly complex and fast-changing markets.

What makes us distinctive is our combination of deep local expertise with an extensive and unique global network. We support clients across risk management, financing, transaction services, advisory, and sustainable finance, helping move capital to where it’s needed most and supporting the real economy across our footprint.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do

• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well

• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.

• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.

• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits

• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise your full potential.

Recruitment Assessments

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