Graduate Trainee - Commercial Banking Relationship Management

NatWest Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution is seeking graduate trainees for their Relationship Management program in Bristol. The two-year program offers a starting salary of £36,000 and opportunities to engage with customers and design tailored solutions. Candidates should possess a 2:1 degree or be on course to achieve it, alongside strong customer focus and analytical skills. This role will also support the development of credit and risk management abilities.

Benefits

Flexible benefits package

Access to industry experts

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Strong customer focus and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Good communication skills and analytical problem-solving abilities.
• Curiosity and willingness to challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand challenges and design solutions.
• Support relationship planning and execution across product ranges.
• Enhance capability by studying towards a recognized professional qualification.

Skills

Customer focus

Relationship building

Communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Education

2:1 degree or pending

Job description

Why Relationship Management?

In Relationship Management, we focus on building strong relationships and helping UK businesses to thrive in an ever-changing world. From entrepreneurial start-ups to FTSE100 customers, we own and manage our relationships with a portfolio of commercial customers and use our deep understanding of their needs and clear expertise in our services to find the right solutions for them.

If you like the idea of meeting customers and devising solutions for them, then Relationship Management could be the programme for you.

Our world-class graduate programme

As a graduate trainee on our Relationship Management programme, we’ll give you the best possible start to your career by equipping you with the knowledge, skills, and experiences you’ll need to make a significant impact through your work.

Over the course of this two-year programme, you can expect to:

• Work directly with our customers to understand their challenges, assess their needs, and design and deliver solutions for them
• Support client relationship planning and execution across a wide range of products and services
• Get involved in shaping our innovation and digital agendas, improving customer journeys, and driving product simplification
• Build insights into key sectors such as manufacturing, technology, construction, land transport, and logistics
• Complete a variety of placements across the other commercial banking streams which will allow you to build a breadth of skills and experiences
• Enhance your capability by studying towards an industry recognised professional qualification

Please note this is not a structured finance programme.

At the end of the programme, you’ll be well positioned to apply for jobs such as an Assistant Relationship Manager or Credit Delivery Associate.

How you’ll benefit

We’ll reward you with a starting salary of £36,000. And on top of your salary, you’ll have access to our flexible benefits package.

You can also expect to:

• Learn from industry experts and immediately apply your learnings
• Enrich your learning with access to world-leading research and insights
• Accelerate your relationship management capability
• Develop robust credit, lending, and risk management skills
• Expand your global professional network
• Grow your confidence, build your resilience, and elevate your presence
• Experience first-hand what it’s like working in a purpose-driven organisation

Entry requirements

To be eligible for our Relationship Management graduate programme, you’ll need:

• Tohave, or be on course to achieving a 2:1 in your degree
• A strong customer focus
• The ability to build meaningful relationships
• Good communication skills
• Analytical problem-solving skills
• To be curious, and willing to openly challenge the status quo

Ready to apply?

The application window for this programme will be open until we receive enough applications to fill our cohort. When that happens, we’ll close the programme to new applications. It’s important to take the time to make sure you’re making the right decision about the programme you want to apply for (you can only apply for one programme) but please complete your application as soon as you can to make sure you don’t miss out!

Not all of our graduate programmes offer Skilled Worker sponsorship. We will only offer sponsorship if there is a business requirement to do so and the job meets Skilled Worker Visa eligibility criteria.

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