Strategy, Corporate Development and Sustainability Graduate programmes
Salary £33,500 (per annum)
Starts September 2024
Duration 2 years
Qualifications required Already obtained or are on course to achieving a 2:1 degree
Our goal in Strategy, Corporate Development and Sustainability
We’re at the heart of driving our strategic agenda – to build a purposeful, relationship bank for a digital world. Each of our teams work together to shape our future and make sure we build a sustainable, innovative, and purposeful bank.
We’re made up of teams across Strategy, Economics, Sustainable Banking, Climate, Corporate Development, and Innovation and Partnerships.
What’s great about the programme?
Every area of our business is different – they each need their own skillsets, their own challenges, their own nuances. What better way to find out what working in a business area is like, than from the people who already work there?
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Is the programme for you?
Are you interested in environmental, social and governance issues? Do you want to use your deep understanding of economics and global trends to influence how the bank supports its customers? Would you want to be on a deal team as we make strategic acquisitions to future-proof our business? Then this Graduate programme could be up your street.
This is your chance to develop and scale out digital propositions and support our response to the climate crisis. Help us build a purposeful and sustainable bank while gaining insight into how we set and drive our strategy.
What can the programme teach you?
During this two-year programme, you’ll learn sought after transferable skills and gain development experiences across different environments, setting you up for a successful future career with a breadth of customer and bank knowledge.
Previous graduates have gone into roles such as an Analysts, Social Researchers or Corporate Development Associates.
What can you gain from the programme?
- Exposure to a wide breadth of business areas and initiatives
- A range of analytical, data and research skills, alongside a digital and commercial awareness and an understanding of our organisation and the industry
- Support from experienced professionals in building your project and stakeholder management skills, and the confidence to innovate and challenge the status quo
Where can the programme take you?
To get an idea of where this programme could lead, previous graduates have gone on to roles in Strategy, Corporate Development and Sustainability such as:
- Analyst
- Social Researcher
- Corporate Development Associate
Graduate programmes in Strategy, Corporate Development and Sustainability
Application process
Step 1: Apply
Get your application off to a great start by reading through our top tips and finding out what we’re looking for.
Find out what we’re looking for
Step 2: Work scenario assessments
Once you’ve applied, we’ll invite you to complete some initial assessments. This will help you find out more about working at NatWest as well as helping us understand a bit more about you.
Ace our assessments
Step 3: Reasoning skills assessments
Once you’ve completed your work scenarios we’d like to learn a bit more about your reasoning and problem solving skills. These also give you an idea of the sort of work you might be doing with us.
Ace our assessments
Step 4: More about you
If you pass the initial assessments, we’d really like to find out more about you. We’ll ask you to record your responses to six questions that tell us why you’re the best person for the job.
Help yourself shine
Step 5: Virtual assessment centre
Once you’ve told us a bit more about yourself we’ll invite you to our final virtual assessment stage. This will help us find out how well you’ll fit in working with us.
Get prepared
Step 6: Offer
If you’re successful at our virtual assessment centre – congratulations, we’ll make you an offer!
What happens next?
Meet our people
We all bring our own uniqueness to work, and why shouldn’t we. We’re encouraged to do so. Meet our colleagues and find out a little more about the people you could be working with.