What it does: It offers a full range of financial solutions including trade finance, financing, fund settlement, remittances, guarantees, corporate advisory business, syndications, and more.
Mission: To facilitate investment and trade flows between Australia and the Standard Chartered Bank footprint of Asia, Middle East and Africa
Size and presence: They have 85,000 employees working across more than 59 markets globally
Best known for One of the world’s most international banks with a diverse workforce and opportunities for international experience
The good bits: Good exposure and lots of opportunities
The not-so-good bits: At times, you may have crazy hours due to project deadlines and time differences
Standard Chartered is an international bank that has been working for more than 160 years to make a positive difference for its clients and communities in some of the world’s most dynamic regions. Their workforce represents 131 nationalities across over 59 markets in their Asia, Africa and Middle East franchises.
Since 1964, Standard Chartered Bank entered the Australian market and holds an Australian Financial Services licence. It is authorised as a Foreign Authorised Deposit-taking Institution by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
With a broad range of products and services, their aspiration in Australia is to become the “Core International Bank of Choice” for Corporate and institutional banking clients by responding locally, leading regionally, and contributing globally. The main focus of Standard Chartered Bank Australia is to be an originator of business to the Group’s core markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Their business is structured into Client and Customer segments and Business Support functions. The Client and Customer team consists of Corporate, commercial and institutional banking and Consumer, private and business banking. When you are part of this team, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects and learn new skills.
You will work with individuals and small businesses to offer traditional banking services as well as credit, investment, and wealth planning solutions. They serve millions of clients with a focus on digital services to offer unique and superior experiences.
The Business Support function team has many divisions, including Human Resources, Group Internal Audit, Group CFO, Legal, Risk Management, SC Venture, and Transformation, Technology, and Operations (TTO) among others. They have different opportunities that go beyond traditional banking to tackle some of society’s greatest challenges.
You will be exposed to the whole banking process, work with people from different cultures and backgrounds, and build partnerships and relationships on a global stage. With nearly 60 years of experience in the business, the company knows that fostering an inclusive and diverse environment allows people to listen to new ideas, unlock innovation, challenge each other’s viewpoints, and help people realise their full potential.
The global company has a 10-week structured Internship Programme (starts in June each year) and a Graduate Programme. It is a great way to experience the world of banking through on-the-job learning with real-world business exposure, technical and professional skills training, future skills workshops, targeted online learning, leadership speaker events, and access to country management teams.
If you do well in the Internship Programme, you can get a job offer at the end since the programme is designed as a pipeline into the Graduate Programme or Straight-to-Desk roles. Students from all degree disciplines in their second-to-last or final year of study are eligible to apply for the internship.
While the Graduate Programme includes a collaborative global learning experience, the Straight-to-Desk role is a great way to start your career in a specialist area (particular business area). The job will enable you to learn from colleagues take on lots of responsibility and work on interesting assignments and projects.
To apply, you need to go to the Career page on their site and create an account. You can then search for jobs based on business area and location. Each position has the Apply button to click when you are ready to submit your application.
The company provides a continuous learning culture to support its employees’ growth. They offer opportunities to reskill and upskill, and access to physical, virtual and digital learning experiences.
The company offers competitive salaries and benefits that support employees’ physical, mental, financial and social well-being, including:
Standard Chartered works with employee volunteers and local partners to deliver programmes that are focused on health and education. The company also makes donations to support innovations that build sustainable cities through clean energy.
They have launched a COVID-19 Global Charitable Fund to help those affected by the pandemic (providing short-term relief and longer-term assistance). They also have a programme called Goal that empowers girls aged between 12 and 19 with the life skills they need to succeed across their footprint.
Employees can choose to work with Goal for one of their 3 annual volunteer days or get involved in community work of their choice. They are also able to help minimise the company’s environmental impact and support the charity through various initiatives.
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