It’s important we assess you for the programme that really suits your talents. Please only make one application, and note that if you make more than one we’ll only accept your first.
Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.
This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.
Why Risk?
In Risk, our role is to make sure we’re doing the right thing as an organisation – for our people and our customers. Risk management allows us to strike a balance between taking risks and reducing them.
It’s our responsibility to manage risk across the bank, ensuring we have the right culture, strategy and rules in place. We also manage interactions with key regulators, providing trusted advice to the colleagues who serve our customers.
Our world-class graduate programme
As a graduate trainee in Risk, 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:
Delve into the world of credit risk, oversight and challenge
Learn from industry experts and immediately apply your learnings
Understand how to identify, analyse and report risks
Work in areas like credit risk, financial crime, operational risk and compliance
Gain unique experience through a range of change and innovation projects
Discover how risk is managed in a dynamic financial institution
Shape our policies and determine risk appetites
Accelerate your capability by studying towards a professional qualification
What’s in it for you?
We’ll reward you with a starting salary of £33,500 a year. If you join a team based in London you’ll be awarded an additional allowance of £3,450 (pro rata). And on top of your salary, you’ll also have access to our flexible benefits package.
You can also look forward to:
Benefiting from significant exposure to our executive committee
Enriching your learning through our NatWest Group Academy
Accelerating your business partnering and stakeholder management capability
Mastering your ability to influence change and challenge the status quo
Expanding your global professional network
Growing your confidence, building your resilience, and elevating your presence
Experiencing first-hand what it’s like working in a purpose-driven organisation
At the end of the programme, you’ll be well positioned to secure a job as a risk partner, conduct/compliance advisor, operational risk manager, Financial Crime specialist or credit risk analyst.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for our Risk graduate programme, you’ll need:
Tohave, or be on course to achieving a 2:1 in your degree
A growth mindset and passion for learning
To be a keen problem solver
Good analytical skills
To enjoy collaborating and working as part of a team
The ability to think strategically
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!
If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats or special requirements to access our buildings, or if you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help.
We’re a business that understands when our customers and people succeed, our communities succeed, and our economy thrives. As part of our purpose, we’re looking at how we can drive change for our communities in enterprise, learning and climate.
As one of the leading supporters of UK business, we’re prioritising enterprise as a force of change. We’re focusing on the people and communities who have traditionally faced the highest barriers to entry and figuring out ways to remove these.
Learning is also key to our continued growth as a company in an ever changing and increasingly digital world. By setting a dynamic and leading learning culture, our people prosper, and our customers are given the tools to continue to improve their financial capability and confidence.
One of the biggest challenges we all face in our future is climate change. That’s why we’ve put it right at the core of our purpose. We want to champion climate solutions with financing and entrepreneurial support, fully embed climate into our culture and decision making, and be climate positive by 2025.
We’re committed to using our purpose to break down barriers, drive change and ultimately create a great place to work.
