Organisation: Barclays Bank UK
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Barclays
is one of the world’s biggest financial service providers. We have 140 000
people across Europe, America, Africa and Asia. Our services include personal
and business banking, corporate and investment banking, and investment
management. Our proud tradition of innovation remains at the heart of our
business today. But it is our ambition and the actions we’re taking to achieve
them that truly sets us apart.
Job Summary: The Graduate Programme 2017 offers an opportunity
to fast-track the career of your dreams. Apply to the 2017 Barclays Rising
Eagle Graduate Programme and spend a year laying the foundations for your
future success. Through the guidance and mentoring of industry experts, you
will build the skills and experience necessary to become a true leader through
a programme that spans almost every part of the Barclays business and provides
opportunities throughout the continent. The programme will challenge and
inspire fresh ideas in you and as you grow, you will realise your potential in
our dynamic global organisation. This is why we are looking for Africa’s best
minds.
Graduate Programme Expectations:
- Enrich the Trainee in development in
leadership and self-management skills - Enrich the Trainee in the development in
client-centricity and related behavioural skills - Enrich the Trainee in the development
technical job-related skills - Enrich the Trainee in specific product
knowledge - Give the trainee access to a global network
of connected, professional and highly innovative thinkers - Exposure to the most up-to-date operating
systems - Exposure to local and global markets, and to
the financial industry as a whole.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- All applicants for the Graduate Programme
2017 should hold a postgraduate qualification (minimum NQF Level 8) in any
of the disciplines that we recruit from, obtained before January 2017 i.e.
Computer Science, Information Technology, Chartered Accounting, Management
Accounting and Finance, Risk Management, Law, Mathematics, Business
Science, Statistics, Data Science, Digital, Finance and Economics. - The applicant should have below 24 months’
permanent work experience (this excludes temporary work during full-time
studies). - Every bit as important as academic
achievements and practical experience, however, will be the personal
qualities you bring. - You must be eager to learn, happy to share
your opinions, and focused clearly on what you want to achieve. - Above all, you must be ready to carve your
own career path while shaping our organisation for the future.
Details for Each Career Path:
- Corporate and Investment Banking: The Investment Banking division
within Barclays Africa has a strong inter-country network across the
continent coupled with the benefit of having access to the global
resources and expertise of Barclays. This enables the division to provide
effective solutions across a wide variety of services, which will enable
you to meet a broad range of requirements while ensuring an intimate
knowledge of local markets. - Retail and Business Banking: Through
Absa, Retail and Business Banking offers individuals and businesses a
range of comprehensive banking solutions and products. The Retail Banking
business unit functions within an extensive network of branches supported
by ATMs, relationship managers and online/cell phone banking facilities.
The Business Banking unit offers commercial solutions to the large, medium,
small and agri sectors. Retail and Business Banking offers exciting
opportunities to anyone interested in the products and services we offer
our customers. - Wealth, Investment Management and
Insurance: The Wealth, Investment Management and
Insurance cluster is one of the largest in South Africa and is a wholly
owned Bancassurance, an arm of the Barclays Africa group. This business
unit aims to simplify wealth creation, while developing and maintaining
long-term relationships with stakeholders, providing a product and service
that exceeds our clients’ expectations. - Group Functions: Group
Functions support the business units across the continent. We partner with
different areas of business to provide expertise and learning to develop
and deliver a core offering of products, services and tools. The Group
Functions and Technology business units are both relevant and suited to
graduates who have specialised in Computer Science, Information Technology,
Chartered Accounting, Management Accounting and Finance, Risk Management, Law,
Mathematics, Business Science, Statistics, Data Science, Digital, Finance
and Economics. - Technology: If you
are passionate about technology’s ability to change the way we live and
think, technology is the perfect programme for you. As a graduate, you’ll
be part of an organisation that challenges and inspires you. One that
gives you access to local expertise, a continental footprint and a world
of opportunity.
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply online, Click
Here, and decide which career path suits their personal ambitions with
full academic results/transcripts and updated CV.
- Eligible candidates will be shortlisted for a
telephonic or campus interview - Should you be successful at the interview
stage, you will need to complete an online psychometric assessment - Success at the psychometric stage will
progress you to the final stage – an assessment centre which will include
a panel interview, group assessment and presentation - All applicants will be informed in writing of
the outcome of their application at every stage of the process.
Deadline: 30th June,
2016
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