Go Places with Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC, listed on both London and Hong Kong stock exchanges, ranks among the top 25 companies in the FTSE-100 by market capitalisation. The London-headquartered Group has operated for over 150 years in some of the world's most dynamic markets, leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Its income and profits have more than doubled over the last five years primarily as a result of organic growth.

Standard Chartered aspires to be the best international bank for its customers across its markets. The Group earns around 90 per cent of its income and profits in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, from its Wholesale and Consumer Banking businesses. The Group has over 1600 branches and outlets located in over 70 countries. The extraordinary growth of its markets and businesses creates exciting and challenging international career opportunities.

Leading by example to be the right partner for its stakeholders, the Group is committed to building a sustainable business over the long term and is trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. It employs around 70,000 people, nearly half of whom are women. The Group's employees are of 125 nationalities, of which about 70 are represented in the senior management.

International Graduate Programme
We’re looking for the best and the brightest talent in the market to join one of our business functions as part of our two-year International Graduate Programme (IGP).

Once on our programme you’ll be developed into talented managers, who can help us achieve our aim of becoming the world’s number one international bank.

What makes our programme unique?
At Standard Chartered, you’ll never have to leave your desk to be exposed to other cultures, customers and ways of doing business. Being internationally aware is a behaviour which needs to be prevalent in our graduates from day one. Our programme consists of:

• Series of rotations offering you the best start in your career
• Support network – Business Sponsors, Buddies, Line Managers and your own Graduate Programme Manager
• An opportunity to meet other International Graduates from around the world and begin building your own network
• Technical and financial training from some of the best instructors in the industry
• A chance to learn Mandarin or become a ’language buddy’
• A truly global career

What can you expect?
Whichever business function you choose, you will join a structured and tailored programme consisting of rotations that will develop your leadership skills and technical knowledge. You will be stretched, given responsibility for your own learning and have the opportunity to network and learn from the best.

Which business function?
We recruit into a number of business functions:

• Wholesale Banking
• Consumer Banking
• Human Resources
• Finance
• Corporate Real Estate Services
• Compliance & Assurance

Working in high growth markets
We have graduate positions in a number of high growth markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. These are some of the most exciting markets in the world, and our strategic focus is to pursue growth opportunities in these markets.

We have graduate positions available in:
Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Vietnam; China; Hong Kong; Korea; Taiwan; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; India; Pakistan; UAE; Bahrain; UK; US; Botswana; Ghana; Kenya; Nigeria; Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Excellent international career opportunities
Our unique programme will enable you to gain experience and develop knowledge that other companies can’t necessarily offer. Once you’ve developed the right mindset, a strong network and an impressive track record, you’ll more than likely to be offered a variety of international roles within Standard Chartered.

Want to learn more?
Please visit our website for detailed information on all our graduate programmes and on how to apply: www.standardchartered.com/careers