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About the Role
This 12-month Industrial Placement in Risk & Governance offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in banking, develop practical skills, and explore a future career in risk management and governance. The program combines practical experience, professional development, and real workplace learning, allowing students to contribute to meaningful work from day one.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to meaningful work while receiving support to learn and grow.
- Participate in induction, development support, and structured learning.
- Join a 10-month collaborative project with other Industrial Placement students.
- Gain hands-on experience in Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, Economic Crime, or Operational Risk Oversight.
- Develop a strong understanding of risk and governance.
- Contribute to work that helps protect customers, members, and the business.
- Support strategic projects and initiatives that improve risk and governance management.
- Develop transferable skills in communication, stakeholder engagement, problem solving, analysis, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Studying towards an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
- An interest in governance, risk management, regulatory interpretation, and business improvement.
- Confidence in solving problems and challenging existing ways of working.
- Curiosity about how organizations make decisions, manage risk, and improve performance.
- Ambition to keep growing, take on new challenges, and build towards your next career step.
- Interest and drive to build AI skills and knowledge.
- A logical, methodical approach with the ability to understand both the detail and the bigger picture.
- Confidence to build relationships and work with colleagues across the business.
- Drive, high performance, and a commitment to learning from feedback and setbacks.
- Determination to push for better and put customers first in decisions.
- Must demonstrate the right to work in the UK on commencement of employment and for the duration of the program without requiring sponsorship.
Skills
- Analysis
- Problem solving
- Stakeholder management
- Business improvement
- Emerging technologies (including AI)
- Communication
- Continuous improvement
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Hybrid working
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Industrial Placement
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree in any discipline
Salary/Compensations
- Opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on performance
Benefits
- Structured learning, personalized development, and hands-on experience
- 25 days holiday per year, increasing over time to 30
- Option to buy up to 10 extra days of holiday
- Private medical insurance
- Wellhub access for fitness and wellbeing options
- Free on-site gyms at selected locations
- Highly competitive pension
- Salary sacrifice scheme for additional benefits
- Up to 14 paid hours per year for volunteering
- Life assurance
About the Company
- Nationwide is a mutual building society owned by its members.
- We challenge the financial sector status quo, prioritizing member needs and sharing profits.
- We are purpose-driven, customer-focused, and committed to fairness and societal good.
- We foster a culture where employees are challenged to grow, rewarded, valued, and recognized.
Equal Opportunity
- As a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with applicable Immigration Rules and guidance.
- Visa sponsorship cannot be offered on this program.
- All successful applicants will need to demonstrate their right to work in the UK on commencement of employment and for the duration of the program applied for without requiring sponsorship.