This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Why Strategic Development?
Strategic Development sits at the heart of our business ensuring that we are building a bank that is ready for the future.
We are made up of teams for Strategy, Climate and Sustainable banking; working together to shape our future and make sure we’re building a sustainable, innovative and purposeful bank.
Our world-class graduate programme
As a graduate trainee in Strategic Development, we’ll equip 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:

• Establish your own track record of success in areas like Strategy, Sustainable Banking and Climate
• Tackle some of the most challenging issues faced by the bank
• Build a breadth of customer, banking and innovation knowledge
• Develop highly sought after and transferable skills
• Elevate your digital and commercial awareness
• Gain unique development experiences across different environments

How you’ll benefit
We’ll reward you with a starting salary of £35,000. And on top of your salary, you’ll also have access to our flexible benefits package.
You can also expect to:

• Learn from industry experts and immediately apply your learnings
• Accelerate your data analysis and research capability
• Enrich your learning through our Nat West Group Academy
• Master your project and stakeholder management skills
• Expand your global professional network
• Grow your confidence, build your resilience, and elevate your presence
• Experience first-hand what it’s like working in a purpose-driven organisation

At the end of the programme, you’ll be well positioned to apply for a job in any of our Strategy teams or as an analyst or social researcher.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for our Strategic Development graduate programme, you’ll need:

• To have, or be on course to achieving a 2:1 in your degree
• A growth mindset
• To enjoy problem solving and have strong critical thinking skills
• A sound sense of judgement
• To be creative, curious and inquisitive
• A strong customer focus

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!

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