Standard Chartered About Standard Chartered We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 17
Standard Chartered
About Standard Chartered
We’re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we’ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you’re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can’t wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you’ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.
Together we:
- Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
- Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
- Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
What we offer
In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
- Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
- Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
- Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
- Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
- A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
- Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies – everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
1. Wealth and Retail Banking Graduate Programme Kenya 2026
Job Location: Nairobi, KEN
Work Type: Office Working
Employment Type: Graduates
Posting Start Date: 07/01/2026
Posting End Date: 28/02/2026
Job Description:
About the Wealth and Retail Banking team
We serve more than 13 million individuals and small businesses, with a focus on the affluent segment which encompasses Private Banking, Priority Private, Priority Banking, and Premium Banking. Within the mass retail sector, our strategic focus is on emerging affluent clients who will progress in their wealth journey with us, forming the future pipeline of affluent clients.
We’re a leading wealth manager in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and our deep local presence and international network enables us to capture the strong structural tailwinds which are driving cross-border wealth flows. Our comprehensive product offerings span across deposits, payments, financing, advisory, investments and bancassurance.
About the Graduate Programme – how you’ll learn and grow
Join a skills-first organisation where your potential matters more than your background. From day one, you’ll build the skills that matter – through real-world projects, mentoring, and tailored learning journeys. Our 12-month graduate programme is designed to accelerate your development and set you up for long-term success. You’ll benefit from:
Structured learning: Classroom training combined with hands-on experience
Global collaboration: Work with diverse teams and experienced leaders
Skill development: Build technical expertise and professional capabilities
In addition to continuous learning opportunities, you’ll be given early responsibilities and be able to make extensive connections across different teams, including:
- Affluent Banking: Accelerating wealth growth for our affluent clients – Personal, Premium, Priority, Priority Private and Private Banking.
- Wealth Solutions: Committed to building, managing and protecting client’s wealth.
- Digital Banking: Using data and NextGen technology to deliver personalised banking solutions.
- Bancassurance Performance and Analytics: Supports the business through the application of data, AI, and analytics to enhance performance.
Bring the skills and we’ll help you to grow
We believe that diverse skills drive innovation, which is why we welcome students from all degree disciplines and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds:
- Strong academic performance and extracurricular involvement
- Team players with agility and resilience
- Analytical thinkers with attention to detail
- Passion for dynamic, fast-paced environments
- Excellent project management and communication skills
- Have a permanent legal right to work in the country you’re applying to
- You must be a final year student, able to start full-time employment in July 2026.
Key Dates
• Start Date: July 2026.
2. Client Coverage Internship Programme Kenya 2026
Job Location: Nairobi, KEN
Work Type: Office Working
Employment Type: Intern
Posting Start Date: 07/01/2026
Posting End Date: 01/03/2026
Job Description:
When you join our Client Coverage team, you’ll collaborate across teams to solve problems, spot opportunities, and deliver sustainable outcomes – for clients and for the Bank. With our unique global footprint, your work will have reach and relevance, partnering with governments, financial institutions, corporations, and investors on projects that shape the future of finance.
Globally, our Client Coverage teams are part of our Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) function, managing and developing our client relationships. We work across the global network together with our product partners to deliver working capital, financing, trade, cash and financial markets solutions for our clients.
Join us if you want to work with some of the most influential local and global corporates in your geographies. You’ll get the opportunity to work with lots of different teams within the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) business function and more broadly across the Bank.
About the Internship Programme – how you’ll learn and grow
Join a skills-first organisation where your potential matters more than your background. You’ll get the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals, tackle real business challenges, and discover what it’s like to be part of a global organisation. You’ll build valuable skills, contribute to innovative projects, and form connections to last throughout your career. Many interns go on to join us as graduates – this could be where your journey begins.
The programme will support your skills development:
- 10-week summer internship
- A structured induction and orientation
- Classroom learning on our products, platforms and business
- On-the-job training and technical seminars
- Support from managers, mentors and buddies
- Networking events with senior leaders
- Opportunities to contribute to community initiatives.
Where you could work
You’ll be placed into one of the following teams:
I. Corporate Coverage: Partnering with top-tier multinational, local and middle-market clients to deliver tailored banking solutions – from cash management, and trade financing to lending, capital markets, and advisory services.
II. Financial Institutions Coverage: Partnering with a diverse client base across banking, insurance, asset management, public sector, and private equity. The team plays a key role in delivering solutions across financing, risk management, cash and securities, and investment strategies.
Roles
Our industry leading bankers will help you join one of the specialties below. As part of our assessment process, we help you learn more about the opportunities and determine which best suits your skills, attributes, and interests. Whichever route you take, you’ll gain hands-on experience and become an integral part of the team.
- Assistant Relationship Managers support Senior Relationship Managers in the execution of deals, coordination between clients and product partners, and account planning and business approvals. Sales responsibilities will be assigned to you, and you’ll work with multiple stakeholders to identify opportunities.
- Credit Analysts assist Relationship Managers in managing risk, structuring deals, and monitoring existing clients. You’ll gain a deep understanding of our CIB products and how they are structured. You’ll also conduct credit, financial, and industry risk analysis, as well as learn about environmental, sustainability, and reputational risk types and how we manage them.
Bring the skills and we’ll help you to build your career
We believe that diverse skills drive innovation, which is why we welcome students from all degree disciplines and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. You’ll have:
- Strong academic performance and extracurricular involvement.
- The ability to work in a team with agility and resilience.
- Ability to think analytically with strong attention to detail.
- A passion for dynamic, fast-paced environments.
- Excellent project management and communication skills.
- The permanent legal right to work in the country you’re applying to.
- You must be a penultimate year student and available to intern in June 2026* and start full-time in July 2027.
Key Date
Start Date: June 2026.
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