Jobs at Standard Chartered in South Africa

The learnership aims to provide newly qualified unemployed graduates an opportunity to gain workplace experience within various business functions; namely: Client Coverage, Finance, Compliance, Market/Sales, Transaction Banking Cash, Client Management, Trade Operations, Cash Operations/Exchange Controls.

Overview
This qualification provides a foundation in banking and financial services acumen and gives practical guidance on how to apply your training in the workplace.

Combining banking and financial services theory with real-world solutions, the National Certificate in Banking shows students how the industries work and how to use their newly acquired banking and financial services acumen to solve problems and improve their overall professionalism.

Outcomes
Upon completion of the programme, the student will be able to:

1. Identify and solve problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made;
2. Work effectively with others as a member of a team;
3. Organise and manage oneself and activities responsibly and effectively;
4. Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate performance;
5. Communicate effectively using mathematical and language skills;
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognizing that problem-solving contexts do not exist in isolation;
7. Benefit from full personal development, thus contributing to the social and economic development of South African society at large;
8. Complete NQF5 Certificate in Agile Banking theoretical learning.

Requirements
South African citizenship.
Available to start immediately.
Minimum of a bachelor's level degree or higher.
No work experience required.
The learnership supports a Certificate course in Banking qualification.

Completion of this qualification is mandatory and must be completed during the Program.
Business level English communication skills.
Role/s will be Johannesburg based.
The role comprises a structured learning opportunity, academic learning, and development initiatives over a period of 12 months.

About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact.

For more than years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other.

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.

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.

1. Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
2. 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.
3. Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
4. 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.
5. A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.
6. 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.

Standard Chartered Bank is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.