Graduate Brand and Marketing UK 2025 Programme at Standard Chartered (Sponsorship Available)

Graduate Brand and Marketing UK 2025 Programme at Standard Chartered (Sponsorship Available)

Kickstart your global banking career with Standard Chartered’s 18-month Graduate Brand and Marketing Programme in the UK. This opportunity provides hands-on experience, mentorship, and structured training to develop future leaders in brand strategy, digital marketing, and customer engagement within the banking sector.

The programme is open to final-year students from all degree disciplines with strong academic records, and applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Candidates must be available to start in July 2025 and have the permanent legal right to work in the UK. However, visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants.

Ideal candidates are agile, adaptable, and eager to learn, with a passion for marketing, branding, and financial services. If you’re looking for a dynamic career with global exposure, apply today and become part of a world-leading banking institution.

About Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered is a global bank that connects corporate, institutional, and affluent clients to a vast network of growth opportunities across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. With a strong presence in dynamic markets, the bank plays a key role in driving growth and prosperity worldwide.

Position: Graduate Brand and Marketing UK 2025 Programme

Job Type: Full Time

Location: London, United Kingdom

About the Role

Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing Graduate 2025

Our Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing (CABM) function manages the Group’s marketing communications and engagement with stakeholders to promote and protect the Group’s brand, reputation and services.

About the programme

You will be supported and launched into a banking career on a global scale through our 18-month graduate programme. During this time, you’ll meet peers and senior executives from across the Group, creating networks that will accelerate your career growth. Our training programme will enable you to develop your technical, business, and interpersonal skills through real-world experience and hands-on training. Future skill development is a key priority for the Bank, and by investing in our Early Careers programmes, we’re committed to changing the way banking works for the better.

As a graduate, you will have opportunity to work across different teams, each specialising in an important area of our expertise and operations:

• Brand Strategy & Management: Work closely with the team to develop and implement strategies that strengthen our brand presence globally.
• Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) Marketing: Collaborate with the team to create and execute marketing strategies that support our corporate and institutional banking services.
• Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) Marketing: Support marketing campaigns and initiatives that drive our retail banking services, with a focus on customer proposition, engagement, and product promotion.
• Private Bank Marketing: Focus on marketing strategies tailored to our private banking clients, helping to deliver a personalised and high-touch client experience.
• Global Communications & Media Relations: Engage with the media and manage communications to ensure our brand is consistently represented across all channels.
• Internal & Corporate Communications: Contribute to internal communications strategies that keep our employees informed and engaged, and support corporate communications efforts that tell the story of our growth and strategy and uphold our public image.
• Brand Partnerships & Events: Participate in the planning and execution of high-profile sponsorships and events that enhance our brand visibility.
• Community Impact: Engage in corporate social responsibilities (CSR) initiatives that reflect our commitment to giving back to the communities we serve.

Throughout the programme, you will rotate across key areas, across cluster and global teams, giving you exposure to different facets of our function and business. This rotational approach ensures that you gain a well-rounded experience and develop a deep understanding of the various specialisms within Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing.

We’re looking for team players who are agile, flexible, multi-tasking and open to nimble learning.

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.

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