Graduate Trainee - Human Resources

Why Human Resources?

HR is a fascinating, growing, and important part of our organisation. As AI and more technology enters the workplace, the importance of having an HR strategy that empowers our people to be their best, and drives us to do our best for and by them, is greater than ever.

We shape and deliver strategies in areas like recruitment, learning, reward, and inclusion to make sure we have the people, skills, and perspectives we need to deliver for our customers, now and in the future.

Our world-class graduate programme

As a graduate trainee in Human Resources, 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:

• Help us deliver an HR strategy that achieves our ambitions and champions the potential of our greatest asset of all – our people
• Work with leading industry experts to solve complex problems that impact the lives of millions of people
• Immerse yourself in a truly inclusive HR environment that’s constantly growing and changing
• Gain hands-on experience in areas like colleague wellbeing, recruitment, talent management, policy development, and leadership support
• Learn how to navigate compliance with new laws and legislation, harness new technologies, and deliver employee expectations
• Develop your relationship building skills and create meaningful and lasting relationships
• Achieve an industry recognised Level 5 CIPD professional qualification

What’s in it for you?

We’ll reward you with a starting salary of £36,000. And on top of your salary, you’ll have access to our flexible benefits package.

You can also expect to:

• Learn from industry experts and immediately apply your learnings
• Accelerate your consultancy capability
• Enrich your learning through our NatWest Group Academy
• Master your ability to influence change and challenge the status quo
• Develop excellent 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

After two years, your programme will end. Before then, we’ll support you to make an application for your next job and you’ll be well positioned to secure a job in HR Consultancy, Talent Acquisition, or Reward.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for our Human Resources graduate programme, you’ll need:

• To have, or be on course to achieving a 2:1 in your degree
• To be passionate about helping people to thrive, add value, and feel valued
• An affinity for building great relationships built on empathy and trust
• Great communication skills
• To enjoy collaborating and working as part of a team
• A deep sense of integrity
• The ability to organise and prioritise effectively

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!

Not all of our graduate programmes offer Skilled Worker sponsorship. We will only offer sponsorship if there is a business requirement to do so and the job meets Skilled Worker Visa eligibility criteria.

Have another question?

Head over to our \’Applying and eligibility support\’ page now for answers to some of our most commonly asked questions.