CIB Risk, Graduate Trainee at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• There's only one thing we take more seriously than reducing risk. And that’s finding people with the curiosity, resilience, self-motivation and creative problem-solving approach, in shaping the future of Risk Management.
• Risk Management is enormously complex and involves understanding the Bank’s financial risk profile, setting risk appetite, finding opportunities for growth and protecting our shareholders and investors by trying to ensure that the Bank is making the right decisions and that we are acting responsibly and within regulation. We do all of this through a combination of thorough qualitative and quantitative analysis. We partner with the various sector and product segments to understand the risk profile to optimise their returns. But we also assess a range of other areas including financial, economic, legal, political, regulatory, environmental and reputational risks. 
• Join us on our Risk Management graduate programme, and you'll gain wide-ranging experience. You'll have unrivalled access to the key businesses and transactions at the heart of corporate and investment banking's expertise, such as Corporate Credit Risk, Non-Financial Risk, Real Estate Finance Credit Risk, Financial Institutions Credit Risk, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Risk, Country & Sovereign Risk, as well as Data Management and Risk Assurance. 
• Take the challenge and join our team!
• Programme duration:  18 month

Qualifications

• A minimum of a postgraduate degree in: 
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Actuarial Science
• Financial Mathematics
• Financial Risk Management

Requirements

• Must be a South African citizen
• Must be under 30 years of age
• Maximum of two years’ work experience
• Minimum of 65% average over all years of study

Additional Information

• Working collaboratively with others
• Resilience
• Creative Problem solving and considered decision-making
• Curiosity and willingness to learn
• Positive attitude and self confidence