Vacancy –Graduate Trainee
Corporate Banking

Location: IFSC, Dublin

Job Reference:8172 (Please quote reference on all correspondence)

JOB WITH MANY OPPORTUNITIES

Danske Bank is a leading Northern European bank with a strong ambition for the future: To become recognised as the most trusted financial partner by setting new standards within financial services. Danske Bank is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and has 20,000 employees across 15 countries.

The Danske Graduate programme gives you the opportunity to build a holistic understanding of Danske Bank and network with other graduates across the Group. Combined with daily challenges in Corporate & Institutions in Dublin this gives you a head start on your career.

The Corporate Banking team in Dublin is a team of professionals highly motivated to grow the corporate and institutional business, supported by one of the strongest brand names in the Nordic Region. The team services the bank’s most valuable and complex customers in Ireland within the following customer segments: Corporate and Institutional Banking and International Corporate Banking.

Now is your chance to understand the business, do research / project work, attend meetings in a learning capacity and complete credit application processes. We envisage you will gain knowledge of and train in all areas of relationship management and corporate banking in Danske Bank Ireland. And over time you build specialist skills in specific areas of corporate banking and the skills of relationship management e.g. within large corporate, institutional clients or internationalcorporates.

Your key responsibilitiesas a graduate trainee, amongst others, will include:

  • Engaging with Senior Managers to ensure all personal development goals are met through training, coaching and performance monitoring, with exposure to all areas across the business unit
  • Pro-actively engage in open dialogue with colleagues/management on all issues
  • Ensuring high quality service delivery to all internal and external customers
  • Working within all compliance and risk management parameters, as set out in procedures
  • Ensuring all tasks are performed in a timely and accurate fashion.
  • Building a personal network within the Danske Bank Group

DO WE MATCH EACH OTHER?

You are about to graduate in 2013 or have recently obtained a master’s degree within typically, but not necessarily, finance, economics, accounting, investments, treasury, business etc. You have graduated among the top of your class and have demonstrated outstanding academic results. Work experience within the financial sectorwould be an advantage.
Within Corporate Banking the role requires you to interact with a large number of colleagues and clients globally. It is therefore of utmost importance that you are an open-minded, curious, proactive, extrovert and positive person who likes to interact with other people. You are driven by performance and you seek and find opportunities to improve customer satisfaction and solutions. You are a strong communicator both written and spoken at all levels.

We aim to recruit the best and we therefore expect you to have the following:

  • Minimum 2.1 Honours Degree in Business related subjects

It would be preferable if you would also have the following:

  • Masters in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Investment and Treasury or a similar Business area

We also expect you to display the following characteristics:

  • Ability to accurately complete all tasks required
  • Quality of output under pressure
  • Demonstration of skills to adapt to changing environments
  • Motivation and ability to challenge colleagues, as appropriate
  • Customer interaction & satisfaction
  • Compliance with Group Risk policies and with the Bank’s procedures.
  • Teamwork and influencing skills – ability to integrate into a specialised team

WHAT DO YOU RECEIVE IN RETURN?

As a Graduate Traineeyou will have an exciting and challenging job,wherewe will support your Professional and Personal development, together with excellent career prospects. Following successful completion of the 12 month Group Graduate Programme, you will be placed in the Corporate Banking unit in a role commensurate with your abilities. In return, it is essential you are motivated and a strong performer.

TAKE THE LEAP!

The practical details if you wish to apply for this job:

Grade:Graduate Trainee

How to apply:By sending a copy of your CV and a covering letter with the job
reference number 8172outlining your backgroundand why you are
suited to working in DanskeCorporate Banking

to:

By Post :
Danske Bank

HR Services - Recruitment

4thFloor Donegall Square West,

Belfast,

BT1 6JS.

By Email :

Closing date for application:19th March 2013