Job Details

Banking Internship Bahrain 2026
Job Description
Requisition Number:  45600
Job Location:  Manama, BHR
Work Type:  Office Working
Employment Type:  Fixed Term Worker
Posting Start Date:  30/12/2025
Posting End Date:  28/02/2026
Job Description: 

JOB SUMMARY

Do you want to change the way people think about Banking, and be at the heart of that change? Do you want to join an organisation committed to their values and purpose? Are you looking for accelerated growth that will fully empower you to shape your potential? 

Our SC Bahrain Internship Programme could be just what you’re looking for.  

You’ll experience an incredible and varied global learning experience, which will include talent assignments, technical and professional skills training, future skills development workshops, targeted online learning, inspiring thought leadership speaker events, be involved in real-life business problem solving and more. 

We’ll provide you with the tools, training, network, and support to help you become a change agent, and drive innovation and creativity across the bank.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy
•    A 6-Month structured Internship program that takes place from January to June 2026
•    1 week country induction, formal welcome to the Bank, technical and soft skills training
•    2 rotations (3 months each) within the assigned Business Functions 
•    2 rotations (3 months each) within the Support Functions 
•    On-the-job learning  
•    On-going lunch & learns, hot topic sessions, social and networking events 
•    Pairing with a ‘buddy’ -, to set you up for success and provide insights into life as an SC employee 
•    Completion of a group project to be presented to senior leadership at the end of the program 

Business

•    We are hiring in Property and Across other Business and Support Functions

•    The program will provide exposure towards the day-to-day management of Property/CRES function 

Processes
•     Exposure to Property/CRES day to day management and execution of related tasks and documentaiton. 
•     Introduction to vendor management, coordination and assist with adminstrative support to track, follow-up and     
  coordination with vendor support.
•     Involvment and support in reporting righting, minute taking, logs and compliance documentation.
•     Coordinate site visits, access requests, and general support tasks

People & Talent

Within the Job Rotation, the Business will provide and execute the learning framework to the Interns to set the minimum expectations and outputs required to successfully complete the rotation
1)    Formal Learning - 10%
•    Training with the Subject Matter Expert and/or People Leader regarding the process flow, DOIs and diSCover platform as recommended by the Business and People Capability Team
•     Familiarization in the DOIs and systems

2)    Coaching - 20%
•    Job Shadowing with the Subject Matter Expert and/or People Leader in assigned tasks 
•    People Leader to prepare list of tasks, checklists and necessary system logins and other relevant accesses People Leader to set the expected outputs or items to be competed per attachment 

3)    On the Job Training - 70%
•    Perform assigned roles during the attachment. 
•    Error rate of participant should not go below 80%. 
•    Should complete the required volume/items set by the business during the attachment
The focal areas of the training will be focused on the Core behaviour and Core Skills:
Core Behaviour: Focusing on behavioural competencies such as Time Management, Personal Management, Ethics and Business Etiquettes, Team work and Personal Leadership
Core Skills: Focusing on an area that builds a core skill such as: Data Literacy, Sustainability, Cyber Security, Understanding Financial Services, Business Writing, Health and Safety and Presentation Skills.  Interns

Regulatory & Business Conduct

•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
•    Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles

Key Stakeholders

•    Country Leadership Team
•    Head of HR
•    Head of Property

Qualifications    

•    Education     Bachelor’s Degree     
•    Languages     English and Arabic

Role Specific Technical Competencies
•    Nimble Learning
•    Decision Quality
•    Action Oriented

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. 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.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

  • Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
  • Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
  • Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

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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