Overview
Barclays – UK Corporate Banking Degree Apprenticeship – Northampton
Barclays UK Corporate Banking is a great place to begin and build a long, varied, and successful career. You’ll be exposed to an unrivalled depth and breadth of experience. The UK Corporate Banking and Barclaycard Payments Coverage teams connect UK businesses turning over £6.5m pa up to FTSE 350 with comprehensive banking solutions, offering tailored services in payments, lending, risk, and industry-specific needs. The Barclaycard Payments Coverage team specialises in efficient, reliable, and secure payment methods for online, in-person, or phone transactions, providing detailed reporting and analytics to help clients understand trends and improve processes.
Purpose of the role To participate in the day-to-day activities of the UK corporate banking division providing insights and expertise that help senior colleagues make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new market opportunities.
Responsibilities
* Execution of small research projects, research to support strategic decision making, preparation of presentations and reports to communicate research findings, collaboration with senior management to implement research findings for UK corporate banking.
* Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
* Participation in training and development programmes to enhance skills and knowledge.
* Identification of opportunities, development of business cases, management of the deployment and launch of new products and services for UK corporate banking.
* Management of client relationships and provision of customer service support to clients and customers, under steadily decreasing supervision, responding to questions about products and services, processing of transactions.
Analyst expectations
* Execute work requirements as identified in processes and procedures, collaborating with and impacting on the work of team members.
* Identify escalation of policy breaches as required.
* Take responsibility for customer service and operational execution tasks.
* Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
* Gain and maintain an understanding of own role, how the team integrates to achieve overall objectives, alongside knowledge of the work of other teams within the function.
* Work within well-defined procedures that may involve a variety of work routines.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the procedures.
* Evaluate and select the appropriate alternatives from defined options.
* Make judgements based on the analysis of factual information.
* Build relationships with stakeholders and customers to identify and address their needs, in support of a smooth operating process, handling sensitive issues as required.
Eligibility and qualifications
For this apprenticeship opportunity you’ll need 3 A-levels at BBB (or equivalent) and GCSE Mathematics grade 6 and English Language grade 4.
What happens after you apply?
1. We’ll review your application
2. You’ll be asked to complete our online assessments
3. We’ll ask you to complete a survey, so we can be sure of your eligibility
4. It’s time to attend a virtual or in-person assessment day, where you’ll be assessed during a group activity and interview (this will take place from November 2025)
5. We’ll let you know the outcome and give you feedback
Why a Barclays Apprenticeship?
You’ll earn while working towards a Financial Services Professional Apprenticeship, gaining a professional qualification without student loans, while accumulating real work experience on a full-time salary in a permanent job. Barclays provides ongoing support through a Programme Support Manager and access to subject-matter experts to accelerate your development.
With over 325 years of expertise in Banking and a presence in 39 countries, Barclays offers broad opportunities to network and explore different career paths.
Closing Date: 31 October 2025 Annual Salary £25,000 + benefits
Job details
Seniority level: Internship
Employment type: Internship
Job function: Finance and Sales
Industries: Education Administration Programs
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