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Nationwide


Nationwide is the world’s largest building society with more than 13 million members. Our commitment to mutuality puts us in a unique position in the UK’s financial services marketplace. We've over 160 years of expertise and experience at being a building society, looking after the interests of our members. And we intend to deliver great value to our members as a modern, mutual building society for many years to come.

People are the key to success in our business. The significant investment we make in our training and development programme is testimony to this.

Our Graduate Programme

Our Nationwide Management Development Programme (NMDP) gives you the choice of a Generalist or Specialist option, both of which typically comprise of three eight-month placements, which could be anywhere around the country.

The Generalist Programme gives you experience of different areas of our business including a retail-based position, a role that develops your management and people skills, and an area using your project management/consultancy skills.

The Specialist Programme offers you the choice of the following:

  • Finance & Audit
  • Treasury
  • Commercial
  • Retail Branch Network
  • Risk Management
  • Product Management
  • Central Retail
  • Change Management
  • Information Security & Business Continuity
  • Specialist Lending
  • Group Strategy & Planning
  • Technology

You'll spend two/three of your placements in your chosen area, and one in another part of the business.

Training & Development

Training is provided through a blend of group learning, on-the-job initiatives, coaching and skills training which include leadership, project management and relationship skills.  We also have an excellent mentoring approach, linked to regular discussion, feedback and appraisal from your manager to ensure your personal and professional development stays on track.  And your ‘Buddy’ (a previous graduate) will be there for more informal advice.  Where appropriate, you’ll have the opportunity to study for professional qualifications.

The Benefits

As well as a competitive starting salary, you'll also be entitled to join a pension scheme, 24 days' holiday, an annual bonus, subsidised healthcare, incentives and preferential rates on loans.

Our Choices' flexible benefit programme enables you to select a range of benefits that fit your particular requirements from additional holiday and specific medical cover, to discounts at famous high street names.

Starting Salary: £23,250 per annum + £3,000 (gross ) joining bonus

No of Graduate Positions: 25

Degree disciplines required: Any degree discipline at 2.1 or above, with 240 UCAS points, excluding general studies

Work locations: Throughout the UK, with Head Offices in Swindon and Northampton

Apply online at: www.nationwide.co.uk/graduate

Closing Date: Please refer to our website for the application closing date

Contact us:

Email: Graduates@nationwide.co.uk

Web: www.nationwide.co.uk/graduate

Tel: 01793 654205




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CASE STUDIES FROM THIS EMPLOYER

 
Hannah Sanders

Hannah Sanders - Corporate Graduate - Nationwide

As a Customer Service and Communications Specialist I spent 8 months in Nationwide's Press Office and will return to the Press Office for my final 8 month placement. It was a very exciting placement where I was able to learn a lot about Nationwide's wide range of products and how important brand messaging is. I also had the opportunity to meet many different Personal Finance journalists from all over the country who write for national and regional newspapers. During this middle 8 month placement I am working in a department called Member Proposition that works on special projects that stretch throughout Nationwide.