Company Purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

•    Being a great place to work

•    Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact

•    Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business Area

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 73 countries, with more than 196,000 employees, including around 149,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets, International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors.

BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking is a globally recognised leader offering capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions.

Job Purpose 

• The intern will support all aspects of the global Front Office supervisory framework and facilitate the initial implementation of the framework in the first year of the operation in the framework. They will serve as first point of contact (‘helpdesk’) for supervisors and facilitate the formalisation of supervisory arrangements and their governance.
• The scope of the role is EMEA and APAC.

Key Responsibilities 

• Serve as first point of contact for FO supervisors, support them in their understanding of the FO Supervision procedure and the formalisation and record keeping of any specific arrangements (e.g. partial delegation). 
• Help supervisors in their contacts with control teams to achieve the necessary visibility of various Supervisory Information (eg controls, KPIs, reports) in line with the guidelines embedded in the FO Supervision Procedure
• Facilitate the retention of all records and full audit trail pertaining to supervisory arrangements
• Contribute to the organisation and operation of the governance to ensure the effectiveness of the FO Supervision within GM

Requirements

Essential

• People’s contact and networking skills – clarity of communication, willingness to help and to create productive long term relationships with senior FO supervisors is essential
• Personal organisation – maintaining thorough and organised records (e.g. on SharePoint) 
• Communication skills – verbal, written and visual
• Ability to manage meetings through their lifecycle (preparation, moderation, minutes taking, follow up of action points) 
• Fully fluent in English (including good writing skills) 

Preferred

• Ability to set up, organise and maintain a SharePoint site
• General understand of Global Markets activities and structure 
• Interest in financial regulation and risk management topics
• Additional languages (e.g. French) are a plus but not essential

Conduct

•    Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct.

•    Demonstrate proactivity, transparency, and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks.

•    Consider the implications of your actions on colleagues.

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

PLEASE NOTE

•    You may only apply to four Long Term Internships over the course of a year. These may be across any business area. 

•    Successful candidates for this long term internship will be considered for London ONLY.

•    Please discuss the available start dates with your interviewers.

Unsuccessful candidates’ CVs will be shared with other teams within BNP Paribas and considered for potentially suitable roles. In this way we hope to maximise opportunities for candidates and hiring teams. By submitting your CV for this role you agree to it being shared securely with other hiring teams within BNP Paribas for the relevant recruitment round.

Location: London

Duration: Up to 22 months

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

•    Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.

•    Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.

•    Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.

•    Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.

•    Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year - in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

•    Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.

•    Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:

•    Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal Opportunities 

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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