Achieve
your ambition
Danske Bank Graduate Programme
You’re on
your way to
achieving
your ambition
Take the first steps to a career in
one of NI’s leading banks
Welcome to Danske
Bank – where
our Graduate
Programme could
provide the perfect
start to your career
in a fast-moving
and dynamic
environment.
From day one, you’ll have a permanent
position with us. Then on successfully
completing our 2-Year Graduate
Programme you’ll have:
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A leadership or specialist role
within our bank, and
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A voice in shaping our future
If you’re ready we‘ll help you build
a career where you’ll make a real
difference to individuals, businesses
and communities.
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We’ll be learning a lot about you.
So here’s a little bit about us.
We’re different to other banks in
Northern Ireland - our CEO is based
here and it’s here that decisions are
made.
Headquartered in Denmark, Danske
Bank is a prominent player in Nordic
finance enabling us to draw on
international and systems expertise.
However we are still very much a
local bank in Northern Ireland.
Our roots here go back for more than
200 years - so we’re able to use our
strong local presence, influence and
understanding of the local market to
help our customers.
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INTERNATIONAL
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SATISFACTION2
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NI’S MOST
PROFITABLE BUSINESS
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CUTTING
EDGE DIGITAL
SOLUTIONS
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ACROSS NI
Community Support
We take our responsibility to local
people, society and the environment very
seriously, for example
• Financial Confidence: Through our
SMART Programme partnership with
schools, we support children and young
people in becoming financially confident;
• Charity Partner: Staff and customers
have raised £1.2m for local charities
since 2003;
• Volunteering: Our ‘Time to give’ campaign
encourages staff to volunteer some of
their working time to help others;
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1. Insider Northern Ireland Dealmaker Awards 2016
2. Aalund Customer Insight Business Report May 2016
3. Business Eye Profit 200 feature 2015 and 2016
PROUD HISTORY OF SUPPORTING AND INVESTING
IN LOCAL ARTS, CULTURE, SPORT, EDUCATION,
AGRICULTURE & BUSINESS.
• In November 2015, we were
acknowledged as one of NI’s ‘greenest’
companies for work in environmental
change and awareness and won a Gold
award for environmental management.4
4. Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking
Survey run by ARENA Network 2015
Part of an
international group...
but still firmly rooted
in Northern Ireland
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Fasten your seat belt –
there’s a very busy
two years ahead
Right from the word ‘go’ you’ll be part of
a whirlwind of professional development
that’ll shape your career.
And all the time, you’ll have the resources
of Northern Ireland’s most profitable
company behind you.1
How the Graduate Programme
will map out
The 24-month programme consists
of rotations where you’ll learn the
fundamentals of banking - be that personal
banking, small business start-ups or the
corporate banking world.
Along the way, you’ll gain valuable experience
of our specialist areas, and there’s the
potential for international exposure to our
Danske Nordic network.
All in all, you’ll see how our business
operates and succeeds and this will
provide the foundation for your success.
At the end of the 2 years, the focus on
your development will continue as part
of our business as usual Leadership
Development strategy.
At Danske Bank, you will:
• Have a structured,
challenging programme
• Gain professional banking
qualifications
• Learn about banking from the
grass roots up
• Experience the variety and
diversity of our business
through rotations in key
business units
• Be given real responsibility
early on... and be expected to
deliver
You’ll enjoy a structured,
challenging programme
and kick start your career
1. Business Eye Profit 200 feature 2015 and 2016
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Open the doors to
rapid development &
unique opportunity
Why join our Graduate Programme
At Danske Bank, we’ll help you develop
and accelerate your career through
challenging and meaningful work, a
range of development activities and
as part of a strong network of likeminded graduates.
On the programme, you’ll mostly learn
through your rotations and interaction
with colleagues and customers. And
of course there’s also some formal
training and development.
To succeed, however, you’ll need to
push yourself outside your comfort
zone, and deliver while you’re learning.
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Start as you mean to go on
Yes, you’ll be thrown in at the deep
end but rest assured that we’ll give
you the support you need to perform
successfully.
Following our robust
induction programme:
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You’ll be assigned a mentor
to help you maximize your
opportunities
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You’ll join a leadership skills
development programme
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You’ll be part of a Graduate
learning network
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You’ll have training on key
business skills such as
Project Management
Promotion
When you’ve successfully reached
the end of your training, you’ll achieve
promotion to a leadership role and be
fully immersed in our business culture
– ready to begin the next stage of your
career journey with us.
Get on board a
progressive programme
to develop leaders of the
future. You’ll then be
playing a central role in:
• Supporting individuals and businesses
• Building a better banking environment
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Recognising
your talent.
Rewarding
your work.
Our Achieve
programme helps
you to learn well...
and earn well too
At Danske Bank we recognise that your performance
delivers our performance.
We’re offering a competitive package that matches the
culture of ambition and high achievement that we foster.
So what does that actually mean for you? Quite a lot,
actually.
Salary & Benefits
To begin with, right from the off, you’ll have a
permanent contract and be on a salary of over
£22,000 and on successful completion of the 2 year
programme you could be earning over £30,000.
It’s not all work, of course, as you’ll enjoy over 7 weeks’
holiday to begin with – rising to over 8 weeks’ on
successful completion of the Graduate Programme.
Of course there’s also the usual benefits: pension, life
cover, funding and support to achieve professional
banking qualifications, and a range of offerings to look
after your wellbeing, etc
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We’re not
looking for just
any graduates.
We’re looking
for exceptional
graduates.
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MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT:
2:1
DEGREE
In any discipline
(obtained or predicted)
At Danske Bank, we’re looking for future
leaders. And naturally that means we
need exceptional students. Nothing less.
With that as a starting point, we’re
confident we can help you realise your true
potential so that you can play a leading
role in shaping and transforming the
future of banking.
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So, what type of
person should you be?
Well, possibly not the ‘typical banking type’ for starters
We’re a pretty diverse bunch here
at Danske Bank. We have a wide range
of backgrounds, interests and outlooks.
We also expect you to thrive on
responsibility and have an ability to
both work and deliver at pace.
So the chances are you’ll fit right in.
You’ll be comfortable working in an
environment of ongoing change and
relish the fluidity and speed of the
banking world - always expecting to
succeed.
To begin with though, you’ll need to
have an exceptionally strong academic
track record that makes you stand out
among your peers.
Curious And Customer centric
We believe you should be passionate
about making an impact and
challenging ‘business as usual’.
To do that, we expect you to be
curious, highly motivated, hard
working and commercially focused on
achieving results.
We want to hear about achievements
that you found particularly challenging.
And if you’ve experience of a
commercial or business role, even
better.
So, how do you measure up?
All in all, it’s quite a tall order. If you
think you measure up, we’d certainly
love to hear from you.
What we value in our people
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Integrity
Connecting & Building Relationships
Confident of Success
Resilience and Delivering at Pace
Commercially Astute
Transforming & Innovating
Thinking & Acting Flexibly
Performing & Growing
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Like what you’ve
heard? Then let’s get
the ball rolling
To apply online go to www.danskebank.co.uk/Achieve
Once you’ve submitted your application to us, we’ll confirm by email that
we’ve received it.
Shortly after the application deadline, we’ll contact you to let you know
whether you’re being invited to participate in the next stage of the process.
We look forward to receiving your application. In the meantime, you can
find out more about us on our website: www.danskebank.co.uk
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We wish you every success
in your application
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Equal Opportunities Statement
Danske Bank is committed to providing
equality of opportunity for all.
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This publication is also available in
Braille, in large print, on tape and on disk.
Speak to a member of staff for details.
Danske Bank is a trading name of Northern Bank Limited.
Registered in Northern Ireland R568.
Registered Office
Donegall Square West
Belfast BT1 6JS
www.danskebank.co.uk
Northern Bank Limited is a member of the Danske Bank Group
Correct as at 09/2016