SC Ventures Graduate Programme (UAE Nationals) 2026

About SC VenturesWe believe banking has a critical role to play in society and we can reconnect banking and society by building and scaling breakthrough business models. SC Ventures was established to reinvent banking, as the significant technological disruptions to the industry was impacting its ability to serve clients and customers, in the ways they needed to be served. We’re investing now, to create optionality for the future.About the Graduate Programme – how you’ll learn and growJoin a skills‑first organisation where your potential matters more than your background. From day one, you’ll build the skills that matter – through real‑world projects, mentoring, and tailored learning journeys. Our 12‑month graduate programme is designed to accelerate your development and set you up for long‑term success. You’ll benefit from:Structured learning: Classroom training combined with hands‑on experienceGlobal collaboration: Work with diverse teams and experienced leadersSkill development: Build technical expertise and professional capabilitiesYou will be aligned to a workstream within SC Ventures, striving towards achieving our collective desired outcomes and key results. Around you will be a team of experts who will enable the development of your technical, business, and interpersonal skills through real‑world experience and hands‑on training. Throughout the programme, you’ll meet peers and senior executives from across our global network, creating partnerships and forming relationships that will accelerate your career. We believe that by fostering a highly collaborative and open culture, the whole can be greater than the sum of our parts.Opportunities for 2026As part of the assessment process, we’ll help you explore which of the following workstreams best matches your strengths and interests:Design and Innovation: Design, deliver, and scale initiatives that enable employees to become intrapreneurs, support venture‑building teams, and strengthen our culture of innovation.Marketing and Communications: Develop business‑centric communications to not only protect the Group’s reputation, brand and services, but also leverage social media and other new‑age channels to build up our ventures.Finance: Conduct market research to complement the preparation of financial statements and reports, manage the budget and make projections and forecasts.You can also indicate areas of interest in advance on your cover letter.Bring the skills and we’ll help you build your careerSkillsWe believe that diverse skills drive innovation, which is why we welcome students from all degree disciplines and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. You’ll have:A strong analytical mindset, comfortable with data analysis and presentation.Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.A naturally curious mindset, and a willingness to develop new skills and embrace new experiences.The ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to evolving priorities.You must be a final‑year student or recent graduate able to start full‑time employment in July 2026.Have a permanent legal right to work in the country you’re applying to.Key DatesAssessment Centres: January 2026Start Date: July 2026About Standard CharteredWe'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 WeDo the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we doNever settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so wellAre better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long termWhat we offerIn 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 b