Wholesale Lending Off Cycle Internship Programme

**Off-Cycle Internship Overview**
Join us on an off cycle internship for 3-6 months working within our Investment Banking, Markets, Corporate Banking or Quantitative Analytics business areas. Immerse yourself in our work and culture and gain invaluable insights into life as a Full-time Analyst with this longer internship.

**Why Wholesale Lending Off-Cycle Internship Programme?**
As an off cycle analyst you will be part of an international team spanning across UK, US, EMEA and APAC. You will be a key partner to clients across International Corporate banking and Investment banking.

You may learn:

- An understanding of Barclays’ core relationship lending products for CIB clients
- End-to-end oversight of the transaction life cycle from origination and structuring to documentation and execution
- Core credit analysis skills
- Sustainability Linked structuring
- Holistic approach to commercial decision making (Portfolio)
- To support client engagement and develop a client focused mind-set in order to deliver an excellent and tailored service

**Wholesale Lending at Barclays**
Wholesale Lending is the centre of excellence for relationship lending across the Corporate and Investment Bank at Barclays. Responsible for product management, development, structuring and executing tailored lending solutions and portfolio management across the CIB client set.

**Who we're looking for**
To be considered for this programme, you must be in your penultimate or final year - in any discipline. Language requirements: fluent in English and French.

We are looking for someone who can work effectively both in a team and independently. Ideally you'll be commercially and client aware. You will have the ability to digest financial information and make informative suggestions.

**Barclays Europe**
We’ve had a presence in Europe almost as long as there’s been a Barclays. So, we’re building on solid foundations, leveraging our embedded talent, in 10 locations across the region allowing us to draw on a wealth of local and regional insight.

**Working in Paris**
Our office in Paris provides a full investment banking service to our local and global clients. Our integrated coverage model means we are able to provide our clients with access to deep expertise across sectors, regions and products.

**Purpose of the role**

To participate in the day-to-day activities of the wholesale lending division providing insights and expertise that help more senior colleagues make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new market opportunities.

**Accountabilities**
- 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 wholesale lending, partnering with clients across International Corporate banking and Investment 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 wholesale lending.
- Management of the development and implementation of financial models and strategies that support in decision making in wholesale lending.
- Training and mentoring of junior colleagues.

**Analyst Expectations**
- Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
- Partner with other functions and business areas.
- Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
- Escalate breaches of policies / procedures appropriately.
- Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
- Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
- 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.
- Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
- Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
- Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
- Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. Th