Wholesale Lending Summer Internship Programme 2025 London

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Summer Internship Programme Overview

Join us as a Summer Intern and explore the worlds of finance and technology. Dive into our culture by participating in real-world projects that provide a full business picture. Choose your preferred business field for an in-depth introduction, with immediate responsibilities guided by a mentor and line manager. In this ten-week adventure, you’ll make connections, explore new vistas, and discover opportunities for growth. Join us during the summer of your penultimate year of university to develop skills, broaden your knowledge, and embark on a meaningful route to a lucrative career.

Why should you participate in the Wholesale Lending Summer Internship Programme?

As a Summer Analyst, you will be part of a multinational team with members from the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. You will be a major partner to customers in both international corporate banking and investment banking.

You may learn:

• Understanding Barclays’ primary relationship lending offerings for CIB clients.
• End-to-end transaction life cycle oversight, including origination, structure, documentation, and execution.
• Core Credit Analysis Skills
• Sustainability Linked structuring
• A holistic approach to commercial decision making (Portfolio)
• To support client involvement and establish a client-centered mindset in order to give an excellent and individualised service.

Wholesale lending at Barclays.

Wholesale Lending is Barclays’ relationship lending centre of expertise within the Corporate and Investment Bank. Responsible for product management, creation, structuring, and implementing specialised loan solutions, as well as portfolio management for the CIB client base.

Who are we looking for?

To be eligible for this program, you must be in your penultimate year of any discipline.

We’re searching for someone who can work well both in groups and on their own. Ideally, you will be commercially and client-aware. You will be able to comprehend financial facts and make informed recommendations.

Barclays will accept applications from people who need visa sponsorship to work in the UK.

Working in London.

If you enjoy the excitement of city life, our global headquarters is the place to be. Our London hub is located in Canary Wharf, the heart of the city’s financial area. You won’t just be in the ideal location to see the nation’s capital; you’ll also be able to explore all of the numerous functions and opportunities provided by a global financial powerhouse. And if you’re technically inclined, you’ll benefit more from your IT career by working with other creative minds on game-changing ideas that are altering the future of banking.

The purpose of the function

Participate in the day-to-day operations of the wholesale lending business, giving insights and experience that assist more senior colleagues in making informed decisions, developing new products and services, and identifying 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, and client partnerships in international corporate banking and investment banking.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to advance corporate objectives.
• Participation in training and development programs designed to improve skills and knowledge.
• Identifying possibilities, developing business cases, and managing the rollout and launch of new wholesale lending products and services.
• Management of the creation and implementation of financial models and techniques to aid decision making in wholesale lending.
• Training and mentoring for junior coworkers.

Analyst Expectations:

• Will have an impact on the work of other teams in the area.
• Collaborate with other functions and business areas.
• Takes accountability for the final outcome of a team’s operational processing and actions.
• Violations of policies and procedures should be escalated properly.
• Take responsibility for implementing new risk-mitigation policies/procedures.
• Advise and influence decision-making in your own area of expertise.
• Accept responsibility for managing risk and tightening controls in respect to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in accordance with the applicable laws, regulations, and codes of behaviour.
• Maintain and consistently develop a grasp of how one’s own sub-function interfaces with the function, as well as knowledge of the organization’s goods, services, and procedures within the function.
• Demonstrate an awareness of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the organisation’s sub-function objectives.
• Make evaluative conclusions based on factual analysis, paying close attention to detail.
• Resolve difficulties by discovering and selecting solutions based on accumulated technical experience, guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members while communicating difficult or sensitive information.
• Act as a point of contact for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while also developing a network of contacts both within and outside of the organisation.

All colleagues will be required to exemplify the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, which serve as our moral compass and guide us in doing what we believe is right. They will also be expected to display the Barclays Mindset – Empower, Challenge, and Drive – which is the operational manual for our behaviour.