Standard Chartered Bank Client Coverage Internship Programme 2026

Standard Chartered Bank - We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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. As a leading international bank, we strive to help people and businesses prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Applications are invited for:

Title: Client Coverage Internship Programme 2026

Requisition Number: 45283
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Work Type: Office Working
Employment Type: Intern
Start Date: June 2026.

Job Description

Client Coverage Internship Programme - 2026 

• When you join our Client Coverage team, you’ll collaborate across teams to solve problems, spot opportunities, and deliver sustainable outcomes - for clients and for the Bank.
• With our unique global footprint, your work will have reach and relevance, partnering with governments, financial institutions, corporations, and investors on projects that shape the future of finance.
• Globally, our Client Coverage teams are part of our Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) function, managing and developing our client relationships.
• We work across the global network together with our product partners to deliver working capital, financing, trade, cash and financial markets solutions for our clients.  
• Join us if you want to work with some of the most influential local and global corporates in your geographies.
• You’ll get the opportunity to work with lots of different teams within the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) business function and more broadly across the Bank.  

About the Internship Programme – how you’ll learn and grow

• Join a skills-first organisation where your potential matters more than your background. 
• You’ll get the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals, tackle real business challenges, and discover what it’s like to be part of a global organisation.
• You’ll build valuable skills, contribute to innovative projects, and form connections to last throughout your career. Many interns go on to join us as graduates - this could be where your journey begins. 

The programme will support your skills development:  

• 10-week summer internship 
• A structured induction and orientation 
• Classroom learning on our products, platforms and business 
• On-the-job training and technical seminars 
• Support from managers, mentors and buddies 
• Networking events with senior leaders 
• Opportunities to contribute to community initiatives. 

Where you could work:
You’ll be placed into one of the following teams: 

• Corporate Coverage: Partnering with top-tier multinational, local and middle-market clients to deliver tailored banking solutions – from cash management, and trade financing to lending, capital markets, and advisory services.   
• Financial Institutions Coverage: Partnering with a diverse client base across banking, insurance, asset management, public sector, and private equity.  The team plays a key role in delivering solutions across financing, risk management, cash and securities, and investment strategies. 

 Roles
Our industry leading bankers will help you join one of the specialties below. As part of our assessment process, we help you learn more about the opportunities and determine which best suits your skills, attributes, and interests. Whichever route you take, you’ll gain hands-on experience and become an integral part of the team.  

• Assistant Relationship Managers support Senior Relationship Managers in the execution of deals, coordination between clients and product partners, and account planning and business approvals. Sales responsibilities will be assigned to you, and you'll work with multiple stakeholders to identify opportunities.  
• Credit Analysts assist Relationship Managers in managing risk, structuring deals, and monitoring existing clients. You’ll gain a deep understanding of our CIB products and how they are structured. You'll also conduct credit, financial, and industry risk analysis, as well as learn about environmental, sustainability, and reputational risk types and how we manage them.   

Bring the skills and we’ll help you to build your career
We 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:  

• Strong academic performance and extracurricular involvement. 
• The ability to work in a team with agility and resilience. 
• Ability to think analytically with strong attention to detail. 
• A passion for dynamic, fast-paced environments. 
• Excellent project management and communication skills. 
• The permanent legal right to work in the country you’re applying to. 
• You must be a penultimate year student and available to intern in June 2026* and start full-time in July 2027.

Application Closing Date
1st March, 2026.