Investment 20/20 Programme
We are proud to be one of the founding partners of Investment 20/20, a company that helps drive a forward thinking, responsible and inclusive industry by partnering with investment companies across the UK to deliver their trainee programme. Their programme supports over 250 new trainee and apprentices each year, and offer them the opportunity to attend networking events and technical training sessions throughout the year whilst completing their internship. For more information please visit: Trainee Programme - Investment20/20
Company Overview
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and a key player in international banking. We operate in 65 countries and employ 190,000 people, including nearly 145,000 in Europe. Our Group holds key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services; Investment & Protection Services; and Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) for corporate and institutional clients.
We are proud to be part of the Investment20/20 Trainee Scheme. Joining us as a trainee means you will become part of one of the strongest banks in the world with one of the largest international networks. We strive to recruit and develop the best people at all levels, and are offering a one year placement within our Securities Services business to those seeking to enter the financial services sector.
The programme offers an excellent opportunity to gain hand's on experience and will give you the chance to experience a full-time role in one of our business lines or functional areas. From the outset, you will be contributing to the output of your team, taking responsibility and working with leading professionals.
Business Area/Dept Overview
Securities Services is a leading global custodian and securities services specialist that provides multi-asset post-trade and asset servicing solutions for buy and sell-side market participants, corporates and issuers.
UK Client Delivery comprises of a number of functions covering Operations, IT and Business Change and also includes Investment and Fund Services Operations (IFSO), Banking and Securities Services (BSO), Corporate Trustee Services (CTS), Depositary Fiduciary Services (DFS), Business Implementation (BI) and Shared Services (SS). The primary objective of these combined teams is the execution of our operational business to create service excellence.
The Shared Services department houses transversal business activity for Client Delivery, including:
• Project Management Office (PMO)
• Operations Oversight
• Risk & MI
• Operations Permanent Control (OPC)
• Financial Management, Management Support
• Operational Resilience and Business Continuity Management (BCM)
This position sits within the PMO team, whose key functions are detailed in the next section.
Job Purpose
Key activities performed by the PMO team are listed below:
• Project Governance and Controls
• Provision of project support
• Monitoring and tracking of Governance processes
• Budget tracking
• Capacity Management
• Project Methodology
• Audit and Quality Assurance
• Project Portfolio management (PPM) and Reporting
The Trainee PMO Administrator will be provided with robust training and support in order to learn all of the key PMO activities listed above. As the PMO team size is small, there is the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the PMO once appropriate training has been completed.
Core accountabilities of role
• Provide meeting support including set up of meetings, collation of agendas and slide packs, taking minutes, following up on actions
• Administration of Clarity reporting tool and monthly time tracking activity – issuing timelines, chasers, QA of entries and ensure all approvals are in place
• Support the weekly portfolio reporting process
• Support the PMO SharePoint and Shared Drive maintenance activities
• Support processes required in systems when resources join, move or leave the organization
• General administration assistance
• Contribution to PMO team Continuous Improvement activity and own individual initiatives to improve the teams processes and procedures
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
• Basic understanding of project management: awareness of concepts such as deadlines, milestones. task tracking, risk and issues
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Capable of performing analysis on large data sets and presenting to an audience
• Numeric skills - confidence with basic maths for data entry and project tracking
• Good communication skills (verbal, written, listening)
• Strong attention to detail: ability to check work carefully and ensure accuracy in task
• Good team player, ability to work collaboratively with others and be flexible and step beyond this role as and when required to contribute to group efforts
• Strong organisational skills with good personal time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Capable of ensuring others adhere to deadlines
• Ability to deal with all levels of the organisation from developers, team leaders, platform managers through to senior sponsors.
• Ability to adapt and respond in a rapidly changing environment including new processes and systems
Desirable:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including MS Project, MS Visio and SharePoint
• Knowledge of project, programme, and portfolio management tasks
• Familiar with Project management tools such as Clarity and/or JIRA
• Ability to produce and present reports in PowerBI
Competencies required for the role:
Essential:
• Client Focus
• Ownership and leading by example
• Inspiring others
• Innovation
• Integrity
Join us for one of our informative virtual calls where you will gain a greater understanding of the Bank and the roles available in this year’s programme. You will meet our recruiters who will share with you details about the recruitment process, CV and application tips, as well as having the opportunity to hear from some of our current I2020 participants regarding their own journey on our programme.
Meet the Recruiter Virtual Call
- 4.30 – 5.15pm Tuesday 25th February
- 4.30 – 5.15pm Tuesday 4th March
If you would like to register for one of these calls, please click here.
