Job description:

Off-Cycle Internship Overview

Join us on an off-cycle internship working within our Investment Banking, Markets, Corporate Banking, Quantitative Analytics and Private Bank & Wealth Management 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 the Banking Off-Cycle Intern Programme?

Feel the pace of international finance as you get involved in delivering financial advisory, capital raising, financing and risk management services to clients worldwide. Our bankers advise on everything from privatisations and mergers and acquisitions to debt and equity financings and restructuring. Want in? Apply to become an off-cycle analyst.

As an off-cycle analyst, you’ll be surprised by what you can achieve. This is a unique opportunity to work within one of our Banking teams for an extended period of time, with longer exposure to projects compared to a summer internship. This allows you to truly immerse yourself in our work and culture and gain invaluable insight. You'll have ample opportunities to expand your horizons across different sectors and products within Banking, and across the Investment Bank as a whole. The internship programme will provide you with the support and networking opportunities you need to find your place in our world.
You may also work on projects that include:

• Financial analysis and modelling
• Valuation
• Industry research
• Client due diligence
• Developing written materials, including offering memorandum and new business presentations

Job Category: Operations
City: Dubai
Country: United Arab Emirates
Schedule: Full-Time
Position Type: Operations Assistant Manager

Join the world of banking

Every day, corporations worldwide come to Barclays for our banking expertise. We help drive global commerce by providing comprehensive financial, advisory and capital-raising services. Our bankers advise on everything from mergers and acquisitions and privatisations to debt and equity financings and restructuring. Want in? Join us as an analyst.

The chance to make an impact

After several weeks of intensive training to start, you’ll join one of our industry, product or geographic groups and start working on live deals and business development projects right away. Within small deal teams, you’ll quickly play an important role on a variety of demanding assignments.

You may work on:

• Financial analysis and modelling
• Valuation
• Industry research
• Business evaluation and strategic assessment
• Business and idea generation
• External and internal stakeholder communication.

A place where you can thrive

At Barclays, you’ll be surrounded by people who will help you achieve your ambitions. Our collaborative, supportive environment gives you the chance to build solid relationships with senior leaders, peers and clients alike. What’s more, dedicated programme managers will support and advocate for you throughout the first several years of your career at Barclays, ensuring you develop the skills you need to succeed.

During your analyst years, you’ll also:

• Participate in formal and informal training designed to give you the knowledge you need when you need it
• Receive detailed performance coaching and feedback
• Have opportunities to expand your network and develop leadership skills.
• Your role as a Banking analyst will provide you with the skills and experience needed for a successful career in the world of finance.
• We’ll also provide you a visible path to the necessary steps for promotion to associate and the tools to get you there.

To be considered for this programme, you must:
be motivated with a strong degree or expected degree – in any area.

Ideally you would have:

• A strong interest in business and finance, though no specific subject degree is required
• A candidate with course experience in accounting (strongly recommended)
• Someone who shows resourcefulness, team-orientation, enthusiasm and an entrepreneurial spirit, demonstrated through participation in extracurricular activities.
• It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Investment Banking at Barclays

Barclays is one of the world’s top-tier investment banks. We are one of the only non-US, full-service rivals to the biggest US investment banks. And being headquartered in Europe gives us a unique advantage. We think and act differently. From Hong Kong to Houston, and Tel Aviv to Tokyo, everyone at Barclays enjoys a real sense of purpose, because they work for a business that fosters innovation, champions sustainability, and deploys finance responsibly for the common good and the long term.

Who we're looking for

To be considered for this programme, you must be in your penultimate or final year of your degree, in any discipline. Language requirements: fluent in English and desirable Arabic.

Ideally you'll have a keen interest in business and finance and an a curiosity to learn. We value resourcefulness, teamwork, enthusiasm and an entrepreneurial spirit, all of which might be showcased through your involvement in extracurricular activities.

Working in Dubai

For more than 150 years, Barclays has been a member of the Middle East business community. From our Dubai office you’ll work on corporate banking solutions, to financial institutions and multinationals, supporting them to fulfil their financing needs, risk management, cash and liquidity management, as well as trade and working capital requirements.

It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

LifeSkills

We believe that everyone deserves the financial independence, security and opportunity that comes with a job. A vibrant, skilled workforce ensures that local communities and businesses can thrive.

Careers

A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.

Additional Requirements

• Financial analysis
• Financial modelling
• Strategic assessment
• Stakeholder communication