Associate Director

We like promoting our own, so we encourage internal growth, but not just upwards. We want you to have the chance to move into broader roles and into different areas if you’d like to expand your experience. Fancy a new opportunity? You’ve come to the right place.

We’re at our best when we have something to drive us forward, a belief that underlines who we are and what we do. Our Purpose. We want to make people happier about money – and that idea starts with every single one of us here. Feeling insatiably curious about your next adventure? You might have just found it.

Exciting opportunities exist within our Sector Agricultural Team in England & Scotland right now. Our Sector Agri team supports large and complex farming businesses across the UK and is looking to continue to grow its lending in the coming years. If you're passionate and ambitious about playing a key role in helping shape and grow our business, then please read on.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this role, you will be part of our growing Business Banking team, meeting with and supporting customers across your assigned region. As such, you can be based anywhere in England or Scotland, provided you are able to travel regularly to meet clients within your region. Additionally, there will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues through collaboration events at one of our office locations.

These are currently expected to take place quarterly in London, Glasgow or Gosforth, although locations may vary. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will share further details on how this will work in practice. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

Virgin Money is now part of Nationwide

Nationwide acquired Virgin Money in October 2024. Virgin Money continues to serve customers on the high street, and there will be a phased and considered integration over the coming years.

You’ll be employed by Nationwide from day one, delivering real impact and benefit ting from a highly competitive range of benefits. We’re a workplace where you’re rewarded, recognised and celebrated.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

As a key member of the Sector Agricultural Team in England or Scotland, you’ll be primarily responsible for assisting our Agri Relationship Directors and Senior Directors to support our customers and drive business growth. You’ll support with relationship management, sourcing of high-quality customers and strengthening brand visibility in the local and regional marketplace whilst developing and expanding your own network of internal and external contacts.

You’ll be working with the Agri Relationship Directors and Senior Directors to evaluate and generate opportunities with new and existing customers. You’ll assist in the conversion thereof from initial meetings through to completion of new transactions, including the analysis of new business proposals and undertaking independent research on companies and sub-sectors. You’ll also prepare credit applications regarding existing customers and new proposals, which will include the preparation and analysis of financial models and instruct, complete and process internal and external documentation to ensure loan and security documentation is prepared, in order, and the due diligence is correctly scoped.

Additionally, you’ll provide new customers with a seamless on-boarding experience, working collaboratively with colleagues across the business to support Agri Relationship Directors and Senior Directors to manage and monitor the portfolio, ensuring compliance on all credit, operations, loan administration and other risk and administrative matters as necessary. You’ll monitor ongoing compliance with the facility agreement and covenants…