Operations Intern — Placement

Swindon, United Kingdom

Good things this way

If you're ambitious, curious and enjoy solving problems, our 12-month Change Industrial Placement provides an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience while exploring a future career in change and delivery.

Help deliver change that improves experiences for customers and colleagues while gaining valuable experience in a large, complex organisation.

Whether you're interested in business analysis, project delivery or helping organisations adapt and improve, this placement offers the opportunity to develop practical skills while contributing to real business outcomes.

The experience is designed to help you build confidence, apply your learning and gain valuable insight into how large organisations deliver change. Along the way, you'll broaden your network, work with experienced professionals and discover where your interests might take you after university.

Our Business Services team ensures our services run smoothly and efficiently across our property estate, operations, and supply chain. We support the organisation by managing the spaces, systems, and partnerships that underpin everyday activity.

We’re offering exciting opportunities within our Colleague Enablement and Communications & Engagement teams. Ideal if you're passionate about creating seamless, engaging experiences for colleagues.

As part of our high-performing teams, you’ll:

Coordinate training events and manage bookings

Create engaging colleague communications

Support budget planning and tracking

Contribute to onboarding experiences, including Early Careers induction activities

Help drive continuous improvement through data collation and reporting

Where you’ll be working

You'll join Change teams within our Chief Operating Office , helping deliver projects and initiatives that improve experiences for Nationwide customers and colleagues.

Working alongside experienced professionals, you'll gain exposure to business analysis, project management, stakeholder engagement and change delivery, building a broad understanding of how large-scale transformation happens across Nationwide.


Location

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 job you'll spend at least two days per week, based at our Swindon Head Office.

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.

Uncompromisingly Customer, whatever our role

The extras you’ll get

High performing and purpose-driven colleagues deserve a rewarding career and competitive benefits to match.

We offer you:

Structured learning, personalised development and hands-on experience to help you build future-ready skills and progress your career in banking

25 days holiday each year, which increases over time to 30. Plus, you can ‘buy’ up to 10 extra days

The opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on your performance

Private medical insurance to help you access additional healthcare when you need it

Wellhub access to a range of free and paid fitness and wellbeing options, plus free on-site gyms at selected locations

A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme

Up to 14 paid hours each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you

Life assurance to provide additional peace of mind for you and the people who matter to you

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