Finance, Retail Banking and Group Risk Internship (Nov 2023)

About the role

Small Bank. Big brands. Greater Opportunities. Here at BOQ Group we are a multi-brand organisation, passionate about providing opportunities for you to develop your career as we continuously adapt and deliver in a transformational and collaborative environment with a strong focus on community.

We are currently engaged in an exciting business-wide digital transformation with the intention to make BOQ Group the digital bank of the future, with a personal touch! This includes technology-stack uplifts across the business in core banking, payments and our digital platforms involving major cloud projects. With recent announcements of a major partnership with Microsoft (Azure) coming onboard this will not only help develop our technology infrastructure but our people too, and we need YOU to be part of it! 

As a summer intern within BOQ Group you will be exposed to different technologies, processes, and functionalities. You will see firsthand, the intricate workings of how the banking world operates within Australia, across a multitude of divisions that operate within a bank’s head office. Group Operations, Business Bank, Retail Bank, Group Finance and Group Risk – we have it all – and we have dedicated leaders keen to pass on their knowledge, so if this sounds like what you want to get amongst for 12 weeks over summer, then you’re in the right place! 

We promise, it’s going to be fun, challenging and rewarding. And besides, you might even get yourself a permanent opportunity with us at the end of it! 

Our BOQ Group Internship Program offers placements across all our brands, divisions across Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. Which exciting areas of opportunity will you apply for?! Find out more about our available internship business divisions here:

https://www.boq.com.au/About-us/careers/internship-program/business-areas

About you

You are a highly enthusiastic penultimate year (second last year) university technology student with demonstrated critical analysis and problem-solving skills along with the ability to effectively present and communicate information both verbally and in writing. You are driven and passionate about Digital Technology and improving experience of end users, which for us means a better banking journey for our customers. You will take a collaborative approach to achieving outcomes for the stakeholders and customers you support. 

As a values-based decision maker, you will be passionate about doing what’s right for the customer and the BOQ Group. Ultimately, we are looking for good humans who encourage diverse thinking and who will support the organisation to continue adapting and transforming to deliver our purpose and values. You will need permanent working rights in Australia or New Zealand to apply for the program.

About us

BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands including our BOQ Specialist and BOQ finance subsidiaries as well as our fully owned, independently run Virgin Money Australia and ME brands - Yes, we are in good company! 

We provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services, customers, and employees. Our purpose and our customer are at the heart of what we do - building social capital through banking. Our true multi-brand proposition means our staff get to experience working across multiple brands all with their unique differences, whilst working together to transform digital banking across Australia, with a personal touch. 

BOQ Group’s inclusion vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages differences and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their whole selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve. 

Since 2021 BOQ Group was awarded a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation. BOQ is one of Australia’s leading regional banks and provides a genuine alternative for Australian financial services customers and employees. Our purpose is to build social capital through banking, and we will achieve this by remaining optimistic, curious and accountable. 

Our Benefits 

• Flexible working arrangements
• Discounted financial products
• Salary sacrificing options
• Paid parental leave with no minimum
• Paid volunteer days
• Purchase annual leave
• Discounted private health insurance plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 5 employee diversity network groups focusing on: First Nations Reconciliation Council, Proudly ME (LGBTIQA+), Multicultural, Gender and Early Career
• BOQ Group is a member of Pride in Diversity and a participating organisation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index

Where to from here

To apply for our Summer Internship Program please follow the QR code or apply via our Careers Page today. Applications are open from Monday 19th of June until Friday 28th of July, where we will then commence the recruitment process. The Program commences on Monday 20th November 2023 and runs for 12 weeks; you will be required to be available over this timeframe. Please note, there will be a company-wide shut down over the Christmas period. 

The BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.

If you are successful for a role with the BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. 

These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.

Please no agency applications.