Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne
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Smaller Bank, Bigger Opportunities!
Here at BOQ Group, we are 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.
BOQ Groupโs 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 differences and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve. In 2021 BOQ Group was awarded a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation.
BOQ is one of Australiaโs 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 ambition is to be known as the bold challenger bank; with multi-brands that are digitally enabled with a personal touch.
BOQ Group operates several brands which offer a diverse range of products and services for our personal and business customers including our BOQ Specialist and BOQ finance subsidiaries and our fully owned, independently run Virgin Money Australia and ME Bank brands. Yes, we are in good company!
Our BOQ Group Internship Program offers placements across all our brands, and divisions and now in 3 cities including Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.
Which exciting areas of opportunity will you apply for?
Find out more about the business areas you can apply for on our website under the BOQ Internship Program tab in the careers section.
Our Program
Do you enjoy finding innovative solutions to challenging problems? Are you passionate about making a positive impact on others?
If you answered yes, then this could be the Internship Program you have been waiting for!
About you
We are looking for highly capable university students with demonstrated critical analysis and problem-solving skills and the ability to effectively present and communicate information both verbally and in writing. You will take a collaborative approach to achieving outcomes for the customers you support. As a values-based decision-maker, you will be passionate about doing what's right for the customer and BOQ. As a future leader of BOQ, you'll look for opportunities to encourage diverse thinking and support the organisation to continue adapting and transforming to deliver our purpose and strategy.
You will be in your penultimate (second-last) year of university and be scheduled to graduate from undergraduate or postgraduate study by December 2024. You will need permanent work rights in Australia or New Zealand to be a part of the program.
Why BOQ?
As an Intern with BOQ, you will be welcomed into a collaborative environment supported by a buddy and mentor and you will participate in a range of professional development opportunities to ensure you get the most out of the program and fast-track your career. As a regional bank, we pride ourselves on our connection to the community and empathetic culture. You will have greater involvement across a diverse range of projects and get to be part of a close-knit team with exposure to senior and executive leaders.
As an intern, youโll experience some of our employee benefits however youโll get access to a whole lot more if you join BOQ Group permanently after your internship including:
I support anyone in my team who needs extra help. This changes what I work on every day. During my working week (2 days part-time) I commit 3 hours to calling to survey customers about a specific product. In other work, I am currently documenting the process that a team member has to take to be able to survey based on the different brand and intended customer audience, it's very interesting and I'm getting a wider knowledge of the business from it
I am involved in daily input processes that is required by other teams so that they can complete their work. It can be fairly repetitive but there is opportunities to work on a variety of work and projects.
I enjoy the role I am in. At times it can be repetitive, but that is the reality in a entry level role. The team provides a lot of support and help with any challenges I face.
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Banking & Financial Services
BOQ Group's ambition is to be known as the bold challenger bank, owning ME Bank & Virgin Money Australia our diverse & inclusive culture sets us apart
Flexibility to WFH whenever I want (please omit this as it will not apply to all interns). People here are great. Company understands that you are a Junior/Intern and wants you to learn/ doesn't expect you to perform as well as established staff. Staff home loan rates.
Great mentorship during the internship program. Felt as though the tasks and expectations were very well calibrated for a first time internship.
Team has been absolutely great, extremely welcoming and willing to mentor and guide me throughout the tasks I'm assigned should I have any issues. Overall a very friendly team, where I feel comfortable enough to reach out to managers/senior managers if I find the need to.
Culture that is welcoming and promotes personal career development
The culture is very supportive, welcoming and inclusive. I know I can always ask for help when I need it. My work changes a lot from week to week - I enjoy the variety.
When trying to increase capacity for work, the process can be timely.
The only downside would be the team being split across Australia so there are not as many in the office I'm in, but not really a concern for me personally.
Inability to rotate teams as an intern and experiment
Initially, there was a lot of change happening, which made it hard as a first corporate role. It took a while to adjust to everything as things would change so often. I think that was bad timing.
Technology isn't as developed as other companies