Nedbank graduate programme 2024

What you can expect

If you aspire to have an exciting career specialising in quantitative and capital risk management, joining this tailor-made graduate programme will help you achieve your dreams by opening up opportunities for you. You will have the chance to be rotated across several business areas for a period of up to two years, being extensively exposed to a broad range of quantitative risk management techniques, such as model development, model validation, scorecard calibration and stress testing.

Even though you will join the various business units at an entry-level position, you will be treated as an indispensable member of the team. Your work will include the development and maintenance of models that form an integral part of our business processes, as the advanced risk measures produced by these models inform the bank’s decision making and strategy.

We pride ourselves on developing global business leaders with an entrenched social awareness and a vested interest in their surrounding communities, while being part of a bank that seeks to use financial expertise to do good.

#BeTheDifference: Corporate Social Responsibility

To date the Nedbank Quants Graduate Programme (along with the Nedbank CA Training Programme) has raised just over R900 000 for various community initiatives, the latest being Matla Combined School, a co-ed school which caters for grade R all the way through to 12, and currently facilitates around 1 200 pupils. The quant graduates planted and established a sustainable vegetable garden to complement the school’s feeding programme.

Corporate Social Responsibility is a great opportunity for us as a Programme to leverage on our resources and #BeTheDifference in the lives of those in our communities and country.

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Application Process

Our applications have closed

Applications for our 2023 intake are CLOSED

Applications for our 2024 intake open May 2023.

Quants Exploration Programme

The purpose of this program is to introduce final year undergraduates of a mathematics, statistics, applied mathematics, engineering or any other quantitative degree, or students looking to pursue a full-time Honours or Masters degree in any of the mentioned field to add to the culture, values and brand of the Nedbank Group.

As a final year undergraduate or post-graduate student (looking to pursue a master’s degree in the following year), by attending our annual Quants Exploration Programme, you will:

• Gain insight into the role of quant professional at a bank;
• Experience Nedbank’s purpose-led and people-driven culture, purpose and brand;
• Meet and network with the seasoned quant professionals, executives and current grads;
• Gain insightful professional, leadership and interview skills, as well as improve your personal branding; and
• Be challenged by a wide range of relevant financial services quantitative and risk-related activities.

Applications are Open

Applications close 30 September 2023.

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QEP experiences

“I gained so many relationships that I was able to leverage. I also learnt what it means to be a quant and if that job was for me. I also enjoyed the hands on help from the graduates and their compassion and feedback.”

Maxine Khumalo, Graduate Quantitative Analyst

“QEP was an incredible opportunity to experience the Nedbank corporate culture which aligned well with my own values and skill sets. Working on interesting and challenging real world banking problems gave me first-hand experience of the Quants role in the bank all whilst engaging meaningfully with trainees and managers, building relationships and improving my skills. Attending the QEP was an incredible experience which allowed me to gain a unique insight into Nedbank, defining my career path.”

Adam Bresler, Graduate Quantitative Analyst

“My favourite part about QEP was the incredible experience I gained in such a short space of time. When I attended QEP, I had just finished my third year of studying and I was confused about what to do next. After a few days of collaborating with other students and learning from senior quants in the bank, I left the programme with invaluable networking skills and a broader knowledge on the quant world. I knew then that the quant industry was the best way to utilise and expand my skill set. I am so grateful to everyone who inspired me during the programme and I hope that we can inspire you too! .”

Jenna Duffy, Graduate Quantitative Analyst