HR/Learning - New Graduate(Graduate Leadership Program)- career opportunity in Canada

Job title: HR/Learning - New Graduate - Training Program - Office - Capital Markets - North America - Canada - Ontario
Organization:Graduate Leadership Program (42661)
Requisition ID 42661
Deadline: September 8th, 2013
City: Toronto

Address: 200 Bay St North Tower

Work Hours/Week: 37.5

Work Environment: Office

Employment Type: Contract

Pay Type: Salary

% Travel Required: 0

People Manager: No
The Graduate Leadership Program (GLP) aims to develop future leaders of RBC. It is a unique, accelerated leadership development program that offers an enterprise-wide view. Based on the principle that leaders learn best from experience and exposure to a breadth and variety of challenges, the GLP provides a forum to learn about RBC as a diverse, multi-faceted, global organization. Explore the challenges of working on complex business issues requiring strategic thinking, creativity and strong analytical skills. Discover This cross-enterprise approach to development is designed to convey the “boundary-less” mindset that is critical to realizing RBC’s strategic goals and achieving the company’s vision of “Always earning the right to be our clients’ first choice.”

Program description:  
    A two year leadership development program that provides experience in and exposure to RBC business platforms and functions. It gives you a high level view of the organization and understanding of bank’s operations.

    GLP Associates will be placed in a series of assignments across the organization that are approximately six months long and may occur in any RBC business or function:

    Personal & Commercial Banking
    Wealth Management
    Capital Markets, including Enterprise wide Strategy
    Insurance
    Technology and Operations
    Functions which includes Risk Management, Finance, Corporate Treasury and more

    These assignments may include working directly with clients, researching new products and markets, structuring deals, assessing company and industry risk and exploring strategic options for business growth.

    Associates will also benefit from one-to-one mentoring by executives for the duration of the program.  Upon completion, Associates build their careers with RBC in areas of the organization where their interests, skills and leadership capability can be best leveraged for organizational impact.

What you’ll need to succeed:
    MBA with minimum four years full-time, continuous work experience in any industry
    Track record of leadership and excellence in academic and extracurricular activities
    Strong interest in the financial services industry and RBC
    Proven client service orientation
    Global mindset
    Learning agility and genuine openness to a broadening experience
    Ability to achieve results in the context of complexity, ambiguity and constant change
    Strong financial, analytical and problem-solving skills
    Fluency in a second language is a significant asset or global work experience
    Willingness to take a short term assignment within and outside the Greater Toronto Area and/or outside Canada
    Genuine desire to manage and lead others to achieve outstanding results

Please note: This is a program designed for individuals with strong leadership capability and a willingness to build a breadth of knowledge and experience at RBC. Candidates with career aspirations within a specific business or function at RBC should explore programs and roles relevant to those areas.
                                                                                  
Deadline:
The deadline to apply is September 8, 2013.

Only candidates graduating 2013/2014 may apply.  Start date is July 2014. Candidates must complete their MBA by that time.

2) Application Process:

Please submit your cover letter, resume, and academic transcripts online at www.rbc.com/careers by September 8th 2013. To apply online, please select “search by position ID” and search for requisition.We thank all interested candidates; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Our recruitment process will be complete by October 2013.

At RBC diversity and inclusion are at the heart of bringing out the best in all our people.

Diversity:
Diversity in the workplace, one of our shared values, lies at the heart of our rewarding, open, supportive and inclusive work environment. We respect and respond to the many competing and evolving priorities in our lives so you can focus on what you can do best – put clients first.

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