Summer Internship Programme 2026

Description

Summer Internship Programme - 15 June 2026 – 28 August 2026

Our Summer Internship programme offers you the chance to get practical hands-on experience in your chosen business area and develop valuable skills that will help further your career or help you with your career pathway choices.

Based in either Sheffield or London, you will be working with experts on projects to develop your understanding of our business, enabling you to work with your peers and devise solutions or ideas for actual business situations.

During your internship, you will be set specific objectives associated with the team projects you will be working on, with regular review meetings to gauge your performance and how you are doing.

This is a real opportunity to get a first-hand experience at the heart of our business.

Internship Opportunities

We have internship opportunities in the following departments and locations:

• Banking Operations - London
• Data and Information Governance - Sheffield
• Data Intelligence and Analysis - Sheffield
• Finance - Sheffield
• Human Resources - Sheffield
• Legal - Sheffield
• Marketing - London
• Product Operations - Sheffield
• Risk and Compliance – Sheffield / London
• Software Development, Change and Innovation – London

Investment Teams

• British Growth Partnership - Sheffield
• Debt Funds - Sheffield
• Enterprise Capital Funds - Sheffield
• Nations and Regions Investment Fund - Sheffield
• Patient Capital - Sheffield
• Portfolio Operations - Sheffield

Please note all candidates applying for this role should have the right to work in the U.K. Candidates must be able to attend the indicated office location a minimum of 3 days per week.

Whichever business area you choose, this is an exciting opportunity for you to gain transferable skills and experience in the workplace.

Additional Benefits

• Paid annual leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

About British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development, and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.

Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfill its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.

With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.

As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing, and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).

At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable, and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.