NAB Summer Intern Program

Our summer internship is for undergraduate and postgraduate students in their second last year of study. It’s an eight-week paid program run over the university summer break. You’ll discover what it’s like to learn and work at one of Australia’s largest and most successful financial institutions.

You’ll not only gain insights into the banking and finance industry, but you’ll be provided with career coaching to help you figure out what you want from your career and how to achieve it. Our program focusses on employability and future skills development that will compliment your study and set you up for future career success.

At the end of the program, you’ll have the opportunity to apply and potentially receive an early offer for our Graduate Program the following year.

Our Intern Program will see you choose one of our core business streams.

Business Banking

We’re passionate about providing specialised financial products, market insights and advice to help our customers thrive across different industries. We have a focus on small to medium business. You’ll learn about building relationships with customers to help them achieve their goals.

This program stream is offered in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.

Corporate and Institutional Banking

We finance corporate growth, provide specialised financing solutions and create value through working capital and global transactions. You’ll work with industry specialists to provide solutions for our customers in their relevant markets.

This program stream is offered in Sydney and Melbourne.

Enterprise Data and Analytics

Enterprise Data and Analytics teams are at the core of our business. We see data as the currency of the future. We unlock data to provide insights, drive impactful decisions, serve our customers better and transform our business.

Building internal data talent is a priority area for NAB as we position ourselves for the future. Customer expectations continue to rise as competition drives innovation. It’s the acceleration of how data is deployed that will help us create better customer experiences and deeper personalisation.

This program stream is offered in Melbourne and Perth.

Finance and Strategy

Our Finance Team partner with the business to deliver accurate management and financial accounting outputs. We provide specialist advice and insights by leveraging data and technology to support strategic decision creating value for our colleagues, customers and shareholders. Our team is responsible for NAB Group’s finance activities and investor relations through assisting in the preparation of reports, transforming complex financial and non-financial data, and ensuring effective controls are operating in line with policy requirements.

This program stream is offered in Melbourne.

Group Chief Operating Office

Our Group Chief Operating Officer team work collaboratively to deliver digital products and services for our customers and colleagues. By integrating design into the end-to-end delivery model and using data led decisions together the team create seamless experiences, deeper personalisation, and better customer outcomes.

This program stream is offered in Melbourne.

People and Culture

We’re enablers to NAB’s strategic ambition and custodians of our colleague experience. We focus on making our HR services simple and easy for our people to do their jobs and serve customers well. We provide great data and insights to help our leaders make sustainable workforce decisions.

This program stream is offered in Sydney and Melbourne.

Personal Banking

Experts in more than money, we’re making banking simpler and easier with brilliant products. Every day we have over 3.2 million customer interactions which may be via our digital platforms, one of our branches, through our contact centres or broker channels. Support continuous innovation, investment in digital and transformation by working alongside talented professionals who focus every day on making it easier, and safer for our customers to access our services, home lending and everyday banking products.

This program stream is offered in Melbourne and Sydney.

Private Wealth

Private Wealth is an integrated team of specialists in banking, investments and advice from NAB Private Wealth, JBWere, opens in new window and nabtrade, opens in new window. We’re responsible for the seamless delivery of tailored banking, wealth and investment solutions to meet our client’s unique needs and ambitions, wherever they are in their lifecycle.

This program stream is offered in Sydney and Melbourne.

Risk

Risk management is vital at NAB to protect our customers and enable sustainable performance for the NAB group. Maintaining a strong risk governance and framework originates at board level and flows down through the organisation.

You’ll discover how we provide strategic enterprise-wide risk review and advice on various types of risk at NAB using policy, data and analytics.

This program stream is offered in Sydney and Melbourne.

You’ll need to make sure you meet the following requirements.

Citizenship and visa requirements

You’ll need to be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or be an Australian or permanent resident at the time of applying for the program.

Tertiary education requirements

You’ll need to be in your second last year of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree and due to complete your degree by December 2026.

Your first step is to complete the application form. This is where you’ll get the chance to tell us about yourself and nominate your chosen business area. You’ll also need to upload your academic transcript.

If you’re successful, you’ll progress to an online assessment, video interview and finally an engagement centre. Engagement centres are held by business area.

Applications open

June 2025

Applications close

August 2025

Online testing and video interviews

August 2025

Engagement centre

September 2025

Offers

September/October 2025

Learn more about the NAB Summer Intern Program application process and eligibility.