About the role
Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank by assets, is offering a 24 month Internal Auditing Learnership beginning 1 October 2026, based in Johannesburg. This is a structured graduate development programme aimed at young South Africans who want to build a genuine career in internal auditing, risk, and governance within one of the continent's most established financial institutions.
Standard Bank operates across more than twenty African countries and describes its purpose around driving Africa's growth, with a workforce of tens of thousands across the continent. This learnership sits within the bank's Group Functions division and leads to a formal Occupational Certificate: Internal Auditor, combining structured classroom learning with genuine supervised workplace experience inside the bank's actual audit function, based at its Johannesburg offices on Simmonds Street and Baker Street in Rosebank.
Over the 24 months, learners are exposed to the full breadth of internal auditing work: audit planning and testing, internal controls assessment, risk management principles, data analysis techniques relevant to auditing, report writing, and broader compliance and governance practices. This is deliberately broad exposure, since internal auditing as a discipline touches nearly every part of how a large organisation actually operates, giving learners insight well beyond a single narrow function.
To qualify, applicants must be South African citizens under 30 years old, holding a completed undergraduate qualification. Applicants must not currently be studying or registered on another learnership or development programme, since the role requires full time commitment for the duration. English language proficiency, both spoken and written, is required given the reporting heavy nature of audit work.
Learners receive a monthly stipend of R15,000, a notably strong figure for a graduate learnership, along with student medical aid for the duration of the programme. Completion leads to a formal, nationally recognised Occupational Certificate: Internal Auditor, a qualification with genuine standing across the broader auditing, risk, and financial services sector, not only within Standard Bank itself. It is worth noting clearly that completing the learnership does not automatically guarantee permanent employment at Standard Bank afterward, though strong performers are generally well positioned for opportunities within the bank's audit function or elsewhere in financial services.
This learnership suits recent graduates, particularly those with backgrounds in finance, accounting, business science, or related commercial degrees, who are specifically interested in audit, risk, and governance as a career direction rather than more client facing banking roles. Given the strength of the stipend and the calibre of the qualification, competition for spots is likely to be significant, so a well prepared application matters.
Applicants should prepare a complete set of supporting documents ahead of applying, including an updated CV, a certified copy of their South African identity document, a certified copy of their undergraduate qualification, a full academic transcript, and a certified copy of their Matric certificate. Applications are submitted entirely online through Standard Bank's official careers platform. The official listing has not specified a fixed closing date at the time of writing, so interested graduates should apply as early as possible rather than waiting, since strong graduate programmes of this kind can close once sufficient applications are received.
Requirements
- South African citizen under 30
- Completed undergraduate qualification
- Not studying or on another learnership
- English proficiency, spoken and written
How to apply
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