Graduate Programme 2027
For the Public Good
At Central Bank of Ireland, you will get the opportunity to join an organisation at the heart of the economy and financial system, with a focus on doing meaningful work for the public good and striving to have a positive impact on society. Our Graduate Programme develops the future talent and leadership that will allow the Central Bank to continue to achieve its mandate now and into the future.
When you join our Graduate Programme, your career and development will be our priority. Over the course of the programme, we will nurture and develop you while providing you with the opportunity to:
- Contribute to, and deliver, meaningful work that matters – the work that we carry out every day is in the best interest of the public
- Benefit from a panoramic view of the financial system
- Achieve your personal and professional goals
Our three-year Graduate Programme will allow you to experience the diverse and unique work we’re involved in. You’ll be able to make a difference by:
- Contributing to the development of policies, procedures and frameworks – such as how we regulate firms or how we run our organisation
- Leveraging your curiosity to identify and drive continuous improvement
- Providing solutions – underpinned by research and analysis – to complex problems that are unique to working at the Central Bank
- Undertaking tailored training while developing and enhancing your technical and soft skills across a range of areas.
During the programme, you’ll undertake two rotations. This will accelerate your development and allow you to improve your technical and interpersonal skills through meaningful and challenging work.
At the Central Bank, attitude is every bit as important as ability. You will have every opportunity to develop if you are a team player, have passion for what you do and have a desire to continuously improve. If you love to learn and really want to contribute to working for the public good, you’ll feel at home from day one.
We're looking for graduates with:
- Drive and motivation – you take initiative and follow through on commitments
- Curiosity and adaptability – you're open to learning and responsive to change
- Strong collaboration skills – you work effectively in teams and contribute positively
- Independent thinking – you're prepared to question assumptions and bring fresh perspectives
- Academic achievement – a 2.1 or above in any degree discipline.
Our Programme
When you apply for our Programme, you can choose a specific stream to specialise in:
If you're passionate about using AI, analytics and data while working for the public good, we encourage you to select the AI, Analytics and Data stream. You'll be involved in:
– Collecting and maintaining data for statistical and supervisory purposes
– Helping us to build and maintain our data infrastructure
– Using data analytics and visualisations to provide insights from financial and economic data
– Compiling data and preparing early-stage analysis, literature searches and reviews on research topics for economists and policy specialists.
For this stream, we are particularly interested in graduates with backgrounds in AI, computer science, statistics, economics, econometrics, data analysis, information technology, mathematics, cognitive science or other quantitative related disciplines.
If your application for this stream is successful, you will be working across a range of business areas and getting involved in diverse activities such as:
– Supporting the supervision of financial institutions
– Contributing to policy development and implementation
– Advancing your expertise in financial and non-financial risk
– Analysing emerging trends to identify and mitigate risk.
For this stream, we are particularly interested in graduates with backgrounds in business, finance, legal, policy, engineering or related disciplines.
In this stream, you will work within our Insurance and Prudential Analysis and Inspections directorates, and play a key role in:
– Contributing actuarial analysis and subject matter expertise to deliver effective supervision of regulated entities in the insurance sector, leading to a more robust and resilient financial system
– Analysing insurance industry data to contribute to the monitoring and assessment of reserving, pricing and capital risks across life, non-life and reinsurance markets
–Assessing and monitoring of complex and internal capital models, while working closely with other European regulators
– Collaborating with colleagues across the supervisory, policy, consumer and analytics teams to support their understanding of actuarial information.
For this stream, we offer unique opportunities for trainee actuaries to build actuarial experience across a variety of actuarial disciplines and a broad range of domestic and international insurance business models.
We are particularly interested in graduates with backgrounds in mathematical-based disciplines who want to build their actuarial career and qualifications with us. At the Central Bank, we offer a learning environment with strong academic supports to pursue actuarial qualifications.
Working for the Public Good
Graduate Benefits
Find out more about the benefits of working at Central Bank of Ireland.
Our Dockland Campus has been designed to be as open and inclusive as possible, with accessibility at the forefront of the design process. The building provides a modern workplace facilitating open communication, and promoting teamwork and interaction at every level. Our health and wellbeing agenda is at the heart of our people-first experience, with on-site facilities – including an onsite strength room – encouraging employees to optimise their own health and wellbeing.
Meet us at gradireland Graduate Careers Fair
We will be attending the gradIreland Graduate Careers Fair at the RDS in Dublin on 6 October 2026. To understand more about our programme and how you can work with us for the public good, drop over to our stand for a chat!
How to Apply
Are you ready to kick-start your career? Do you want to be involved in interesting, challenging work at the heart of Ireland’s financial sector? If you’re ready to work for the public good and make a meaningful impact, then we want to hear from you!
Apply for our Graduate Programme 2027
Application Process
- Complete an application form and send in your CV (via the link above). If you are shortlisted, we will invite you to complete an aptitude test, including verbal, numerical, and logical reasoning tests, as well as a job simulation.
- If you pass the tests, we will ask you to send us a short recorded video with responses to a number of questions.
- We will shortlist candidates for interviews (to be held remotely on WebEx) and assessments at our Dockland Campus.
We will accept applications for our Graduate Programme 2027 until 23:00 on 30 October 2026. Roles on the programme will commence in October 2027.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications from a diverse mix of candidates. If we can make any reasonable accommodations for you in the recruitment process in order to give you the opportunity to perform to your best ability, please let us know. Any information that you provide will be used only for the purposes of providing relevant support and will have no bearing on how your application will be viewed.
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