Eligibility

  • Candidates should be employed in a deposit-taking or lending institution,  and must remain employed for the duration of the competition;
  • Nominations are sought for individuals with approximately less than 15 years’ experience in banking;
  • Candidates are not required to be a member of the Chartered Banker Institute;
  • Candidates should be willing and available to participate in the semi-final and final, should they be selected;
  • Candidates must be prepared to make their own travel arrangements to and from the Live Final event, although it is hoped that their sponsoring institution will, in most cases, cover the costs;
  • If candidates make it through to the semi-final, they must secure an executive sponsor. The executive sponsor must support their proposal, and if required, be prepared to appear in a short video testimonial for the candidate if selected for the final;
  • The proposal should be originally conceived by the candidate;
  • The proposal should not be confidential;
  • The proposal must be credible enough to be implemented in the short-term, and its impact must be capable of being measured if implemented;
  • The proposal should not involve the Chartered Banker Institute

Executive Sponsor

The Chartered Banker Institute will require successful semi-finalists to secure an executive sponsor. In supporting an individual, the sponsor is indicating that they believe the nominee is an individual of outstanding potential, emerging as a future leader in the banking industry, and a role model for customer-focused, ethical professionalism. By supporting a colleague, the sponsor is also reflecting their belief that the nominee has developed a viable proposal that would improve outcomes for some or all of: customers, colleagues, counterparties, communities and the organisation they work for, and that the proposal could be realistically implemented in their organisation.

See resources below on how last year's Winner Rosie Lyon's Executive Sponsor found the process of supporting Rosie.

Executive Sponsor Interview - Steven Cochran

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Executive Sponsor Interview - Steven Cochran