At Garanti BBVA International (GBI), we are enhancing our resilience and business continuity capabilities to address current and future challenges — including compliance with EU regulations such as the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). We are seeking a motivated Intern to join our teams and contribute to the bank’s Business Continuity and Resilience Strategy. The internship is based at our Amsterdam Head Office

Why this matters

According to industry insights, business continuity is not only about recovery but about maintaining critical operations in the face of disruption — whether from cyberattacks, natural disasters, or operational breakdowns. Effective BCP involves:

• Business Impact Analysis (BIA): defining acceptable downtime, recovery time objectives (RTO), recovery point objectives (RPO) and dependencies to systems, third parties etc.
• Business Continuity Plans (BCP): ensuring essential services continue during emergencies.
• Disaster Recovery Planning: restoring IT systems with clear procedures, communication protocols, and alternate sites.
• Incident Response & Crisis Management: ensuring rapid detection, escalation, triage, and coordinated response to incidents that could disrupt operations.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: involving stakeholders at all levels to ensure shared ownership and resilience.

As part of our team, you will:

• Support the development of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) tool.
• Facilitate and perform BIA sessions for critical end-to-end processes with stakeholders (Business Teams, Process Owners, IT, etc.).
• Extract, visualize, and present BIA results in Power BI dashboards.
• Assess outcomes to support Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and contribute to periodic testing.
• Assist the teams in implementing preventive controls, recovery strategies, and contingency plans in line with best practices.
• Collaborate across departments on resilience-related initiatives.
• Contribute to Incident Response and Crisis Management activities, including:

1. Updating and refining the Incident Response Plan.
2. Assisting in the design of incident detection and monitoring practices.
3. Helping to establish major incident escalation and triage procedures.
4. Participating in crisis management exercises to improve organizational readiness.

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• Enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Business, IT, Risk Management, Security, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and propose practical solutions.
• Skilled at gathering, interpreting, and presenting data clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Excel, Power BI or other data visualization tools is an advantage.
• Strong motivation to explore risk management, cybersecurity, and resilience frameworks, with a keen interest in EU regulatory standards such as DORA.
• Proactive and detail-oriented, with a strong willingness to learn and adapt.
• A self-starter, well-organized, and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and oral) — essential for engaging with international teams.

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What we offer

• A challenging internship in an international banking environment.
• Direct involvement in strategic resilience and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Mentorship from experienced professionals.
• An opportunity to shape resilience practices aligned with global standards and regulations, such as DORA.
• Full/part time internship for a period of 6-9 months
• We offer you an environment where you can accelerate your learning curve at a reputable mid-size bank in The Netherlands, part of a global Bank BBVA.
• Becoming part of a dynamic team in an international working environment.
• Learning library of Garanti BBVA International
• Monthly meetings with fellow interns and company leaders
• Internship gratification of €650, - (Bachelor) €800, - (Master)
• Compensation Travel Costs
• Internet costs €45, - per month
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Work at Garanti BBVA International
Garanti BBVA International (“GBI”) is a mid-sized European bank established in Amsterdam, the Netherlands since 1990 and serves to corporate and institutional and retail clientele. GBI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S. (Garanti) and has presence in Germany, Switzerland and Turkey.

Our ultimate parent is BBVA. Aa dynamic “global boutique” bank, Garanti BBVA International offers fast, accurate, innovative, tailor-made and country-specific financial solutions in selected business lines though highly skilled and diverse talent management. We embrace creativity, are centered towards teamwork and oriented to create multicultural environment as we believe this to be a crucial element.

Our vision is future-oriented and as a one big team GBI strives for corporate excellence and goal achievement. By joining our organization, you will find yourself constantly challenged and must be prone to apply out-of-the box thinking.