Rand Merchant Bank

This is a 12-month contract for unemployed graduates to join our FirstJob work experience programme. The focus of this programme is to improve employability of successful candidates.

Throughout the programme, the incumbent will have an opportunity to build workplace confidence and competence by contributing to business objectives and deliverables. The incumbent will be required to successfully complete prescribed development programme.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate excellence and quality orientation in all assigned tasks, deliverables and projects.
• Execute role responsibilities efficiently through careful and timeous planning, reporting and updating.
• Contribute to projects through proactive, innovative and appropriate inputs.
• Participate in knowledge sharing with peers and stakeholders.
• Manage own development plan to increase competencies and skills through various channels.
• Attend and meet all the requirements of the FirstJob Development Programme with relevant training institution(s).
• Adheres to and advocates FirstRand shared values and business philosophy.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be between the ages of 18 – 34
• Obtained a relevant post matric qualification
• Must have been unemployed for at least the last 6 months
• Must have no work experience, this must be the youth’s FIRST job experience
• The youth must also not have previously participated in the FirstJob programme at any of the FirstRand franchises, and not worked for FirstRand before.  

Required Qualification:

• Any recognized Diploma / Degree
• Your qualifictaion will be matched against the requirements of Business Units across FirstRand
• No formal (corporate) work experience required

Skills and Competencies required include:

• Analytical Thinking
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Building relationships
• Teamwork
• Problem solving
• Learning agility
• Resilience and Stress Management
• Drive and Results orientation