Application Deadline: October 8, 2023
The purpose of this job is to fulfil the Learning & Development mandate of:
· Sourcing and creating a pool of candidates that have qualifications that are aligned with the critical and scarce skills that are crucial to the Bank.
· Filling entry level positions that are vacant within the business.
· Talent management strategy for management development which enables succession planning.
· The Graduate Trainee will be expected to participate in a formal learning programme and on-the-job training to develop and expand their professional and personal competencies in their chosen career path.
Minimum Requirements
1. An undergraduate or postgraduate qualification (i.e. Bachelor’s, Honour’s and/or Masters Degree) and not be furthering their studies in 2024.
2. No work experience required or a maximum of 6 months experience.
3. Must be a South African citizen.
4. Academic record with a cumulative average of 65%+ over final year of study.
5. Completion of a degree at a South African University or NQF-level aligned and recognised.
1. DBSA Graduate Programme – General
· Participate in all engagements required during of the Young Talent programme as determined and scheduled by the leadership team.
· Contribute, participate and deliver on projects as determined by line management and the Young Talent programme.
· Attend and actively participate in all scheduled training as part of the Young Talent programme and/or learning and development initiatives deemed necessary to advance your knowledge/skills (in conjunction with your line manager).
· Participate in any campus activation/career fairs/presentations to promote the DBSA graduate programme.
· Contribute to continuous evaluation and improvement of the Young Talent programme by identifying areas of improvement and success factors which can be harnessed.
2. Skills Development and Training
· Undertake all aspects of task planning, delivery and execution.
· Clarify learning outcomes at the beginning of each assignment.
· Deliver assigned work to the required standard of execution and expected quality, as set out by the line manager.
· Meet task/project deadlines set by line management and take full accountability for delivery against established business goals / objectives
· Communicate effectively within all identified stakeholders.
· Provide regular progress update to the line manager on assigned tasks/projects.
· Solicit regular feedback on outputs, performance and progress during the programme.
· Keep up to date with new developments in the assigned environment through research and make recommendations to management on where and how new technologies and methodologies can be applied.
· Present learnings to key role players in a structured and articulate approach at the end of each assignment during the course of the programme or at predetermined intervals.
· Develop an individual performance plan with input from line manager to monitor and review learning progress and form part of the formal performance appraisal discussions.
· Engage proactively with assigned Mentor to develop a mutually beneficial relationship.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the DBSA Graduate Trainee Programme 2023
