Graduate Trainee (Marketing, Human Capital, Audit, Finance & Legal) - Midrand at Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Job Description    

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.

Key Responsibilities    

• 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.
• 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.

Key Internal Liaison Relationships

•  Head: Learning & Development
•  Graduate & YT Programmes Consultant
•  Line manager
•  Team members
• Mentors
• HCBP’s
• All DBSA employees

Key External Liaison Relationships

• Universities & Career Services
• External Service Providers
• Professional memberships (if applicable)

Expertise & Technical Competencies    

Minimum Requirements

• An undergraduate or postgraduate qualification (i.e. Bachelor’s, Honour’s and/or Masters Degree) and not be furthering their studies in 2024.
• No work experience required or a maximum of 6 months experience. 
• Must be a South African citizen.
• Academic record with a cumulative average of 65%+ over final year of study.
• Completion of a degree at a South African University or NQF-level aligned and recognised.

TECHNICAL
 Written Communication

•  Writes clearly and concisely simple work-related documents.
•  Expresses simple ideas clearly in writing.

 Verbal Communication

•  Able to explain procedures, or familiar concepts, adapting the words or explanation to suit the person or the situation.
•  Fluent in speaking and communicating in the English language

Computer Literacy

•  Is aware of the organisation policies related to use of computers, and other technology.
•  Consistently uses relevant MS office software products such as word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and email packages to an acceptable standard for the job.
•  Generally, knows how to use and maintain own office / workplace equipment.
•  Demonstrates basic skills in the use of one or more software tools, as applicable to business unit needs.

Presentation Skills

•  Is able to communicate simple facts in a clear and precise manner by arranging facts in a logical manner.
•  Demonstrates the ability to solicit and value the interest and opinions of the audience.

 Planning and Organising

•  Plans his or her daily work effectively; area; needs more application experience or practice if the required planning is more extensive.
•  Independently plans and organises own routine work.

 Solution Focused

•  Identifies standard problems based on a range of factors, most of which are clear.
•  Identifies alternate solutions, considering applicable precedents

 Detail Orientation

•  Identifies main concepts and ideas when reading simple, straightforward documents.
•  Reviews own work for accuracy and completeness.                    
•  Spots inconsistencies or discrepancies that indicate problem with quality of work. 
•  Verifies assumptions and information before accepting the solutions, considering applicable precedents.

Required Personal Attributes    

BEHAVIOURAL
 Achievement Orientation

•  Delivers work on time and is of great quality; follows through on agreed commitments.
•  Views new work experiences as an opportunity for growth.
•  Reacts immediately to overcome setbacks or/and obstacles to meet goals.
•  Recognises and acts upon current opportunities.
•  Focuses on new or more effective ways of improving own work and meeting targets.
•  Aims at exceptional performance; setting out to achieve a unique standard.

 Analytical & Innovative Thinking

•  Understanding a situation, issue, problem, etc. by breaking it into smaller pieces, or tracing the implications of a situation in a step-by-step way.
•  Is able to identify the cause-and-effect relationship between two aspects of a situation.
•  Applies learning from previous situations and experiences.
•  Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional thinking
•  Has the ability to identify gaps for new ways of doing things.

 Attention to Detail

•  Follows established guidelines, processes and policies when doing the work.
•  Double-checks the accuracy of information or work.
•  Ensures that the work produced doesn’t contain any errors.

Conceptual Thinking

•  When looking at information, sees patterns, trends, or missing pieces.
•  Notices when a current situation is similar or dissimilar to a past situation and identifies the similarities and/or differences.
•  Uses knowledge of theory or of different past situations to look at current situations.
•  Applies learned concepts across various situations.
•  Makes ideas or situations clear, simple, and/or understandable to others.
•  Assembles ideas, issues, and observations into a clear and useful explanation.

 Flexibility & Agility

•  Declares that he/she is willing to change ideas, perceptions or procedures based on new information
•  Changes his/her perception, ideas or alters normal procedures to fit a specific situation to get a job done and/or meet company goals
•  Decides how to do something based on the situation. 

Information seeking & Analysis

•  Asks direct questions to people who are directly involved in a situation/issue.
•  Uses available information
•  Breaks down problems into simple lists of tasks or activities.

 Teamwork & Co-operation

•  Is considered a “team player,” putting team objectives ahead of one’s personal agenda when working within a group setting.
•  Values and utilises the expertise of colleagues, asking for ideas and input and collaborates to form decisions and plans.
•  Willingly learns from others.
•  Has customer service orientation in delivery of outcomes
•  Recognises and/or uses the formal structure or hierarchy of an organisation (internal & external).
•  Understands chain of command, positional power, rules and regulations, policies and procedures, etc.