Project Management Graduate_South Africa at Ericsson

About Job

As the tech firm that created the mobile world, and with more than 54,000 patents to our name, we’ve made it our business to make a mark. When joining our team at Ericsson you are empowered to learn, lead, and perform at your best, shaping the future of technology. This is a place where you're welcomed as your own perfectly unique self, and celebrated for the skills, talent, and perspective you bring to the team. Are you in?

Come, and be where it begins.

Ericsson is growing!  Our Ericsson South Africa Graduate Program will start in November 2021 and focuses on technology leadership. Our aim is to attract and guide the most hardworking, innovative, and creative technology minds.

We are looking for Project Management Graduates who is passionate about Project management from establishing project plan baseline, drive project execution and handle project finance to deliver on our customers expectation. You will be trained in project planning and scheduling, trend analysis, critical path identification, backwards scheduling, “What if” scenarios, production of reports, customer interaction, control, and monitoring.

We are looking for graduates for has completed their studies between 2020 and 2021 with one of the following bachelor’s degrees:

• Project Management, Engineering,Telecomunications, Business Administration, or any equivalent qualification

• Candidates who have attended project management course will be an added advantage)

• Candidate should not have more than 1-year work experience

• Candidates should obtain their bachelor’s degree latest by June/July 2021.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies in Related Area

• Consultative selling skills

• Business Understanding

• Financial Acumen & Analysis skills

• Negotiation skills

• Understand customer and market insight

• Project management skills

• Good communication and social skills

• Planning & Organizing

• Presentation skills (oral and written).

• Proficiency in Microsoft office

What we are offering you

• 12 months (plus) graduate program – we offer you a great training program before you move into an experienced job

• Explore your passion for innovation and your desire to join a leader. You’ll enjoy an open, high performance culture that encourages idea generation and thought exploration

• Working in an international environment with colleagues from all over the world.

• Continuous training on the job, in classrooms and via e-learning.

• A mentor and buddy program.

• An opportunity to work for the Global leader in the Telecommunications industry.

• On the job training and mentorship programs provided by senior specialists in the industry

We believe in growing our graduates and giving them a chance to have the best possible start in their career. Graduates at Ericsson gain valuable work experience, skills and knowledge that will assist them in furthering their career. We therefore not only let you work with the teams on live projects, but you will be receiving training courses throughout the program and will also be assigned a dedicated mentor who will be providing formal as well as informal mentorship.

Ericsson South Africa recruits in line with its Employment Equity plan and will therefore give preference to suitably qualified candidates who are members of designated groups.