FirstRand Program: Youth Development Graduate Program 2025 – A Detailed Guide
The FirstRand Youth Development Graduate Program 2025 is here. The FirstRand Program is a 12-month contract for unemployed graduates to join our FirstJob work experience program. FirstRand believes that its people are its single most important resource and will not operate in a sector unless it has people who are right for that market and who share FirstRand’s business values.
About FirstRand
FirstRand Limited operates in South Africa, specific markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, the United Kingdom, and India through its portfolio of integrated financial services businesses.
Organic expansion, acquisitions, innovation, and the formation of entirely new businesses have all contributed to the group’s track record of generating exceptional returns to shareholders.
FirstRand Limited is Africa’s largest financial institution by market capitalization, with shares listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX).
FirstRand can give differentiated and competitive value propositions to its customers due to its unique and highly flexible methodology of leveraging the most relevant brand, distribution channel, license, and operating platform available within the portfolio.
The group can completely optimize the franchise value of its portfolio using this method, which is supported by disciplined financial resource allocation and enabled by digital platforms.
This has resulted in a lengthy history of sustained increase in high-quality earnings, as well as superior and long-term shareholder returns.
FirstRand Youth Development Graduate Program
The FirstRand Youth Development Graduate Program is a 12-month contract for unemployed graduates to join our FirstJob work experience program. The focus of this program is to improve the employability of successful candidates. Throughout the program, 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 the prescribed development program.
Eligibility for the FirstRand Program 2025
- 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 or limited work experience – i.e. a total of fewer than twelve months’ work experience and/or of a part-time, casual nature.
- This must be the youth’s FIRST job experience
- The youth must also not have previously participated in the FirstJob program at any of the FirstRand franchises, and not worked for FirstRand before.
Other Requirements for the FirstRand Program 2025
- A recognized Diploma
- A recognized Bachelor’s degree is advantageous. These will be matched against the requirements of Business Units across FirstRand
No formal (corporate) work experience Skills required include:
- Analytical Thinking
- Excellence and quality orientation
- Building relationships
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Learning agility
- Resilience and Stress Management
- Drive and Results orientation
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
How to Apply for the FirstRand Graduate Program 2025
Click here to apply for the FirstRand Youth Development Graduate Program 2025.
NB: You will be required to register with your email if you do not have one. If you have an account with FirstRand Jobs, you just need to sign in.
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Corner Fredman Drive and Rivonia Road
Sandton
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Postal Address
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Benmore, 2010
Telephone: +2711 182 1808
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