Graduate Programme Manager

**Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Consultant**
- REQ 133220 - Michelle Thabethe- Job Family- Human Resources- Career Stream- Talent Management
- Leadership Pipeline- Manage Self: Professional

**Job Purpose**
- To use innovative, differentiated and data driven recruitment strategies, aligned to the Nedbank Young Talent strategy and business needs to attract, assess and secure young talent under the two flagship programmes:
- The Nedbank Chartered Accountants (CA) Training Programme and;
- The Nedbank Quants Graduate Programme.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage the recruitment, assessment framework and selection process for new graduates and trainees that delivers on Nedbank’s transformation targets and leverages transformation as a competitive advantage.
- Act as a trusted adviser by building and maintaining credible relationships when engaging with stakeholders individually and in cross-functional forums (internal and external).
- Develop and maintain relationships with university student offices and faculties, creating awareness of the Nedbank Group and promoting career opportunities within Nedbank Specialist Training Programmes.
- Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI.
- Stay abreast of developments in field of young talent, ensuring personal and professional growth.
- Facilitate and provide oversight of overall programme initiatives and projects.
- Research, develop and implemented innovative ideas and solutions around the graduate programme, adding value to Nedbank.
- Ensure that expenses are within the recruitment and marketing budgets.
- Identify risks or issues and mitigate appropriately by alerting Head: Specialist Training Programmes.
- Adjust recruitment offerings to be on par with competitors.
- Oversee the general administration for STP.
- Develop an operational plan for graduate intake.
- Improve business processes and systems.
- Develop and implement succinct and innovative marketing/awareness campaign that attract key talent and enhance the Nedbank brand.
- Develop new sources/channels for attracting high-performing graduates.
- Track recruitment practices and create and provide detailed reports.
- Integrate the Nedbank Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and Employer Brand into the Graduate Recruitment strategies and processes.
- Enhance the EVP and target employer branding more effectively while continuously checking for relevance.
- Manage performance of graduates/ direct reports and hold them accountable for managing the performance on their projects by implementing performance agreements and ensuring a clear vision.
- Manage the SAICA administration for the CA Training Programme.
- End to end project management (along with the necessary risk mitigation) of the various STP initiatives and projects.
- Essential Qualifications - NQF Level- Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
- Preferred Qualification- Honours degree in Human Resources or a related field
- Preferred Certifications- Project management
- Event planning and coordination
- Minimum Experience Level- 4 -6 years relevant HR experience, at least 4 of which must be specifically with recruitment experience within the young talent field.

**Technical / Professional Knowledge**
- Affirmative action guidelines
- Applicant tracking software
- Brand marketing
- Budgeting
- Business Acumen
- Business administration and management
- Capacity planning
- Change management
- Client service management
- Industry trends
- Interviewing techniques
- Principles of project management
- Recruitment and selection
- Resource allocation principles
- Business writing skills
- Behavioural Competencies- Building Partnerships
- Initiating Action
- Stress Tolerance
- Work Standards
- Continuous Improvement
- Planning and Organizing

**Disclaimer**

**_Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566_**
- **_Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566_