DirectAxis Graduate Development Programme 2014

Advertiser: DirectAxis
Location: National

DirectAxis has developed an exciting Graduate Development Program, aimed at empowering graduates to pursue a career in their chosen path.

The Business Optimisation Department ensures that the Loan Operations Contact Centre's processes, technologies, operational strategies and initiatives, support a customer intimate environment. Their input ensures production targets and efficiency levels can be met successfully. As a graduate placed in this Department, you will be exposed to the "coal face" of the DirectAxis business, where Customers are serviced, applications processed and loans paid out. Intraday Reporting, Workforce and Performance Management, Process Analysis and Data Analytics are just some of the tools we use every day to make sure our customers, and shareholders, are kept satisfied.

Requirements:
- Under graduate degree or relevant tertiary qualification
- BCom degree - majors in finance, economy, accounting or project management
- Ms Office, Outlook, MS Projects
- Excellent presentation skills

Competencies:
- Strong business acumen and Leadership skills
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- Highly organized with excellent attention to detail
- Delivery and solution focused
- Excellent planning and time management skills
- Results driven
- Assertive, yet flexible
- Tenacious and have excellent follow through
- Systematic thinker with good decision making skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Willingness to learn and take responsibility
- An understanding of relational databases is advantageous
- Proficiency in MS Office - Excel in particular
- High analytical and numerical ability
- Creative problem solver
- Self-managed and self motivated
- Team player

Experience:
No experience necessary, however evidence of working knowledge would be preferred.

Duties and roles:
Your duties and roles as a graduate will be discussed with you and mutually agreed. The ultimate goal is to ensure you receive maximum exposure that will unleash your potential and contribute to the company strategic goals.

Equity Statement:
We are committed to the principles of Employment Equity.

Please note:
Applications without a CV and academic transcripts attached will not be considered.

Reference number: 050813-4

Closing date: 16 September 2013

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.