ABSA 2022 Graduate Talent Program for Graduate Kenyans

We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting applications for 2022 Graduate Talent Program. The Program will be an 18-months rotational and development experience aimed at acquiring and developing future skills as we bring possibilities to life for our successful candidates.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

We own majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (ABSA Bank in Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia. We also have representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria, as well as insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

The program Career, Learning and Development:

• Multiple rotations across the business
• Best in class learning and career development platforms
• Dare to Lead Program –aims to promote and encourage the right leadership behaviors across all levels of the bank, aligned to our Purpose and Values.
• Support network of mentors and Coaches to facilitate career progression

• Table of Content
• About Absa
• Graduate Talent Program
• Aim and Benefits of Graduate Talent Program
• Requirements for Graduate Talent Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Graduate Talent Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Graduate Talent Program

Aim and Benefits of Graduate Talent Program

Our Graduate Talent Program aims to develop a unique skillset by working alongside subject matter experts across multiple job rotations. This will allow you to develop both technical and leadership skills.

By excelling in our Graduate Talent Program, you will be well placed to fulfil your career goals and have an opportunity demonstrate your potential to be a future leader in our business.

Requirements for Graduate Talent Program Qualification

• A degree in business related field, Statistics, Insurance, Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Agriculture, or Investment Banking

• Graduated in year 2020 or 2021 with at least a 2nd class upper degree and has the certificate

• Scored at least Grade ‘A-’ (A minus) in mean grade and in Math’s, and English in KCSE or its equivalent

• Have a professional certification or qualification

• Should have completed a free Readytowork programme on https://readytowork.absa.africa (Takes about 45 Minutes to complete)

• Is Brave, Passionate, and Ready to bring their possibility to life

• Bold to share their thinking and challenge the status quo

Interview date, Process and Venue for Graduate Talent Program

You will be invited for an online psychometric test and if successful, invited to an assessment center, where you will have an opportunity to meet with managers from different areas of the business.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To submit your application, Log on to workday, search for the requisition number R-15925506, Graduate Talent Program. The deadline to receive applications is 15th December 2021

• Submit your Online Application and CV via Workday
• Attach your KCSE Certificate, Degree Certificate, professional qualification/ certification or its equivalent

Your application will be reviewed against the targeted requirement in December 2021 and January 2022. You can expect to hear from us during this period.

For more details, visit ABSA website.