Graduate Internship Programme at Safaricom Kenya - 2 Positions

Job Description

We are pleased to announce the following Internship Opportunity in the Products & Services Departments within the Consumer and Enterprise Business Unit. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Brief Description

The main aim of the internship is to give the interns an opportunity to experience and work in a real world corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the product managers in the various projects/processes.
• Prepare Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA’s) and follow up with signatories for execution, ensure partners have collected etc.
• Partner On-boarding document upload onto share point for approval
• KYC checklist follow up with partners to ensure we have all documentation in place
• Review of the daily VAS issues tracker to ensure that all partner issues are covered.
• Partner contacts database updating
• Create a filling system for partner documents in the shared folder and save the documents as they are received
• Filling of documents and letters
• Contract uploads onto symfact system
• Perform call outs to various Merchants in regards to them providing missing KYC documents
• Merchant On-boarding document retrieval and storage on the shared folder
• Perform checks to ensure we have all KYC documentation in place especially for Public and government organizations, and maintain physical files for the same
• Sorting and archiving of the physical KYC documents received
• Performing call outs to inactive merchants with balances in their tills, during the unclaimed funds exercise
• Merchant / Partner contact information clean up
• Liaising with merchandising agency and regional sales teams to ensure excellent branding and visibility in the trade.

Requirements

• A currently On – Going Undergraduate Student in Business related field from a recognized University
• Have proven interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Be computer literate.

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Job Description

We are pleased to announce the following Internship Opportunity in the Project Management Office (PMO) within the CEO’s Office. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Brief Description

The main aim of the internship is to give the interns an opportunity to experience and work in a real world corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in obtaining, clarifying and aligning requirements and developing project plans.
• Manage cross-functional resources, project timelines and project budgets required to successfully drive projects and initiatives.
• Interact and drive project efforts across cross-functional teams including: Procurement, Legal & Regulatory
• Affairs, Information Technology (IT), Quality and Commercial Business Units.
• Set priorities, develop work breakdown structure and monitor progress towards project goals.
• Track details and activities across projects to ensure alignment with long term business objectives.
• Present projects and program level plans and lead progress updates with senior management and other affected staff at regular intervals to ensure awareness of progress against commitments.
• Identify root cause, manage and resolve issues when possible or escalate risks/problem situations to ensure projects remain on schedule and on budget.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in BSC. in Computer Science/Business oriented degree from a recognized University
• The candidate must possess strong oral and written communication skills and be proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• MS Project experience is also required with demonstrated ability to create detailed work breakdown structures.
• Experience with critical path project management is a plus
• Excellent planning and organization skills required for our fast-paced environment
• Must be motivated, proactive and willing to take on new challenges