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STANBIC IBTC GRADUATE TRAINEE PROGRAM

Application Deadline: 16th of April, 2025.

LOCATION: Nigeria

Job Description

The Graduate Trainee Program of Stanbic IBTC Group has been designed to build capacity and create a sustainable pipeline in our group by developing young, talented, trained professionals for our future. It is an intensive program and a unique opportunity for young people who are resourceful and passionate about building a fast-tracked career and helping us drive our success into the future.

ELIGIBILITY:

Minimum of a Second Class Upper (or its equivalent) degree in any course from an accredited University.

Minimum of 5 credits (Mathematics and English inclusive) in GCE, NECO or its equivalent.

Applicants should not be more than 26 years of age as at engagement.

Applicants must have concluded the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme and have a discharge certificate in hand.

Applicant’s Date of Birth, Gender and Class of degree must be clearly stated

Knowledge/Technical Skills/Expertise:

Conceptual, Innovative and Analytical

Customer-service oriented

Computer literacy is compulsory.

Intermediate to expert competence in the use of MS Office Suite

If you meet the requirements above, please fill this compulsory questionnaire before starting your application. This will take 8 minutes. Once you have completed this, click the “I’m interested” tab on this page to complete your application.

Please note that candidates must complete both the questionnaire and application to qualify for the selection phase.

BENEFIT:

The Stanbic IBTC Graduate Trainee Program provides selected applicants with:

the opportunity to develop their professional career

a competitive monthly salary

health insurance benefits

robust training with top professionals

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GERMAN BUNDESTAG IPS AFRICA SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: July 13, 2025.

LOCATION: Germany

The German Bundestag invites politically and socially engaged young university graduates from Southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda), and West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal)  to a scholarship program in Berlin in January.

In a four-week compact program, up to 24 scholarship holders from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda  will get to know German parliamentary democracy and the political decision-making processes in the German Bundestag up close.

ELIGIBILITY:

Nationality of one of the participating countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda

younger than 30 years  at the start of the scholarship or on 1 January

completed university studies

Good knowledge of the German language  (at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

strong interest in political issues and social/political  engagement

Please send your application as a single PDF file (labeled: Last Name – First Name) by email to the German embassy in your home country. You can find the email address on the right under “Contact German Embassies.” The PDF file must not exceed 10 MB in size. If the PDF file exceeds 10 MB, please split your application documents into multiple emails. Please do not send ZIP files.

Your application is only complete if you include the following documents:

Application form   (to be completed and signed in German);

Proof of good knowledge of German , not older than 2 years;

Motivational letter   in German, personally signed (max. 2 pages);

Copy of passport or copy of ID as proof of citizenship of one of the participating countries;

University degree certificate (original or certified copy in English or German);

Letter of recommendation (in German or English) from a teacher/professor or employer assessing the applicant’s professional qualifications for the IPS program.

BENEFIT:

Participants will receive a scholarship of €700. The scholarship also includes free accommodation in a residential complex, travel expenses to and from Berlin, and health, accident, and liability insurance.

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