GE Africa Early Career Development Program (GG&O) 2014

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We are recruiting qualified candidates to fill:

GE Africa Early Career Development Program - GG&O

Location: Lagos
Job Number: 2011150

Role Summary/Purpose

• GE Africa's Early Career Development Program (ECDP) is a twelve month development program designed to give recent university/college graduates challenging work assignments, training and development, and exposure to leadership. The program combines hands on experience with formal classroom training to equip participants with the tools and knowledge to become leaders in GE.

Essential Responsibilities:

• The position will be within the Global Growth & Operations (GG&O) Business based in Nigeria and are open to recent university/college graduates with interest in Market Research

For Market Research Analyst function:

• Required to provide support to Business Leaders in the SSA region.
• Collating and analyzing research materials, relevant industry data, and developing quality supporting documents that Business Leaders can use for interacting with DP customers and stakeholders (internal and external).

As valuable members of our team, ECDP participants will receive many benefits including:

• Challenging work assignments
• Business mentors
• Leadership training
• Essential skills training
• Functional training
• Opportunities to network with Leaders and other ECDP members

Qualifications/Requirements

• Recent college/university graduate with no more than 2 years' work experience /or with national service discharge (relevant degrees and/or experience preferred).

For Market Research Analyst function:

• Preferably a graduate in Business Administration, Marketing, or Sales with strong research and presentation skills. Excellent communication skills are also required.
• Authorized to work in your country full-time and without restriction. Must have NYSC discharge or exemption certificate in hand
• Must have an advanced to fluent level of English
• Proficiency in the use and application of Microsoft Excel and other MS packages (Word, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Excellent organization skills, ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks and work to deadlines

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Demonstrated team player
• Confident self-starter who has demonstrated drive
• Less than two years previous work experience.
• A post graduate degree in a relevant field will be an advantage
• High performer with a passion to achieve positive business results
• Curiosity and desire to learn and expand skill set
• Flexible, adaptable, and open to change

Application Closing Date
Not Stated.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online