2021 African Leadership Group Early Graduate Program

The African Leadership Group is an ecosystem of 4 institutions with a shared moonshot vision to harness Africa's abundant human capital and transform the continent by selecting, developing, and investing in 3 million ethical and entrepreneurial leaders by 2035. With +15 years of experience and a proven track record of developing Africa’s future generation of leaders, we were listed as one of the 50 most innovative companies (alongside Alibaba & Amazon) in 2019 by Fast Company.

Applications are invited for:

Job Position: Early Graduate Program

Job Location: Nigeria

About The Early Graduate Program

• Kickstart your career by working with the most innovative company in Africa.
• Join our team and get hands-on experience in a global, fast-growing company. Receive the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career.
• We are looking for graduates with 0-3 years of work experience to fill generalist roles across various functions in the group such as Finance, Data & Technology, Communications, Social Media Marketing, Operations, Customer Support and many more.

Your Superpowers

• Qualifications: Completed a Bachelor's Degree program
• Language: Proficient in verbal and written English
• Coachability: Be willing to ask for help and embrace feedback and work well in a team-oriented environment
• Entrepreneurial mindset: Be willing to creatively define how the role objectives are met without necessarily sticking to “how it’s done’.
• Customer obsessed: Be willing to understand customer needs and work wholeheartedly to deliver against those needs.

Benefits of the Program

• A chance to make history: Become part of the team who is developing 3M leaders for Africa and help us convert a potential crisis into an era of global innovation & prosperity
• A powerful network: Join our powerful network of thousands of talented individuals who are living impactful lives across industries and geographies
• Professional development: Get access to the learning programs that made us the most innovative company in Africa for “remaking education for a new era”
• A talented & diverse team: Join a group of top performers coming from across the world and work alongside them in a fast-paced, impact-driven, environment
• Autonomy & empowerment: Enjoy the autonomy of working remotely and be empowered to achieve clear and ambitious goals in an outputs-driven organization.

The recruitment process has 4 phases:

• Online Application: Deadline: 21st May, 2021
• Initial Assignment: self-paced exercises that will allow you to reflect on your passions and values and demonstrate your English, Math skills and job readiness. Deadline: 7th June, 2021
• Area specific Assignment: tasks designed to give you a better sense of the specific role you will be considered for and to test your skill set and fit for the same. Deadline: 21st June, 2021
• Round of interviews: calls with the team manager, team members and other members from our organization to better understand your fit with our culture. Deadline 28th - 2nd July