EID Intern - Africa

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Role Summary/Purpose
GE Africa′s Internship Program (Pre-ECDP) is a newly created internship/co-op program designed to give college/university students challenging work assignments, developmental feedback, and exposure to leadership. The duration of our internship program spans a period of 3 - 6 months, and combines hands-on experience with formal performance feedback to help participants transition from a collegial environment to the workplace.

Essential Responsibilities
Our internship program is open to college/university students of various disciplines including Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Field Service Engineering, Operations, Information Technology, and more.

As a valuable member of our team, GE Africa interns will receive many benefits including:
•Challenging work assignments
•Exposure to a multinational company
•Developmental feedback
•Opportunities to network with Leaders and other interns

Qualifications/Requirements
•Current college/university student in 3rd or 4th year
•Authorized to work in your country full-time and without restriction
•Must have an advanced to fluent level of English
•Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment
•Demonstrated team player
•Confident self-starter who has demonstrated drive
•Excellent organization skills, ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks and work to deadlines

Desired Characteristics
•Demonstrated leadership ability
•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

Job Locations

Nigeria

Ghana

South Africa

By GE Published: Aug 10,2014