SAP Skills for Africa programme 2018 Job for young Nigerians

Requisition ID: 186215
Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services
Expected Travel: 0 – 10%
Career Status: Graduate
Employment Type: Regular Full Time

SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That’s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.

SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it’s the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people’s lives.

To achieve our vision of running better through innovation and entrepreneurship, we enable and foster local resources that have cultural and market understanding by:

Training and certifying resources in the world’s most powerful SAP software suite of business systems, applications and innovative offerings expanding across multiple industries

Increasing awareness in the market of the value and efficiency that can be achieved through SAP technology and innovation.

The objective & mission of the Skills for Africa programme is to contribute to sustainable workplaces for the next generation of local talent in the region. We achieve this by training & certifying young graduate students in the world’s most powerful software suite. Our aim is to help them to have the opportunity for a regional or global career.

SAP Skills for Africa Programme invests in the future workforce and delivers a comprehensive program which combines technical and soft skill elements over a set period of time. At the end of the program and upon successful graduation the trainees become certified SAP consultants, with a guaranteed job placement within the SAP Ecosystem.

Benefits:

What the programme offers you:

• Three month full time SAP training programme at no cost to you
• Hands-on simulated project exercises throughout the programme
• Official Associate Level SAP Certification
• Possibility of an internship in the SAP ecosystem after training, based on performance

Requirements:

Location: Nigeria – Lagos

Date: July 2018 – October 2018 – Training Period

What we require from a candidate:

• Candidates must be a Nigerian National and currently residing in Nigeria
• Candidates must not be in full time employment
• Age limit – 27 years
• Candidate must have proof of NYSC completion or exemption
• Candidates must be educated to at least Bachelor level in a field of IT or Finance – a combination of IT modules with Finance degrees will be advantageous – Masters degrees are preferred
• Candidates will preferably have graduated within the last three years with a Second Class Upper or First Class pass– proof of this will be requested
• Candidates will preferably have a keen interest in starting an SAP-related career involving travel
• The course will be delivered in English so a good grasp of both written and spoken English is essential
• Candidates must possess good problem-solving capabilities, presentation skills and a general understanding of Microsoft Office and IT
• The programme is based in Lagos and is non-residential. If you are based outside of Lagos please make provisions for your accommodation during the training period
• Internship opportunity post programme will be non-residential and based in Lagos

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Job Segment: SAP, ERP, Intern, Consulting, Technology, Entry Level

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the SAP Skills for Africa programme