Nedbank: Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme 2025/2026

Nedbank is calling on unemployed young South Africans aged 18 to 29 to apply for the Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme, which will run for 12 months during 2025/2026.

Position: Youth Employment Service – Post-matric multi-skilled roles (Diploma/NQF Level 6)

Duration: Fixed-term contract for 12 months.

Location: South Africa

Industry: Banking

Remuneration: This position offers a stipend instead of a salary, intended to help with fundamental expenses as you gain important work experience that will improve your employability in the future. Be sure to evaluate the locations you are able to work in, as the stipend does not cover relocation or commuting over long distances.

Closing Date: 13 March 2025 

Locations:

• Eastern Cape

Branches: Beacon Bay, Govan Mbeki, Kenako Mall, Lusikisiki, Matatiele, Motherwell Mthatha CBD, Mthatha Plaza, Uitenhage.

• Free State

Branches: Bethlehem, Phuthaditjhaba, Preller Square, Welkom.

•  Gauteng

Branches: Alex Mall, Birch Acres Mall, Campus Square, Carnival Mall, Central City Mabopane, Chris Hani Crossing, Clearwater Roodepoort, East Rand Mall, Fox Street Johannesburg, Gezina, Hyde Park, Jabulani Mall, Kempton Park, Killarney, Lakeside Mall, Mall of Africa, Mall of The South, Mams Mall, Maponya Mall, Menlyn Pretoria, Meyerton, New Market, Northgate, Park Station, Quagga Mall, Randfontein, Sandton, Southdale, Springs Mall, The Grove, Trade Route Mall, Westgate, Wonderpark.

•  KwaZulu-Natal

Branches: Ballito, Bluff, Estcourt, Greytown KZN, Harding, Jozini Mall, Kwa Dukuza, Mandini KZN, Midlands Mall, Nongoma, Nquthu Plaza, Phoenix, Pongola, Port Shepstone, Port Shepstone Central, Richards Bay, Umlazi, Westville Mall.

•  Limpopo

Branches: Blouberg Mall (Bochum), Maake Plaza, Marble Hall, Modi Mall, Mokopane, Paledi, Phalaborwa, Polokwane Landros Mare Str, Seshego Circle, Thabazimbi, Thohoyandou CBD, Tzaneen.

•  Mpumalanga

Branches: Acornhoek, Dwarsloop, Elukwatini, Hazyview, Lydenburg, Middelburg Mall, Secunda, Siyabuswa, Tonga.

•  North West

Branches: Hartbeespoort Dam, Potchefstroom, Vryburg, Zeerust.

•  Northern Cape

Branches: Kimberley and Palm Gate Kuruman.

•  Western Cape

Branches: Atlantis, Caledon, Capegate, Century City, Claremont, George Mini Campus, Gugulethu, Kenilworth, Khayelitsha Mall, Knysna, Mitchells Plain Promenade Mall, Paarl Lady Grey, Parow, Rocklands, Sea Point Cape Town, Somerset Mall, St Georges Mall, Table Bay Mall, Tokai, Vangate City, Worcester, Zevenwacht.

Nedbank clusters

Successful candidates will be placed in roles across the following clusters:

• Group Compliance
• Group Finance
• Group Human Resources
• Group Marketing
• Group Risk
• Group Technology
• Retail Business Banking
• Wealth

Youth Employment Service – Post-matric multi-skilled roles

Job Purpose

Nedbank recognises the crucial role that the youth plays in shaping the economy and country.

In living our purpose, Nedbank is investing in our youth by providing quality work experience opportunities as part of the YES programme.

Participants who complete the YES programme will increase their competitiveness in the formal job market.

What you’ll do

Successful applicants will be placed in YES roles across all Nedbank divisions nationally.

Job responsibilities will vary depending on the role in which you are placed. Based on you meeting our qualification requirements you may find yourself placed in one of the following functions:

• Administration, operations, and facilities: Complete relevant administrative tasks to meet departmental and business requirements, aligning with the Nedbank’s strategy, approved processes, procedures, and policies.
• Finance: Analyse, interpret, collate, and present financial and non-financial information to drive strategy and enable decision-making.
• Human resources: Coordinate and provide administrative support to the Human Resources Team, delivering a professional and value-adding human resources service.
• Information technology: Deliver a variety of technical services and operational support to maintain a highly reliable environment, while providing administrative support to the team in line with the business strategy.
• Investment banking: Ensure quality implementation and maintenance of deals according to legal agreements and internal processes.
• Project, process, and product: Ensure all logistics related to administration and reporting support are provided to the project team in line with the business strategy, risk, audit and compliance.
• Sales and service: Create great client banking experiences in smaller branch environments through digital enablement, basic selling, servicing, problem-solving, and client education regarding products and services, aligned with the bank’s strategy.
• Collections: Manage arrear accounts by addressing defaults on monthly instalments, thereby reducing risk and provisions in alignment with business strategy.

Any of these roles may involve the duties of a coordinator, administrator, analyst, assistant, officer and other specialised roles under supervision.

These roles focus on delivering excellent service and promoting Nedbank as the bank of choice.

You will be required to do the following:

• Support and drive the Nedbank values of integrity, respect, accountability, and being people-centred and client-driven.
• Help your team be effective by delivering on your duties.
• Improve your abilities and stay updated with developments in your assigned area through feedback from management and colleagues.
• Ensure continuity and team success by participating, contributing, and sharing knowledge with your team.

Minimum requirements

You must:

• have a matric certificate (Grade 12 National Senior Certificate); an NQF Level 5 in a business, finance or a related field would be an advantage but is not mandatory;
• be between 18 and 29 years old (born between June 1995 to January 2007);
• be currently unemployed;
• have not participated in a YES programme at another organisation before; and
• be a South African-born African, Coloured or Indian (South African citizens as set out in the definition of ‘black people’ in the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 53 of 2003), with a valid South African ID.

Required qualifications

You must have a diploma in one of the following areas:

• Accounting
• Administration
• Business management
• Economics
• Finance
• Human resources
• Information technology (without specialisation)
• Law
• Marketing
• Sales and client service

Technical and professional requirements

• You must be proficient in speaking and writing in English.
• You must have basic computer knowledge.

Work

• Depending on your role and allocation, you will be fully onsite or follow a hybrid work arrangement based in one of the above mentioned locations, with remote work on agreed days, in alignment with Nedbank’s work policies.

If you meet these requirements, we look forward to hearing from you!

Closing Date: 13 March 2025 

How To Apply

Apply Here: Youth Employment Service – Post-matric multi-skilled roles (Diploma/NQF Level 6)