GE Africa Early Career Development Program - GG&O - Nigeria Job

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Date: Sept 17, 2013

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Number: 1845585

Business: GE Global Growth & Operations

Business Segment: Global Growth & Operations - Africa


About Us:
We are GE. We’re a global infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. And we are taking the strengths that have made us an industry leader and putting them to work in service of a new era of global business, with a focus on the world and the people we share it with. Through initiatives like ecomagination and healthymagination, we are developing the next generation of products and services to improve the way we use resources, impact our communities and care for each other. Join GE and you’ll discover a career opportunity of incredible diversity – across disciplines and around the globe. No other company invests in the development, training and advancement of its employees the way we do, because we believe it is our innovative thinking that is our strength, and that strength is what enables GE to make a positive impact on tomorrow, today. From jet engines to power generation, financial services to water processing, and medical imaging to turning imaginative ideas into leading products and services. GE is imagination at work


Posted Position Title: GE Africa Early Career Development Program - GG&O - Nigeria

Career Level: EL

Function: Finance

Function Segment: Administration and Support

Location: Nigeria
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces:

City: Lagos


Postal Code:

Relocation Assistance: No


Role Summary/Purpose: GE Africa’s Early Career Development Program (ECDP) is a newly created twelve month leadership 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: These positions will be within the Global Growth & Operations (GG&O) Business based in Nigeria and are open to recent university/college graduates with interest in either 1) Finance OR 2)Human Resources/Talent Management & Branding

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 Finance / Accounting function - Proficiency in the use and application of Microsoft Excel and other MS packages (Word, PowerPoint), Strong analytical skills


For Human Resources function - previous relevant/related Human Resources/Recruitment experience

- 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


Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Desired Characteristics:

- Demonstrated leadership ability

- 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

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