GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2024/25 Ref No: GDP 2024/25

Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) seeks to equip young graduates with knowledge, skills and exposure to the market conduct regulation and supervision, and its role in the economy. The graduate development programme is a structured programme specifically designed to produce a pipeline of competent new entrants in the labour market and to assist the FSCA to deliver on its mandate to:

• Transform the integrity of financial markets;
• Protect financial customers by promoting fair treatment by financial institutions; and
• Provide financial customers with financial education and maintaining financial stability.

Roll out plan of the programme

Recommended candidates will be given an opportunity to learn under the supervision of a dedicated mentor. The graduate development programme provides trainees with workplace experience necessary to help grow professionally within the financial sector. Trainees are exposed to various competency-based training during the 24-month graduate development programme.

What We Offer:

• Continuous training and development is provided to assist trainees to develop skills for a career in the financial sector.
• Structured learning: Engage in a comprehensive 24-month programme designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to excel in the financial sector.
• Hand-on-experience: Work on real projects with opportunities to rotate across various departments.
• Mentorship: Benefit from one-on-one mentorship.

Requirements for application

1. South African Citizen with a South African Identity Document
2. Curriculum Vitae CV
3. Certified Copies of Qualification
4. Must have no work experience
5. Strong desire to work in financial services sector

Who should apply

• FSCA is committed towards increasing the representation of marginalised groups in line with its Employment Equity Plan. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply and must declare such on their applications. The applicants must have completed one of the following qualifications:
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• BCom/National Diploma in Marketing
• BCom Economics
• BSC Mathematics and Statistics
• BCom Financial Accounting / Hons / CTA
• Bachelor of Accounting Science
• BCom Auditing
• Degree/National Diploma in Communication
• Degree in Education
• Degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) / Economics
• Degree in Information Technology and ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity / AWS Cloud Practitioner / Microsoft Azure

Please note that correspondence and communication will only be conducted with short listed candidates and that the FSCA reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified.