Program Purpose

The purpose of the Graduate Trainee Program is partially to allow the KCB Bank to:

• Develop a KCB talent pool of potential candidates for future permanent vacancies,
• Provide young Burundians with a learning environment that will enable them to establish their first contact with the employment world,
• Give young Burundians the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge,
• Prevent the young Burundian talents’ applications from being rejected due to lack of professional experience.

Eligibility Criteria

• Have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business related fields like Banking, accounting, IT, Business Administration, Audit, Human Resources, Marketing, Commerce, Logistics, and Procurement,
• Basic computer skills (Excel/Word),
• Fluency in French and at least an intermediate level of English is required.

Application file:

When applying, the applicant to the program will submit:

• A cover letter,
• A certified copy of the university degree/certificate,
• The transcripts of the 3 years for bachelor or of the last 2 years for Masters,
• A letter of recommendation from your University.

Note:  Graduates from foreign universities are admissible upon presentation of a recommendation from their Institutions.

Calendar

• Applications’ Timelines: From 17^th to 27^th April 2024.
• Program Start : May 2024

Application process

Applications can be submitted via the following link: https://eoin.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_200

Selection process

• Only candidates who graduated in the last three (3) years are eligible for the selection tests,
• A selection tests will be organized by KCB Bank,
• Graduate trainees will be hired based on the available vacancies.

Graduate Trainee Program’ modalities

• The Graduate Trainee Program is for a period of one (year and is carried out at KCB Bank Burundi Head Office and in the branches,
• The trainee must comply with the KCB policies, HR Manual of Procedures, and the Code of Conduct of KCB Bank Burundi,
• The onboarding, induction and supervision of the Graduate Trainee is assigned to a specific Line manager,
• The Line Manager will coach him/her and will also carry out the appraisals of the graduate’s performance and potential.

Social Security Cover

• The Bank will assure the medical cover and social security Cover for the Graduate Trainee.

End of the Graduate Trainee Program:

• TheLine Manager will submit anoverallassessmentofthe graduate trainee’sperformance,
• The graduate traineewill submitareportontheprogram,theknowledgeacquired,,
• The graduate traineewill returnall health and safetyequipment, access tools andotherbank materials handled tohimorheratthebeginningoftheprogram,
• TheHumanResourcesDepartment will granthim/hera Certificate,
• Graduate Trainees with high assessments’ scores will be in KCB Talent Pool for consideration in further recruitment processes.