About Fidelity Services Group

Fidelity services group has become the leading total integrated services and risk solution provider within Southern Africa, boasting with state-of-the-art security and services related solutions tailored to exceed customer expectations. We are looking for natural born heroes to join our team who are all about protecting and serving our communities as dedicated naturally, forged family functioning members, in an environment where work is a passion and a lifestyle. These incumbents need to be self-starters with a strong entrepreneurial flair.

Our 58 000 employees might wear invisible capes but make a significant difference to the wellbeing and safety of those around them, something which is evident and clear for all to see. Our ethics and values are non-negotiable and forms the cornerstone of our search for individuals willing to take the pledge, a pledge which has made us the undisputed market leader with over 50 subsidiaries businesses. We provide innovative, affordable and superior services solutions and products, underpinned by customer focus and excellent operational skills. Working for Fidelity Service Group is more than just a job, its an adventure filled with challenges obstacles, and missions always looking to move forward by finding new ways to improve our services offerings.

Exciting heroic career opportunities are available in various divisions at different levels, these include our Guarding Services, Armed Response, Commercial Security Solutions, Vehicle Tracking, Insurance, Cleaning, Specialized Services, Fire Solutions, Cash-In-Transit, Cash Master, and other Cash Management Solutions.

Our heroes are our priority and we are committed to their well-being, as well as their safety, progress, and access to knowledge enhancement, upgrading of skills and other benefits. Nurturing your superpowers is one of our main priorities here at the Fidelity Services Group and this has brought us great success over many years.

What is the graduate programme?

Fidelity Services Group is offering a select few graduates an opportunity to embark on a unique 18 months development programme, based in Johannesburg. The programme will only be accepting candidates in Johannesburg or willing to relocate to the Gauteng province at their own cost. The programme will equip the graduates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to lead a team in the business, providing you with an opportunity to transition into an identified role within the organization. During your time you will be developing knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as personal characteristics that will enable you to lead, show innovation and implement agreed strategies with ambition, passion, and urgency.

The graduate programme will help to develop both your individual attributes and career aspirations through exposure to various specialized business concepts, objectives, and outcomes.

Programme exposure to business concepts forming part of the graduate programme:

• The management and effective control of resources
• The implementation of organisational strategies, policies, practices, processes, and procedures
• Utilising available resources to meet the demands of the company and customers
• Remaining competitive and taking cognisance of applicable legislation and best practices to perform daily activities of the operations in a responsible manner with quality and quantity of work as a priority.

Programme Objectives:

• Provide graduates the opportunity to be a part of an accelerated development programme
• Ensure that a developmental pipeline is created for key roles within business units.

Graduate programme outcomes:

• Learn how to manage yourself and others and lead a team
• Understand the operations of the business and its departments by conducting SWOT analyses etc.
• Explore functions that will increase productivity, quality and customer services while reducing costs through utilising modern process techniques
• Understand the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial processes and propose ways to optimise spend or reduce costs
• Internal and external customer and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Understanding the sales cycle and how the business ensures effective sales management, optimal employee productivity as well as resource and cost management.
• Propose business solutions in terms of operational efficiencies in terms of technical requirements, guarding services, cash processing, armed response, business development and sales.
• Ensure a zero-harm culture through following OH&S and COIDA policies.
• Understand contracts that exist between the customer and the Fidelity Services Group.
• Learn about the organisational culture and different Human Capital processes.
• Learn to engage and liaise with external role players that includes but is not limited to community leaders, employer organisations, SAPS, and community forums.
• Understanding the impact of relevant legislation that includes but is not limited to BCEA, NKP Act, PSIRA Act, Firearms Control Act, POPI Act, Criminal Procedures Act, ensure compliance with ISO standards etc
• Registration during the period with the PSIRA Act.

Programme requirements:

• Qualifications such as but not limited to, fields including Business Management, Finance, Marketing and Communications, Sales, Logistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, Law, Criminal Investigation, or equivalent qualifications at an NQF 7 level.
• Postgraduate is advantageous.
• 0 – 1 years of experience
• Based or willing to relocate to Johannesburg
• Valid driver’s license
• Must have own reliable vehicle
• Clear criminal record
• Must be fully computer literate on MS Office suite
• Willingness to job rotate and be away from the appointed place of work.

Competencies:

• Interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Customer focused
• Analytical and critical thinking skills
• Entrepreneurial mind-set
• Business acumen
• Team player
• Flexible and agile
• Resilient and able to work under pressure
• Ability to plan
• Leadership qualities
• Organisational skills
• Control of projects and other responsibilities.