A belief in the moral benefit and importance of work and its inherentability to strengthen character.
Appreciating and leveraging the capabilities, insights, and ideas of all individuals; working effectively with individuals of diverse style, ability, and motivation.
Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
Staying with a position or plan of action until the desired objective is obtained or is no longer reasonably attainable.
Displaying behaviour that involves acting in advance of a future situation, rather than just reacting.
The ability to lead, motivate, inspire, and encourage people.
Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.
Clearly conveying information and ideas through word based communication to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
Clearly conveying information and ideas to individuals or groups in a verbal manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
Effectively meeting customer needs; building productive customer relationships; taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.
The following skills/tools are beneficial, but not necessary to qualify for the
opportunity.
The ideal candidate
have nationality in ZA
Required to be eligible to apply for this opportunity.
About Internship Industrial and Organisational Psychology 2025
The Industrial and Organisational Psychology internship is a one year programme, accredited with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The aim of the programme is to upskill Industrial Psychology Masters students towards registering as an Industrial Psychologist (Independent Practice).
The programme includes six domains, which consists of:
Organisational psychology;
Human resource (personnel) psychology;
Career psychology and employee wellness/wellbeing;
Testing and assessment;
Elective (project) and;
Professional ethics.
Interns are required to complete 260 days of the programme, completing all the domains, within the 12 months (1 year) period. Interns will be assigned to two supervisors, an internal senior Industrial Psychologist within the organisation and an external Industrial Psychologist from a recognized academic institution.
During the internship, interns will be evaluated on a logbook and quarterly reports; adding value to the organisation as well as the industry of Industrial Psychology.
Who we look for:
You are wanting to work in a dynamic environment that will give you exposure to a network of professionals who will help guide and enable your career progression. You want to be part of a structured development programme that will connect you to Absa colleagues from across the continent giving you the skills to be self-empowered and cross-culturally competent. You will master the art of a design mindset whilst applying novel and adaptive thinking that will prepare you for the future world of work.
Internship requirements:
South African citizen
Strong academic performance in Honours
M1 (Course work) Completed by January 2025
Registered as a Student Psychologist with the HPCSA
Able to work in a Hybrid model from February 2025 to January 2026.
The ideal candidate should have completed an Honours degree in Industrial Psychology and achieved a strong academic average
AND
The ideal candidate must have at least completed M1 (Coursework) in Industrial Psychology by December 2024.
Beneficial Skills
Behavioral Competencies
Client Focus
Communication (oral)
Communication (written)
Continuous Learning
Motivating Others
Proactivity & Self-Motivation
Resilience / Tenacity
Teamwork
Time Management/Priority Setting
Valuing Cultural Diversity
Work ethic
Technical Competencies
Cognitive flexibility
Client and customer service obsessed
Strong communication skills
Market research and analysis
Commercially savvy
Interviewing Skills
Academic writing
Career development and coaching
Results driven
Interpersonal intelligence
