
Nedbank Youth Employment Service programme
REQ: 142948
Application closing date: 14 November 2025
Location: KwaZulu-Natal: Nedbank Park Square Campus, Umhlanga Rocks, Durban North
Successful candidates will be placed in roles across the following areas:
- Nedbank Contact Centre: Personal and Private Banking
Duration: YES Youth Fixed-term contract for 12 months.
Purpose:
- Nedbank recognises the crucial role that the youth play in shaping the economy and country.
- In living our purpose, Nedbank is investing in our youth by providing quality work experience opportunities as part of the YES programme.
- Participants who complete the YES programme will increase their competitiveness in the formal job market.
What you’ll do:
- If your application is successful, you will be placed in the Nedbank Contact Centre in Umhlanga Rocks, Durban.
- Job responsibilities will depend on the YES role and division allocation. In general, the YES roles focus on providing a great service experience and promoting Nedbank as the bank of choice.
You will be required to do the following:
- Uphold and promote the Nedbank values of integrity, respect, accountability, and being people-centred and client-driven.
- Fulfil either a service, sales, or collections role and identify opportunities to promote our products.
- Sales and services: Deliver professional and efficient call services to enhance the client experience and foster lasting relationships with Nedbank clients.
- Collections: Manage arrear accounts by addressing defaults on monthly instalments, thereby reducing risk and provisions in alignment with Nedbank’s business strategy
- Engage with clients through various channels like email, phone, and SMS.
- Show passion and drive when interacting with our clients.
- Help your team be effective by delivering on your duties.
- Ensure continuity and team success by participating, contributing, and sharing knowledge with your team.
Minimum requirements:
- have a matric certificate – Grade 12 National Senior Certificate;
- be between 18 and 29 years old (born between November 1995 to November 2007);
- be currently unemployed;
- have not participated in a YES programme at another organisation before; and
- be South African-born African, Coloured or Indian (South African citizens as set out in the definition of ‘black people’ in the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 53 of 2003), with a valid South African ID.
Technical or professional skills:
- You must be proficient in speaking and writing in English.
- The ability to communicate effectively in any other South African language(s) will be an advantage.
- You must have basic computer knowledge.
Residential areas may include but are not limited to:
North of Umhlanga
- Umhlanga Ridge & Umhlanga Rocks
- La Lucia
- Mount Edgecombe
- Prestondale
- Sibaya Coastal Precinct
- Umdloti
- Verulam
- Tongaat (oThongathi)
- Westbrook
- Genazzano
- Desainager
- Mount Moreland
- KwaMashu
- Inanda
- Ntuzuma
- Phoenix
- Newlands East & West
- KwaDabeka
- Clermont
- Lamontville
- Ottawa
- Shallcross
- Welbedacht
- Dassenhoek
- KwaNdengezi
- Maryvale
- Molweni
- Shongweni
- Waterfall
- Crestholme
- Hillcrest
- Botha’s Hill
- Drummond
- Monteseel
- Peacevale
- Cato Ridge
Central Durban & Surrounds
- Durban North
- Glen Anil
- Glen Hills
- Virginia
- Morningside
- Musgrave
- Berea
- Overport
- Essenwood
- Windermere
- Sydenham
- Manor Gardens
- Greyville
- Bulwer
- Umbilo
Western Suburbs
- Westville
- Reservoir Hills
- Pinetown
- New Germany
- Cowies Hill
- Sarnia
- Malvern
- Queensburgh
- Northdene
- Escombe
How to apply:
Application closing date: 14 November 2025

