New Centre, Gauteng

8 hours per day

R5,500.00 p/month

Contract – Full-Time ( Month)

Work schedule: Weekdays

Start date: ASAP

Job description

This is a summary of what the job involves to help you decide if you are a good fit.

YES Digital Marketing Learnership Opportunity

Takealot Marketplace Seller Support

About the Programme

Takealot, in partnership with the Youth Employment Service (YES), is offering a 12-month paid learnership opportunity for unemployed youth to gain valuable workplace experience. This programme focuses on providing learners with digital marketing and e-commerce skills while supporting small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) who are Takealot Marketplace sellers.

Important Note: Learners will be placed with SMMEs (small businesses) who are Takealot Marketplace sellers, not directly with Takealot itself.

Programme Structure

Duration: 12-month fixed-term contract

Placement: With small businesses (SMMEs) who sell products on Takealot Marketplace

Work Split:

80% Digital marketing and marketplace activities.
20% Exposure to other aspects of the SMME’s business operations.

Location: Various locations across Gauteng, primarily in townships and urban centers

Support: Regular monitoring and support from Takealot’s programme coordinators

Benefits to Learners

Fixed monthly stipend of R5,500 for 12 months
Valuable work experience in digital marketing and e-commerce
Development of marketable skills in growing sectors
Formal recognition upon programme completion
Mentorship from business owners
Opportunity to build a professional network
Potential pathways to future employment

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Important Notes

Learners may be required to complete a basic digital skills assessment.

This programme requires a full-time commitment (8 hours per day, Monday-Friday).

Preference may be given to candidates from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.

This learnership is part of the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative, designed to create work opportunities for unemployed South African youth.

What you’ll do

This is a list of tasks that you will be responsible for doing on your days at work.

Deliver timely, accurate and professional customer service aligned to service level standards.
Resolve product or service problems by utilizing your listening skills to clarify our customer’s query; assess any service failure to identify the root-cause and take appropriate action.
Communicate with our customers via phone and email.
Utilize a variety of software tools to navigate to a resolution.
Liaise between internal departments to solve our customer queries.
Take ownership of our customers and ensure their needs are met in accordance with being Africa’s most customer-centric company.

Requirements

This is a list of things you will need in order to be considered for this role

Matric
English
Within 49km from job
Clear criminal record

Preferences

Meeting the preferences would be a plus, but if you don’t, it won’t stop companies from considering you.

South African candidates
Candidates between 18 and 25
Clear criminal record

Application Process

This is a list of things you will need to do when completing your application to this job.

Assessments required for application

Customer Centric Potential Work Performance Assessment Battery

Questions required for application

How many years of work experience do you have?
In which area do you currently live? (Please be specific in providing the suburb, district or city)
Are you currently busy with another learnership or training program?
Are you willing to commit to a 12 month learnership?
Do you have a tertiary degree or qualification?

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