FirstRand: FirstJob Graduate Internships 2026

About the Company

FirstRand is one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups, offering a wide range of banking, insurance, and investment solutions to individuals, businesses, and corporates. The group operates through well-known brands such as FNB, Rand Merchant Bank, WesBank, and Ashburton Investments. Headquartered in Johannesburg, FirstRand focuses on innovation, digital banking, and customer-focused financial services across South Africa and several international markets.

Internship Overview

FirstRand is offering Graduate Internships designed to help graduates gain valuable workplace experience while contributing to the organisation’s business objectives. The Graduate Trainee role is a development role in which the incumbent delivers on predefined work objectives while gaining structured work experience within the assigned business area.

During the period of employment, the Graduate Trainee will perform varied tasks which may include research, analysis, administration, process and project work that add value to the business area. Work related training will be provided as required.

Responsibilties

• Demonstrate excellence and quality orientation in all assigned tasks, deliverables and projects
• Execute role responsibilities efficiently through careful and timeous planning, reporting and updating
• Contribute to projects through proactive, innovative and appropriate input Participate in knowledge sharing with peers and stakeholders
• Manage own development plan to increase competencies and skills through various channels
• Adheres to and advocates FirstRand shared values and business philosophy

Requirements

The FirstJob Programme seeks to provide an opportunity for unemployed youth that meet the following criteria:

• Must be between the ages of 18 – 34
• Obtained a relevant post matric qualification 
• Must have been unemployed for at least the last 6 months
• Must have no or limited work experience – i.e. a total of less than twelve months’ work experience and/or of a part-time, casual nature. This must be the youth’s FIRST job experience
• The youth must also not have previously participated in the FirstJob programme at any of the FirstRand franchises, and not worked for FirstRand before.