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Step into a In-Service Trainee Marketing role in Ladysmith and make your mark across KwaZulu-Natal. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
What This Role Involves
The In-Service Trainee Marketing vacancy forms part of how the Ladysmith branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the in-service training side of the business moving forward.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Ladysmith team.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the In-Service Trainee Marketing to step into the in-service training workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
Career Growth
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the in-service training team in Ladysmith have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
On top of that, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Ladysmith have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across KwaZulu-Natal.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
About the Team
Importantly, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Ladysmith office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when KwaZulu-Natal operations get busy.
Equally, the team mix in Ladysmith reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Network with internal and external stakeholders during projects
- Build a professional portfolio of evidence for your qualification
- Support live projects under the guidance of senior team members
- Apply theory from your studies to real workplace scenarios
- Develop core workplace skills such as communication, teamwork and time management
- Complete structured training modules and submit reflections to your mentor
- Support transformation and youth-development objectives of the organisation
Minimum Requirements
- Clear criminal record verified through approved screening
- Commitment to youth-development and transformation objectives
- Strong academic record in your chosen field
- Currently studying toward a recognised qualification at NQF Level 5 or higher
- Strong work ethic and professional behaviour at all times
- Letter from your TVET college or university confirming the in-service training requirement
- Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.