Bayobab (formerly MTN GlobalConnect) is a Pan-African digital wholesale and infrastructure services company and an operating company within the MTN Group. Founded in 2017, Bayobab manages MTN’s international and national wholesale activities, offering fixed connectivity and wholesale mobility solutions including international mobile services, voice, SMS, signalling, roaming, and interconnect. The company is currently in a hyper-growth phase, expanding its commercial areas, products and services, and infrastructure business across the continent.
This opportunity is ideal for a graduate looking to build a career in risk management and compliance within the telecommunications sector.
About the Role
The Risk and Compliance Trainee will provide end-to-end administrative and coordination support to the Risk & Compliance function at Bayobab. The role centres on supporting the Control Self Assessment (CSA) process, which evaluates control design adequacy and operating effectiveness, retains supporting evidence, coordinates Control Owner reviews, and manages control remediation. The Trainee will help keep this process accurate, complete, and on schedule while developing hands-on experience within the function.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide input in strategic meetings and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives
- Facilitate ad hoc meetings with relevant stakeholders
- Escalate issues with significant time, scope, or cost impact
- Prepare documentation for sign-off and decision-making on tactical changes
- Support execution and alignment with the functional strategy
- Compile status and progress reports
- Support risk mitigation and control input
- Assist with research, creation, and quality assurance of presentations in line with MTN’s corporate communication standards
- Collate performance metrics for reporting to senior management and external stakeholders
- Assist in curating and maintaining knowledge base content
- Support the production of contract annexes, training documentation, and business presentations
- Assist in defining and updating governance policies and strategies
- Provide general coordination and administrative support to the department
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Internal Audit, Risk Management, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Commerce, Information Systems, Economics, Law, or a related discipline
Experience: 0–2 years’ work experience (including work done as a student)
Competencies:
- Strong administrative and organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
- Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Deadline-driven, accurate, and responsive
- Action-oriented, flexible, and culturally aware
- Sound judgement and time management
Other: Valid driver’s licence and own transport; ability to work in cross-functional, matrix organisations; ability to travel locally and internationally
Location
South Africa | Full-time
Closing Date
24 August 2026
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