IT Infrastructure Intern

Company description:

About Digicel

As a Digital Operator, Digicel is in the business of delivering powerful digital experiences 1440 minutes of each day to customers – that’s every minute, all day, every day.

Through its world-class LTE and fibre networks, together with its suite of apps spanning sports, news, local radio and podcasts, TV streaming, enhanced messaging and marketplaces and self-care, Digicel is the only operator in its markets that can deliver that.

Serving consumer and business customers in 25 markets in the Caribbean and Central America, its investments of over US$5 billion and a commitment to its communities through its Digicel Foundations in Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago have contributed to positive outcomes for over 2 million people to date.

With its Better Together brand, Digicel is making a promise of simply more to customers and communities and its 5,000 employees worldwide work together to make that a powerful reality day in, day out.

Visit www.digicelgroup.com for more.

Job description:

Internship Highlights:
Digicel’s Graduate Recruitment Programme (GRP) is a unique and exciting programme that provides graduates with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in their area of study, work on challenging projects and interact with some of the brightest minds in the mobile telecommunications industry. 

Top graduates from our local universities are recruited to apply academic experience to “live” projects in key functional areas of Digicel’s operations while given on the job training. The placement contributes to the personal and professional development of participants. Interns are paired with a mentor to support their career development and also have the opportunity to fill vacant positions that may arise in the company. 

Students quickly adapt to Digicel’s culture of giving back to the community by developing and executing a social project of their choice through the Graduate Recruitment Internship Project. The project further helps to develop the managerial and leadership skills of the graduates while building effective relationships.

 

Internship 
We are looking for extraordinary graduates with special talents who demonstrates; commitment to succeed, genuine interest to convert their “learnings” into practical experience in the telecommunications industry, display a high level of enthusiasm and a great attitude, ability to perform effectively in a high-paced dynamic environment, while having a balanced approach to work and life. The ideal graduate candidates must:

• Be a Jamaican citizen
• Complete the requirements for their degree programme in the related field of one of the following areas of study - Computer Science, Information Technology or a related area
• Have excellent communication skills (written & verbal)