Graduate Trainee Program

The SIAT group Graduate Trainee Program is a one year intensive, immersive and hands-on program to train young talents and develop a new generation of leaders for its businesses, strategy and expansion in the palm oil agro-industry and edible oil sectors.

Scope:

The program will involve the group’s affiliated integrated palm oil businesses in Nigeria and Ghana

  • Presco plc, Edo state, Nigeria
  • Siat Nigeria Limited, Rivers state, Nigeria
  • Ghana Oil Palm Development Company, Eastern region, Ghana

The next cohort of the program will start from July 1st 2025

Unit/Departments and academic backgrounds

The integrated nature of the business offer broad spectrum opportunities across academic and professional disciplines

  • Agriculture, Agronomy and Agricultural engineering
  • Engineering (mechanical, electrical, industrial, civil, food technology)
  • Environmental and Social sciences and Sustainability
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Supply chain, Inventory and Logistics
  • Business administration and HR

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the program candidates must have:

  • 26 years or less (born in 1999 or after)
  • B/B Tech degree or above in any of the areas listed above from recognized and accredited local or foreign university
  • Minimum of second-upper class
  • National service completed with discharge certificate

Candidates must be computer literate, in good physical health and willing to work and live in remote rural areas.

Application

Interested candidates should apply through the portal on the SIAT group website with pdf upload of (1) valid ID, (2) Academic degree, (3) evidence of completed National Service and (4) application letter.

Applicants meeting the eligibility criteria will be contacted for the further selection process consisting of general and specific aptitude test and interviews.

Deadline for application is March 10th 2025