Graduates

Our South Africa office offer a Graduate Programme aiming to developing the next generation of Glencore professionals. Graduates will be offered rewarding career opportunities in different disciplines  in a performance-driven culture. 

The graduate program offers the possibility for graduates to understand different functions in our company, as all participants will have the opportunity to work on a variety of roles, participate in internal job rotations, which will offer a broad exposure to our business. 

Working together with industry experts, graduates will gain a variety of skills and have real responsibilities to gain a holistic view of our business. Additionally, training programs with best-in-class partners, will be offered to all, in topics that will go from technical skills such as Trading, Traffic, Tinance, Business Analytics, to soft skills like influencing skills, presentation skills and more.

All Graduates will be assigned to mentors, who will be guiding the new joiners in their development path at Glencore. The mentoring program will support new joiners to understand our company culture and to build network across the business. 

Participants will have the numerous chances to learn and grow in very successful and fast-growing company. 

Glencore South Africa (Pty) Ltd – Alloys offers bursaries for fulltime University studies in the following disciplines:

• Mining Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering
• BComm Accounting (with intention of proceeding to Chartered Accountant)
• Mineral Engineering
• Electro Mechanical Engineering
• Geology

In addition Ferro Alloys offer the following scholarship programmes: 

• Scholarship to children within our community at Secondary school level -  Grade 8 to Grade 12. 
• Home away from home Scholarship to our employees children 
• Glencore Ferro Alloys Scholarship within our hosting community to matriculated students who are interested in studying further at a Territory institution. 

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A programme designed to prove your commercial aptitude and test your resilience, an opportunity to hone your skills for a seat at a trading desk as a Commodity Trader. You will provide front-line support to traders and operators primarily within Risk Management, Credit Risk or Analytics, with opportunities to rotate between. Other commercial areas of the business can include Operations, who are responsible for the logistical and financial execution of each trade and Sustainability, a team responsible for keeping track of ongoing and changing developments concerning the energy transition.

Entrepreneurial abilities, accuracy, and strong communication skills are the key ingredients for a successful career in trading at Glencore.

Applications for the 2024 graduate intake closed on 16 October. 

We welcome recent graduates to our Australian graduate programme, in the following fields:

• Engineering – chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, mining or geotechnical
• Environmental science, geology and geophysics
• Information systems and IT
• Other roles such as accounting, community relations, HR and occupational health and safety.

You'll need a relevant tertiary qualification – but we also seek graduates keen to live and work in remote places.

Vacation programmes and scholarships

Our vacation programme gives you a taste of an exciting future. Every year we host students during the December–February break – helping you find out more about the industry and develop your skills.

Trainee programme

In Australia, we are also putting in place a trainee programme to draw talent from local indigenous communities.

We welcome recent graduates - recruiting for opportunities within our Energy and Metals hubs across Europe. 

Graduate opportunities 

Our graduate programmes provide a wealth of on-the-job experience working alongside experienced and accomplished colleagues. 

Internships

During the summer holidays, we offer internship programmes in a range of fields.

Engineering

On an annual basis, we may offer a range of graduate jobs in engineering, across our North American mining operations.
 

Trading and commercial scheme

Our oil division runs an annual graduate scheme, based at our New York, NY and Houston, TX offices. If you earn a place, you will work in our trading environments, and in areas such as operations, risk and analysis.

You will go through structured training, potentially leading toward a job as a front-line trader or in another commercial role.

Applications for the 2024 graduate intake closed on 16 October. 

In South America, we offer local graduate recruitment programmes and scholarships at various operations and offices, in core engineering disciplines.