Unilever Youth Employment Service for Cookery- Apply

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Unilever Youth Employment Service for Cookery- Apply

The Youth Employment Service (YES) Programme is a national collaborative initiative aimed at empowering South African youth by providing them with valuable work experience. The YES Programme at Unilever is more than just work experience — it’s a launchpad for future careers. As part of this initiative, you’ll be immersed in a 12-month journey designed to ignite your potential, equip you with practical skills, and expose you to real-world business challenges. Whether you’re supporting teams in our offices or on the factory floor, you’ll gain meaningful, hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment where learning, growth, and purpose come together. This is your chance to be part of a company that’s reimagining the future of work — and investing in yours

JOB PURPOSE

The Unilever YES Programme is meant to provide participants with a meaningful work experience, skills development opportunities, and exposure to a professional environment as stepping stone into the world of work.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Cullinary: Help prepare product samples for customer demos and logistics of demo events, trade shows, customer meetings. You will get to support chefs with content creation for webinars and “how to” videos

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

South African citizen, aged 18 – 34 years
Currently unemployed and not studying full-time
Completed Matric certificate (Grade 12)
Relevant tertiary qualification in Culinary/Cookery (Higher Certificate/Diploma/Degree)
Should not have more than 2 years’ work experience
Commitment to the 12-month programme
Must not have completed a YES Programme previously
Willingness to learn and grow in a professional environment
A strong academic record
Strong computer literacy
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Good time management
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
A positive attitude

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Unilever Behaviors

Assess whether the candidates’ responses and examples resonate with Unilever’s expected behaviours.

Care Deeply: We care deeply about how consumers experience our brands every day, everywhere; about our people’s growth and development, and our impact on the planet. We care about our performance, to a point where it hurts when we don’t win.

Focus on What Counts: We ruthlessly prioritise what truly matters, and so do fewer things brilliantly. We set clear goals & direction and recognise others for maximum impact.

Stay Three Steps Ahead: We think boldly and creatively to make breakthroughs in performance. We are always curious and confident – anticipating and staying ahead of consumer needs and external trends, to beat the competition.

Deliver with Excellence: We deliver excellence in what we do at pace. We take personal ownership and hold each other to account – always finding a way to do what we said we will do.

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