by Sylvester Addo | Oct 3, 2017 | 4Afrika, Internship, Microsoft Ghana
If you are in Ghana and looking for a Real opportunity, Real experience and Real training this is for you. Microsoft 4Afrika is hiring winning interns.
Are you looking for a way to kick start your career? Looking to build some work experience in a thriving environment? The Interns4Afrika internship program offers young people with a unique experience. One that is dynamic and agile with organization on the African continent.
Whether you’re aspiring for a future in sales, marketing or technology, this is your chance to kick-start your future. – 4Afrika
With this offer you will work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization in Ghana on real projects. You’ll collaborate and learn from your colleagues. Have more question to ask about the Interns4Afrika program, check out the FAQ’s
A few things you need to note though to avoid being disqualified.
Your application will be disqualified if you fail to reveal or disclose truthful information.
Do not apply if you:
- Are not a Ghana citizen
- Have not completed your degree
- Are employed
- Have not completed your National Service
These are the Ghana opportunities available;
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All the best with your submission.
by Sylvester Addo | May 10, 2017 | 4Afrika, General, Microsoft Ghana
Are you talented, hard working, motivated and looking to develop business and technical skills? Do this whilst building up your career with a unique experience?
Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative is to develop affordable access, skills and innovation on the African continent. This year they celebrate their 4th year doing that.
The Interns4Afrika program offers talented young people a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization on the African continent. Whether you’re aspiring for a future in sales, marketing or technology, this is your chance to kick-start your future.
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With this offer you will work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner on real projects. You’ll collaborate and learn from your colleagues. Got more question to ask about the Interns4Afrika program, check out the FAQ’s
These are the opportunities available;
Job Summary
World-Class Skills is about Microsoft plans to develop a Self-sustaining, world-class education platform, both online and offline, to help Africans develop skills for entrepreneurship and improved employability and competitiveness.
Microsoft, in partnership with the host organization, offer you a unique opportunity to kick start your career. The internship program will provide you with a real-world work experience and new skills while working for a leading technology organization on the African continent.
A technical intern should have:
· Problem Solving skills
· LAN Knowledge
· Help Desk Experience
· Verbal Communication
· Operating Systems
· Phone Skills
. Customer Service
· Quality Focus
· PC Proficiency
· System Administration
Responsibilities
. Troubleshoot and resolve customers problems
· Deployment of Office365 solutions to customers
· Support Office365 tickets as opened in the helpdesk partal
· Provide training to customers on Office365 capabilities
· Support the marketing team on Office365 technical issues
· Sever administration
· Test and document software
· Database management
· All tasks concerning the installation, migration and support of a sever system
· Microsoft Cloud products installation and support
Job Summary
World-Class Skills is about Microsoft’s plans to develop a self-sustaining, world-class education platform, both online and offline, to help Africans develop skills for entrepreneurship and improved employability and competitiveness. Microsoft, in partnership with the host organization, offer you a unique opportunity to kick start your career. The internship program will provide you with a real-world work experience and new skills while working for a leading technology organization on the African continent.
A Marketing intern must have:
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Very good organizational skills
· Persuasive and know how to negotiate well
· Must be good with numbers
· Should be hardworking
· Passion for the marketing industry and its best practices
· Strong desire to learn along with professional drive
· Understanding of different marketing techniques
Responsibilities
· Manage the company’s social media profiles and presence, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and additional channels that may be deemed relevant
· Deploy company marketing resources
· Create shareable content appropriate for specific networks to spread both our brand and our content
· Monitor and engage in relevant social discussions, competitors, and/or industry, both from existing leads and customers as well as from brand new audiences
· Run regular social promotions and campaigns and track their success (e.g., Twitter chats, LinkedIn discussions, etc.)
· Drive consistent, relevant traffic and leads from our social network presence
· Search engine and store optimization
· Track, measure, and analyze all initiatives to report on social media ROI Customer service support
Job Summary
World-Class Skills is about Microsoft’s plans to develop a self-sustaining, world-class education platform, both online and offline, to help Africans develop skills for entrepreneurship and improved employability and competitiveness. Microsoft, in partnership with the host organization, offer you a unique opportunity to kick start your career. The internship program will provide you with a real-world work experience and new skills while working for a leading technology organization on the African continent.
A sales intern must have:
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Knowledge of Web and social media
· Creative and innovative pitching ability
· Excellent organizational skills
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· Integrity
· Team player
· Boldness & persistence
· Flexibility
Responsibilities
· Company online and offline operations
· Outreach to target customers and partners
· Sales lead conversions
· Business growth
· Customer acquisition
· Customer retention
There actually isn’t much time left, so if this is you click on the links sign up and apply. All the best.
Have you had an internship opportunity with Microsoft? We’ll like to hear how it was like. Share in the comments.
by Sylvester Addo | Apr 15, 2017 | Events, General, Microsoft Ghana
The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), Techsoup and Microsoft are partnering to host a tech conference for nonprofits.
The event will inform participants from civil society groups, non governmental organizations, nonprofits on how to leverage existing and developing technology in boosting performance and maximizing social impacts.
The event is themed “Leveraging Technology, Maximizing Social Impact” Will take place on Thursday 20th April 2017, from 8am – 12pm at the British Council Accra, Ghana.
This programme is geared towards enhancing the technological capacity of Non-Governmental Organizations in Ghana.
This is a major opportunity for national and international non-governmental institutions aimed at providing the tools and resources you need to boost your performance and maximise your social impact.
The event is free and you need to confirm your participation by *registering (send your details) on or before Tuesday 18 April 2017 to: fsombo@wacsi.org, cc: communications@wacsi.org. or
Phone: +233 302 550 222
by Sylvester Addo | Mar 22, 2017 | Events, General, Microsoft Ghana
Derek Appiah Microsoft Country manager Ghana, to speak on microsoft’s vision for philanthropy at National Philanthropy Forum-Ghana 2017.
Microsoft Country manager Ghana, will be sharing insights into Microsoft’s philanthropic vision at this years National Philanthropy Forum-Ghana 2017.
The two day conference is themed Philanthropists As Agents of National Development. The event will receive participants from other African countries. The conference will also feature a National Philanthropy Excellence Awards. The National Philanthropy Forum Ghana 2017 will take place March 23 and 24, 2017 at the Accra International Conference Center. The two-part programme, will on the first day have specific Policy Dialogue sessions laced with presentations from leaders in the humanitarian field, and be climaxed with the awards ceremony on the second day.
During Mr. Appiah’s keynote address at this years World’s Privacy and Data Protection day event in Ghana on Ghana’s Digital Transformation journey. Mr. Appiah spoke on Microsoft Philanthropic Cloud for Global good. We expect to hear more about this and how philanthropists can take advantage of the free tools and resources in achieving more.
In January 2017, Microsoft Philanthropies announced a commitment to donate $1 billion in cloud computing resources to serve the Public Good. Microsoft believes that technology is a powerful force for improving people’s lives. But right now, half the world does not have access to the opportunities, capabilities and benefits of technology. For them, the knowledge and opportunity is out of reach. That’s why Microsoft is investing its greatest assets – our technology, people, grants and voice – to advance a more equitable world. Through our philanthropic investments and partnerships, we are working to create a better future that everyone can share in.
Register for the event or click on event page link to find out more about the event.
We’ll keep you updated as Mr. Derek Appiah shares this vision as it relates to NGO’s, Non Profits and all Philanthropist during the event.
by Sylvester Addo | Mar 18, 2017 | 4Afrika, Developer, General, Microsoft Ghana
Register to join the Mobile Web Ghana hosted, Microsoft AppFactory and get free training and mentorship in app and web development.
Mobile Web Ghana is accepting registration from interested applicants to the 2nd cohort of the Microsoft AppFactory fellowship. The program under the Microsoft 4Afrika initiative, is a partnership between Microsoft Ghana and Mobile Web Ghana.
Earlier this year the program was officially launched at Mobile Web Ghana’s new campus.
The Microsoft AppFactory is a fully sponsored program where selected applicants get trained in Microsoft Technologies including Mobile Development, Web Development, Windows Development, project management, etc.
The program is also aimed at equipping the young software developers with hands-on experience while helping them build critical business skills to secure jobs or create their own businesses. Head over to the registration page to get started.
Some fellows of the 1st cohort shared their experience about their program;
I’ve been able to learn some valuable ethics and skills needed for the real world working environment; team work, consolidating different concepts together to build useful applications. – Derrick Korku
It’s been very challenging and innovative. I got to interact and learn from some of the industry’s best and dedicated professionals. Now I can tackle and solve problems. I have moved from just building anything to planning, building and deploying scalable applications. – Jeffrey Osei
Don’t forget you’ll need to have some form of knowledge in programming. A candidate must demonstrate the following as well as some of these will be used in determining your qualification:
A basic understanding of the computer science discipline
Coding proficiency in at least one high level language
Be a Logical Problem-solver
Be Passionate about technology
Be a Curious and continuous learner
Have above average communication skills and
Be a Team Player/Collaborator
A limited number will be selected so hurry to process your registration and don’t for get to let a friend know about the program.
Registered for the program, let us know what you think in the comments.
Registration web link http://mobilewebghana.org/ms-appfactory/
Source: Mobile Web Ghana
by Sylvester Addo | Mar 1, 2017 | 4Afrika, Developer, General, Microsoft Ghana
Microsoft Ghana has partnered with Mobile Web Ghana to officially launch, The Ghana AppFactory.
The AppFactory, a Microsoft 4Afrika initiative, was setup to help people with a great idea for an app get it built. The program which has ben set up in South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria finally gets rolled out in Ghana.
Mobile Web Ghana partnered with Microsoft to roll out the program in September 2016 when they opened up applications. The first cohort were received and trained. To crown that, there has been an event at the Mobile Web Campus to officially Launch the program.
What is App Factory Program?
The AppFactory is aimed at equipping young software developers and coders with hands-on experience, while helping them build critical business skills to secure jobs or create their own businesses. Participants will be mentored by senior software architects and app developers on how to design, implement and manage complex projects.
The AppFactory is a four month fully sponsored program. The selected individuals will be trained on Microsoft Technologies including Mobile Development, Web Development, Windows Development, etc.. The program allows fellows at the end to either launch their own businesses or secure placements with affiliate organizations.
Skills development is critical if Africa is to be a key player in the age of digital transformation. Many of our youth have brilliant ideas for apps but don’t have the time or resources to make these ideas a reality.
Through initiatives like the AppFactory we are providing our youth with the support they need to bring these ideas to life and we’re excited about the massive potential we have seen so far,” – Derek Appiah, Microsoft Country Manager Ghana
Application for the second fellows of the program will be announced in the second week of March and closed before April 2017. *We’ll update this page with the application link, so do check back* Also this isn’t going to be a very big class so if you are interested, apply early when applications are opened.
The program requires that you have basic skills in a high level programing language at least. It doesn’t matter which language, whether PHP, C#, Python, etc..
To be eligible for the program a candidate must demonstrate the following:
- A basic understanding of the computer science discipline
- Coding proficiency in at least one high level language
- Be a Logical Problem-solver
- Be Passionate about technology
- Be a Curious and continuous learner
- Have above average communication skills and
- Be a Team Player/Collaborator
For more information about the program contact Mobile Web Ghana;
Call or Phone:030 250 5824
E-mail: info@mobilewebghana.org
Website: http://www.mobilewebghana.org
Interested in being an AppFactory fellow? Been a fellow in another country? Tell us what you’ll be looking forward to, or share your experience with us in the comments.
