Women innovators and technology entrepreneurs in Kenya, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates will soon get the opportunity to join the Women in Cloud Business Accelerator. Gretchen O’Hara, Microsoft VP Marketing, One Commercial Partner made this announcement at the 2019 GeekWire Cloud Summit.
Women innovators will recieve access to the cloud, mentorship, networking communities and resources to bring their innovations to market in the Microsoft Cloud Accelerator Program.
Gretchen shared that the program is going global, to
ultimately help drive sustainable economic growth across the globe. Businesses
from the first cohort were able to generate 3 million in new business just from
the connection of technology access and business connectivity she noted.
Gretchen O'Hara (@GretchenOHara), VP/Go-to-Market for the One Commercial Partner Organization at @Microsoft with a special announcement about a major expansion of a Women In Cloud accelator.
“Through our partnership with Ideagen and Women in Cloud, we’re extending the Cloud Accelerator Program to 8 additional countries to empower more Women in Tech around the world!”
Microsoft
The eight additional countries include Canada, France,
Germany, India, Kenya, South Africa, the UAE and the UK. Selected women
innovators from these countries will have unique programs planned for them in
the second cohort.
Women in Cloud, Microsoft Cloud Accelerator Program
Women in Cloud is a women community-led initiative built to
empower women-led technology businesses to drive growth through cloud solutions
and services. With the Microsoft Cloud Accelerator Program being one of its
initiative.
The Women in Cloud Microsoft Cloud Accelerator Program is an
immersive 6-month program designed to help female-led tech companies start and
build their businesses through Microsoft and its cloud distribution channels.
Selected entrepreneurs will learn to develop their cloud business model, cloud
solution, source target customers, get access to subject-matter experts and
executives.
Microsoft hopes the expansion of the program will see it generate $1B in cloud opportunity by providing accessible cloud technology to more than 1,000 women-led tech companies.
There hasn’t been a specified date for when the global initiative will start. We will bring you updates when this happens.
Firstly are you a team player? Do you have a growth mindset? Are you resourceful and customer focused? Have a demonstrated desire and ability to readily take on complex challenges and work towards solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems? Do you have passion for technology and how technology can inspire and ignite change and renewal? Finally are you Within 12 months of graduation or graduated within the last 12 months?
If you tick yes in all the categories above then Microsoft invites you to apply for a full-time opportunity. Microsoft believes “when smart people with a passion for technology get together they create things that change the world.”
Here are details on qualifications and responsibilities on Full-time Opportunity
Qualifications Applications to this opportunity are considered depending on education level and/or location. To be considered as student/recent graduate, you should be:
Within 12 months of graduation or graduated within the last 12 months.
Up to 2 years of accumulated full-time professional experience.
Passion for the technology and innovation.
Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills.
English language fluency.
Responsibilities We are looking for candidates that have the following qualities:
Team Player: driving digital transformation with our customers is a team sport. We need teammates who can stay maniacally focused on our customers’ satisfaction while operating in a highly-collaborative, matrixed global organization.
Growth Mindset: your life is truly about learning-it-all. You approach every new piece of information, knowledge, and competency with insatiable curiosity. Ultimately, you’re open to the ideas of others, where the success of others does not diminish your own.
Resourceful: you have the drive to overcome any obstacle in your work.
Customer Focused: you learn about your customers and their businesses with a beginner’s mind and then bring solutions that meet their needs.
Pure Challenge: demonstrated desire and ability to readily take on complex challenges and work towards solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems.
Passion for Technology: you’re deeply motivated by the incredible opportunity of how technology can inspire and ignite change and renewal.
Microsoft Full-time Opportunity, click to apply below
Microsoft’s world wide developer focused event, Build is on the road again. Insider Dev Tour 2019 will be heading across the globe with stops in African cities. Last year the team made a stop in South Africa. This year the Insider Dev team expands it to cover more cities in Africa. The selected countries this year are Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa and Mauritius.
These events will look to bring you a crash course of the 3 day packed Microsoft Build 2019 event. The events are designed for developers of any level interested in building Microsoft 365 experiences.
Join a local event near you to get the latest in Microsoft 365 technology. There will be keynotes and demo sessions. Covering .Net Core, Microsoft Graph, Web development with NodeJS, Microsoft Developer tools, IoT Solutions and more. Through more code, demos and insights.
Event Sessions (varies by location)
Introduction to Microsoft Graph Services
Web Development with NodeJS and Microsoft Developer Tools
Embedded and IoT Solutions with Microsoft Windows IoT Core
Command Line / Terminal and Windows Subsystem for Linux
Coding your Future with the Windows Insider Program
Desktop Apps with the Microsoft Graph
UWP User Interfaces with the latest APIS and OSS libraries
Developing with the New Edge Browser
Desktop Apps with .NET Core
AI Platform / Machine Learning on Windows
Progressive Web Apps with the New Edge
NET Core 3.0
Build apps for Microsoft Teams with Microsoft Graph and Web Technology
Microsoft’s invite reads;
Get an inside peak into the future. Get insight you can use today. Join us for the Insider Dev Tour. You’ll enjoy an inside peek into some of tomorrow’s innovative dev tech, as well as practical information you can use today. Plus, you’ll gain valuable access to a peer network along with exposure to all-star devs from a wide range of tech disciplines.
Insider Dev Tour 2019 Africa events
South Africa
South Africa events will take place June 4th in Cape Town and June 6th in Johannesburg.
Are you an MBA graduate or an MBA graduating soon? Do you have a finance background? Are you located in South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Turkey or the United Arab Emirates. Do you want to work with a high-tech global leader? Microsoft is recruiting and you can apply to be part of the Microsoft MBA program now.
“As an MBA recruit, you will benefit from a customized on-boarding process, on-going training and mentorship, and the opportunity to fast-track your leadership journey in the company“.
Microsoft says the “MBA program ideally is customized to meet the development and training needs of individuals with up to 7 years of professional experience“.
The program hires full time roles in Sales, Marketing and Services.
Sales roles paths include; Account Executive, Solution Sales Professional, Partner Development Manager, Business Development Manager and Customer Success Manager.
Marketing roles include; Product Marketing Manager and Partner Marketing Advisor.
Services Roles include; Services Account Executive and Digital Advisors.
What are the requirements to the MBA Graduate program?
Pursuing or within six months of graduation from full-time or part-time MBA studies
Exceptional negotiation, customer service, and interpersonal skills
Ability to influence, inspire and lead from any role and great communication skills
Passion for the technology and innovation
Thriving in a fast paced, ambiguous environment
Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills
English language fluency
Depending on country local language fluency might be required
Are you a Tech Startup in South Africa and looking for help to grow? Do you need the right doors opened throughout your journey? Then this is your opportunity to take the first step. Introducing Head Start a Microsoft initiative to provide support for startups in South Africa announced last year.
The Microsoft event for startups is themed “Opening tomorrow’s door for today’s startups“. Microsoft’s Head Start programme will help tech startups by giving them access to a variety of skills development resources, coaches and mentors, Microsoft’s customer network and the platform on which to build their products and services.
Registerand begin the journey to get ahead of the pack and stay there.
Venue : The River Club, Liesbeek Avenue, Observatory, Cape Town
According to Microsoft, the event will see startups exposed to it’s: Technology, Business development and Compliance, regulation and legal doors.
Technology: Microsoft’s experts and architects will help tech startups to build the right solutions. Business development: experts will help the startups grow their customer base by introducing them to Microsoft’s extensive worldwide network of enterprises, governments, and startups from around the world. Compliance, regulation and legal: will see Microsoft’s legal and corporate affairs team on standby to assist startups where needed.
Selected startups will learn topics such as Taking your business to the clouds. Building low cost, scalable applications on Azure, Doing ethical business, Market Acquisition for Startups and more.
If this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for, register to participate.
