Overview

Come build community, explore your passions, and do your best work at Microsoft alongside interns from around the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

As a Business Program Manager Intern, specializing in Integrated Learning & Skilling, you will support the design, delivery, and improvement of learning programmes that help people build critical capabilities. You will collaborate with experienced colleagues and stakeholders, use approved AI and analytics tools, and gain practical experience in learner-centred design, content management, programme execution, measurement, and business programme management.

At Microsoft, interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world. You will be empowered to build community, explore your passions, and achieve your goals while learning through mentoring, networking, and hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

About the Programme

The Microsoft South Africa BBBEE Internship Programme offers talented graduates the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop professional and technical skills, and receive mentorship while working on meaningful projects. As part of Microsoft's commitment to skills development, transformation, and inclusive economic growth, interns are empowered to learn, grow, and make an impact while building the foundation for their future careers.

Responsibilities:

• Support the planning and development of learner-centred skilling programmes by gathering requirements, defining measurable outcomes, coordinating resources, and maintaining plans and stakeholder updates. 
• Use approved AI-assisted tools to analyse learning needs, synthesise stakeholder and learner inputs, draft personas, outlines, storyboards, assessments, and prototypes, and improve accessibility and efficiency with appropriate human review.
• Assist with building, testing, launching, and maintaining end-to-end learning experiences, including content versioning, skills metadata, reusable content libraries, and machine-readable resources.
• Collect and analyse learner feedback, usage, completion, satisfaction, behaviour-change, and time-to-competency signals; help maintain dashboards and communicate programme impact.
• Contribute to business programme research, requirements, project plans, RACI documentation, timelines, milestones, risk mitigation, cost-benefit analysis, and landing and communication plans.
• Collaborate with subject-matter experts, internal teams, external partners, and customers to validate content, resolve operational needs, and build stakeholder understanding, buy-in, and adoption.
• Follow Microsoft standards for responsible AI, privacy, security, accessibility, licensing, and intellectual property, escalating risks and applying feedback from managers and peers.

Qualifications

Programme Eligibility:

• Applicants must be South African citizens and meet the eligibility requirements of the Microsoft South Africa BBBEE Internship Programme.
• Currently pursuing (final year with no more than 6 months remaining) or have completed a Bachelor's degree in the last 6 months in Learning and Development, Education, Business, Human Resources, Psychology, Communications, Data Analytics, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Fluency in English. 
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills.
• Passion for technology and customer engagement.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.