Fidelity Services Group invites graduates to apply for its 18-month Graduate Programme 2026 based in Johannesburg.
Introduction
Fidelity Services Group has opened applications for its Graduate Programme 2026, offering selected graduates the opportunity to participate in an intensive 18-month development journey based in Johannesburg. This programme is designed to prepare graduates for leadership roles within one of Southern Africa’s largest and most established security solutions providers.
The programme targets graduates who are either based in Johannesburg or willing to relocate to Gauteng at their own cost and who are eager to gain real exposure to a large corporate operating environment.
About Fidelity Services Group
Fidelity Services Group is Southern Africa’s largest integrated security solutions provider and a recognised leader in protection innovation. The organisation has built its reputation on service excellence, operational efficiency, and continuous innovation aligned with global trends and technological advancements.
With more than 60 years of experience, the Group’s success is driven by strong leadership, sound corporate governance, and a robust national infrastructure. Fidelity Services Group employs over 60,000 people and operates through more than 160 points of contact and depots across South Africa.
The organisation is proudly 100% South African and holds a 51% Black Economic Empowerment shareholding, positioning it as the country’s largest Black Economic Owned integrated security solutions provider.
Overview of the Graduate Programme
The Fidelity Services Group Graduate Programme is a structured 18-month development initiative designed to equip graduates with practical business knowledge, leadership skills, and operational exposure across the organisation.
Graduates will gain insight into how a large corporate group functions while developing the competencies required for long-term career growth. The programme focuses on work readiness, leadership development, and exposure to specialised business concepts that support innovation, strategy execution, and operational excellence.
Business Exposure Areas
Graduates participating in the programme will be exposed to a wide range of business concepts, including the management and effective control of organisational resources. The programme also focuses on the implementation of strategies, policies, processes, and procedures that support business objectives.
Participants will learn how to utilise available resources to meet both company and customer demands while remaining competitive and compliant with relevant legislation and industry best practices. Emphasis is placed on responsible operations, quality output, and productivity.
Programme Objectives
The graduate programme aims to provide participants with access to an accelerated development pathway while creating a sustainable talent pipeline for critical roles within Fidelity Services Group business units.
Through structured exposure and hands-on experience, the programme supports the long-term growth and succession planning needs of the organisation.
Graduate Programme Outcomes
During the programme, graduates will learn how to manage themselves and others while developing leadership capabilities. Participants will gain an understanding of business operations and departmental functions through activities such as SWOT analyses and operational assessments.
Graduates will explore methods to improve productivity, service quality, and customer satisfaction while identifying opportunities to reduce costs through modern process techniques. The programme also covers financial processes, enabling participants to understand monthly, quarterly, and annual financial cycles and propose cost-optimisation strategies.
Additional outcomes include exposure to internal and external stakeholder management, sales cycle processes, employee productivity management, and resource allocation. Graduates will be required to propose operational efficiency solutions across technical services, guarding, cash processing, armed response, business development, and sales.
The programme reinforces a zero-harm culture through compliance with occupational health, safety, and compensation legislation. Participants will also gain insight into customer contracts, organisational culture, and human capital processes.
Graduates will learn to engage with external stakeholders such as community leaders, employer organisations, SAPS, and community forums while understanding the impact of legislation including the BCEA, National Key Points Act, PSIRA Act, Firearms Control Act, POPI Act, and Criminal Procedures Act. Compliance with ISO standards and registration with PSIRA during the programme also form part of the exposure.
Programme Requirements
To qualify for the graduate programme, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Must be a Fidelity Services Group employee
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree relevant to the Fidelity Services Group business
- A postgraduate qualification will be advantageous
- Have between zero and one year of work experience
- Be based in Johannesburg or willing to relocate to Gauteng at own cost
- Possess a valid driver’s licence
- Have access to a reliable vehicle
- Have a clear criminal record
- Be fully computer literate in the Microsoft Office suite
- Be willing to rotate roles and work away from the appointed place of work
Competencies and Attributes
The programme seeks candidates with strong interpersonal and communication skills and a customer-focused mindset. Ideal applicants should demonstrate analytical and critical thinking abilities, business acumen, and an entrepreneurial approach.
Graduates should be adaptable, resilient, and able to work under pressure while maintaining flexibility and agility. Strong planning, organisational, and project control skills, along with leadership potential and teamwork abilities, are essential.
Selection Process and Equity
Applicants will undergo a standard selection and screening process. Fidelity Services Group reserves the right not to make an appointment to any advertised position.
While preference is given to existing employees and selections are made on merit, Historically Disadvantaged and Disabled candidates are encouraged and supported in line with the organisation’s commitment to employment equity, ethical business practices, and human capital development.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through Fidelity Services Group’s official recruitment platform as indicated in the original vacancy advertisement.
To apply for this job please visit fidelityservicesgroup.simplify.hr.
Conclusion
The Fidelity Services Group Graduate Programme 2026 offers a valuable opportunity for graduates to develop leadership capability, business insight, and operational expertise within a large, nationally established organisation. Through structured exposure, role rotation, and practical learning, this programme provides a strong foundation for long-term career growth in one of South Africa’s leading security services groups.
