Protégé Trainee - Employee Experience & Employer Branding

Menara Maxis; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 20,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxis in Malaysia is seeking a Protégé Trainee to gain hands-on experience in internal employee engagement and external employer branding, helping attract top talent and build a connected, valued workforce.

You'll design engagement initiatives for regional, virtual, and in-person settings, assist events and onboarding, and contribute to content creation and branding campaigns, all within a culture that values inclusion and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enjoy engaging with colleagues and stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Excel).
• Experience with design or video editing tools (e.g., Canva, Filmora) is a significant advantage.
• A detail‑oriented, adaptable, proactive, and collaborative team player.

Responsibilities

• Employee Experience: Assist in designing and implementing employee engagement initiatives for various work arrangements, including regional, virtual, and in‑person settings.
• Support the planning and execution of large‑scale engagement events, talks, festive celebrations, and interest‑based activities to strengthen belonging across the organization.
• Contribute to enhancing the onboarding experience for new hires, ensuring they feel welcomed and integrated from their first day.
• Assist in deploying employee surveys and other feedback mechanisms to help assess the effectiveness of engagement strategies.
• Support the tracking of engagement metrics by assisting with employee experience dashboards and providing insights to inform future strategies.
• Employer Branding: Support marketing and communication campaigns that promote Maxis as a leading employer of choice.
• Develop engaging content for branding initiatives, which includes conducting research, brainstorming ideas, writing copy, and creating visual assets.
• Create and edit video content to support employer branding campaigns, such as those showcasing our Internship and Graduate Programmes.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of employer branding events, assisting with preparation, promotion, and on‑ground coordination.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Video editing

Content creation

Tools

Canva

Filmora

Job description

Are you ready to get ahead in your career? We want to empower you to turn your ambitions into achievements. We thrive in inclusiveness, diversity and embrace close collaborations for you to create impact for yourself and others. Together, we aim to bring the best of technology to help people, businesses and the nation to be ahead in a changing world. To realise our vision to become Malaysia’s leading converged solutions company, we are looking for a new talent to innovate and grow with us in a culture that values commitment, performance and possibilities.

Why does this job exist and why is it critical? Join our team as a Protégé Trainee to help shape and promote Maxis's unique culture, creating meaningful experiences for our employees while positioning us as an employer of choice.

This role is a unique opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in both internal employee engagement and external employer branding. You will support initiatives that attract top talent and ensure every employee feels connected, valued, and inspired at work.

This traineeship is designed to build foundational skills in Human Resources, sitting between an internship and a permanent role.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Experience: Assist in designing and implementing employee engagement initiatives for various work arrangements, including regional, virtual, and in‑person settings.
• Support the planning and execution of large‑scale engagement events, talks, festive celebrations, and interest‑based activities to strengthen belonging across the organization.
• Contribute to enhancing the onboarding experience for new hires, ensuring they feel welcomed and integrated from their first day.
• Assist in deploying employee surveys and other feedback mechanisms to help assess the effectiveness of engagement strategies.
• Support the tracking of engagement metrics by assisting with employee experience dashboards and providing insights to inform future strategies.
• Employer Branding: Support marketing and communication campaigns that promote Maxis as a leading employer of choice.
• Develop engaging content for branding initiatives, which includes conducting research, brainstorming ideas, writing copy, and creating visual assets.
• Create and edit video content to support employer branding campaigns, such as those showcasing our Internship and Graduate Programmes.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of employer branding events, assisting with preparation, promotion, and on‑ground coordination.

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enjoy engaging with colleagues and stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Excel).
• Experience with design or video editing tools (e.g., Canva, Filmora) is a significant advantage.
• A detail‑oriented, adaptable, proactive, and collaborative team player.

Maxis values diverse voices & people. We hire and reward our employees based on capability & performance — regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, education, religion, nationality or physical ability.

Tomorrow Begins Today

We are the leading integrated telco in Malaysia, connecting people and businesses to a world of possibilities. Tomorrow Begins Today, as we make aspiration achievable today with reliable connectivity and simple experiences. We deeply believe that the key element to our success has always been our people. Visit our careers page to learn more about #LifeAtMaxis. #SimplyMaxis

Culture

To realise our shared vision to be the leading integrated telco in Malaysia, we have embedded the language of commitment, performance, and possibilities to embody our culture values. Our #SimplyMaxis culture encompasses four values which are 'Keep It Simple', 'Focus On Real Customer Needs', 'Go For Gold', and 'Celebrate Winning Together'. Watch these videos and hear from our people who live and breathe our #SimplyMaxis culture.