Job: Associate Consultant Intern

Company : Mastercard; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 89,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard offers an Internship Program for penultimate-year students to develop real-world skills within a global company. As an Associate Consultant Intern, you will work in small teams to tackle strategic and operational challenges for leading brands.

You will engage in strategy, analytics, and marketing tasks, gaining mentorship and hands-on experience while building client relationships and contributing to meaningful projects in Johannesburg.

Qualifications

• Penultimate-year undergraduate or master's student graduating no earlier than October 2025.
• Must be a South African citizen.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access; familiarity with SQL, SAS, Tableau, or similar tools is an advantage (especially for Performance Analytics track).
• Passion for innovation and leadership experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Interest in business decision-making processes.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on delivering quality outcomes.
• Commitment to diversity and Mastercard's core values of integrity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Transformation: Guide clients in solving strategic and operational challenges across diverse areas such as product development and marketing.
• Performance Analytics: Analyze data using advanced tools, create models, and provide data-driven insights for clients.
• Marketing: Design and implement marketing campaigns, evaluate results, and optimize customer acquisition and engagement strategies.
• General Tasks: Participate in networking and leadership sessions; build relationships with clients to understand their needs; collaborate with teams to deliver actionable recommendations; develop skills through hands-on mentorship and training.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Collaboration

Leadership experience

Innovation mindset

Business decision making

Education

Penultimate-year undergraduate or master's student

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Access

SQL

SAS

Tableau

Job description

Mastercard's Internship Program provides penultimate-year students with a unique opportunity to develop real-world skills, challenge conventional thinking, and contribute to meaningful projects in a global company. As an Associate Consultant Intern, you will work within small teams to solve complex business challenges for some of the world's leading brands.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Transformation:Guide clients in solving strategic and operational challenges across diverse areas such as product development and marketing
• Performance Analytics:Analyze data using advanced tools, create models, and provide data-driven insights for clients
• Marketing:Design and implement marketing campaigns, evaluate results, and optimize customer acquisition and engagement strategies
• General Tasks:Participate in networking and leadership sessionsBuild relationships with clients to understand their needsCollaborate with teams to deliver actionable recommendationsDevelop skills through hands-on mentorship and training

Qualifications

• Education: Penultimate-year undergraduate or master's student graduating no earlier than October 2025
• Citizenship: Must be a South African citizen
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access; familiarity with SQL, SAS, Tableau, or similar tools is an advantage (especially for Performance Analytics track)
• Core Competencies:Passion for innovation and leadership experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Interest in business decision-making processes
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on delivering quality outcomes
• Commitment to diversity and Mastercard's core values of integrity and inclusion

Hiring organization

Mastercard

Employment Type: internship

Job Location: Johannesburg, South Africa