The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is offering an Internship Programme for a period of 24 months to unemployed graduates. The Interns will be deployed to Municipalities in the Province of KwaZulu Natal in which they reside.
This will provide opportunities to unemployed graduates to gain work experience in various skills sets at Municipalities.
Fields of study:
Graduates from the following fields of study are invited to apply:
- Civil Engineering, Construction and Building Management (Ref No: MIP 1/2022).
- Internal Audit and Risk Management (Ref No: MIP 2/2022).
- Urban and Regional Planning (Town Planners) (Ref No: MIP 3/2022).
- Finance and Accounting (Accountants) (Ref No: MIP 4/2022).
- Electrical Engineering (Engineers, Technicians and Technologists) (Ref No: MIP 5/2022).
- Water Engineering and Quality Management (Ref No: MIP 6/2022).
- Plumbing and Sanitation (Ref No: MIP 7/2022).
- GIS and Land Use (Technologists) (Ref No: MIP 8/2022).
- Human Resources Management (Ref No: MIP 9/2022).
- Development Studies and Community Development (Ref No: MIP 10/2022).
- Public Administration (Ref No: MIP 11/2022).
- Local Government (Ref No: MIP 12/2022).
- Information Technology (Ref No: MIP 13/2022).
- Legal Services (Ref No: MIP 14/2022).
- Disaster Management (Ref No: MIP 15/2022).
- Energy and Climate Change (Ref No: MIP 16/2022).
- Media and Communications (Ref No: MIP 17/2022)
Requirements:
- Applicants must be preferably from Kwazulu-Natal;
- Applicants must be between 18-35 years of age, applicants over the age of 35 may also be considered;
- Asigned affidavit from a Commissioner of Oaths as proof of unemployment, clearly indicating that you have not previously benefited from an Internship Programme at National, Provincial or Local government level;
- Applicants must have successfully completed a 3 or 4 year Tertiary qualification;
- Candidates must be prepared to undergo a selection process that will include a structured interview;
- Candidates must, on the Z83 form (top left corner), clearly indicate the District Municipality within which they reside.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted on the Z83 Application Form and should be accompanied by a comprehensive CV together with copies of qualifications (including senior certificate), a contact telephone number, physical and postal address (proof of residence).
Please note: Applicants who possess a qualification which was obtained from a non-South African University must produce SAQA evaluations when submitting their applications. Failure to comply with any instruction will disqualify applicants. Faxed or late applications will not be accepted.
Applications to be posted to:
The Chief Director: Human Resource Management and Development (Human Capital Development Directorate),
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,
Private Bag X9078,
Pietermaritzburg,
3200
or
Hand delivered to: 330 Langalibalele Street, 15th Floor, South Tower, Room 104, Natalia Building, Pietermaritzburg for the attention of Ms T Zuma,
Closing date: Friday, 23 September 2022 (Applications received after this date will not be accepted).
NB. Should applicants not receive any response from the Department within three months of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
