GROEN SEBENZA PHASE II Call for Two Year Internships

GROEN SEBENZA PHASE II

Call for Two Year Internships

KOUGA MUNICIPALITY (EC 108) NOTICE NO: 150/2022

The Groen Sebenza Phase II Programme is a bridging into work programme funded to the value of R300m for the next three years. GS Phase II aims to recruit 1050 unemployed graduates (diploma – PhD level) and place them nationally in different organisations (government and non-governmental) where they will be incubated (trained and mentored) to further develop their competence and confidence in the management of environment/biodiversity.

The programme goals

1. Enable workplace-based learning for graduates aimed at building and strengthening their capacity at various levels.
2. Creation of job opportunities and possible permanent placement beyond funding.
3. Transformation and organisational strengthening - strengthen different organisational development aspects including transformation in its totality, mentoring, proactive skills and planning to better respond to organisational mandates and other national priorities.
4. Research informed - through research, develop a ‘live’ skills intelligence system that will enable the sector to proactively plan for skills development and track and trace the utilisation of the developed skills.

KOUGA MUNICIPALITY in partnership with The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased to announce a call for applications for incubation in the following fields:

Requirements

o       Must be a SA citizen.

o       Young unemployed and *underemployed professionals between the ages of 18 and 35.

o       Innovative, dynamic and creative

o       A commitment to career development in the environmental/biodiversity sector.

o       Must hold qualifications mentioned in table above

o       People with disabilities are also encouraged to apply.

* Underemployed refers to youth employed in any sector than the one they studied for as per the above listed fields.

Internship monthly stipend values (no other benefits apply as these are internship positions)

Candidates holding higher qualifications than the ones stated in the above fields may apply, however only remuneration stated per field will be applicable.

Application procedure

Applicants must submit a formal application form and a comprehensive CV, copy of qualifications, identity document and driver’s license.

Applications must be submitted electronically as one PDF document to recruitment@kouga.gov.za.

Application forms can be obtained from the Municipal website, www.kouga.gov.za and must reach the Human Resource Manager on or before Wednesday, 12 October 2022 at 12:00.

Disqualification: Please note that the following can lead to disqualification:

1. Canvassing of Councillors.

2. Submission of fraudulent qualifications and/ or documents.

NB: Please note that shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a vetting process. By applying for this position, the candidate agrees to background checks being performed.

MR. C DU PLESSIS

P. O. BOX 21

MUNICIPAL MANAGER JEFFREYS BAY

6330

Contact details For any enquiries contact Ms. E Sana: 042 2002 200.

1. Closing date: 12 October 2022

SANBI reserves the right not to fill these internships.

If no response has been received within 30 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.