Nature Connect in partnership with the SANBI invites South African unemployed graduates to apply for the Groen Sebenza Phase II Internship Programme 2023 / 2024.
Internship Application Closing Date: 18 August 2023
Internship Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
Nature Connect in partnership with the SANBI is pleased to announce a call for the internships.
The Groen Sebenza Phase II Programme is a bridging into work programme funded 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
- Enable workplace-based learning for graduates aimed at building and strengthening their capacity at various levels.
- Creation of job opportunities and possible permanent placement beyond funding.
- 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.
- 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 utilization of the developed skills.
Nature Connect in partnership with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased to announce a call for applications for incubation in the following fields: The Internship will run from date of appointment until 31 December 2024.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Must be a SA citizen
- Young unemployed and *underemployed professionals between the ages of 18 and 35.
- Innovative, dynamic and creative
- A commitment to career development in the environmental/biodiversity sector.
- Must hold qualifications mentioned in table above.
- Preference given to applicants with valid driver’s licence.
- Women and 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):
Qualification and Stipend
- Diploma R6 082
- BSc R7 359
- Honours R8 697
- MSc R10 035
- PHD R12 035
Candidates holding higher qualifications than advertised, may apply, however, remuneration is capped as per minimum requirements advertised.
How to apply
Application procedure
Applicants are required to submit an updated CV copies of ID and qualifications and a motivational letter, explaining what makes them unique from other applicants and why they would be the ideal candidate for the position under application.
Applications to be submitted via louisem@natureconnect.earth
Contact details
Email: louisem@natureconnect.earth
Contact Number: 021-100-5613
Closing date: 18 August 2023
SANBI reserves the right not to fill these internships. If no response has been received within 40 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.
