Wits Health Consortium invites unemployed graduates to apply for Internship Programme 2023 / 2024
Internship Application Closing Date: 09 November 2023
Internship Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Wits Health Consortium invites qualifying professionals to submit applications for the various internship opportunities.
Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (“WHC“) is a wholly owned company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (University) established to serve as a legal entity through which the University, and primarily the Faculty of Health Sciences, can conduct contract or sponsored research, entrepreneurial and philanthropic funded activities and services (including clinical services).
In our two decades of operating, WHC has established a world-wide reputation for responsibly managing sponsor and commercially funded activities worth over USD72 million annually.
Given our flexible structure, our trusted management, and our entrepreneurial approach, WHC harnesses the commercial potential of our scope of work by limiting any unnecessary or bureaucratic burdens.
This enables clinical researchers and health academics to undertake ground-breaking projects and establish commercially viable operations.
These include the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, which was first incubated within WHC, and the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute.
AVAILABLE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
| Title | Location | Expiry Date |
| Contracts Intern (12-month Internship) | Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) – 9 Jubilee Road Parktown Johannesburg | 09 November 2023 |
| Finance Intern (12-month Internship) | Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) – 9 Jubilee Road Parktown Johannesburg | 09 November 2023 |
| Data Systems Intern (12-month Internship) | Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) – 9 Jubilee Road Parktown Johannesburg | 09 November 2023 |
Contracts Intern (12-month Internship)
Purpose: This position will suit a dynamic and self-motivated individual with excellent organizational skills, good writing skills and good interpersonal communication skills. The main role is to be a liaison between WHC (legal and HR) and SBIMB Projects Office
Required minimum education and training: An Honours degree, any field (Background in Law or Master’s degree would be an added advantage)
Required minimum work experience : No work experience required, however relevant work experience in a research or NGO environment will be an added advantage
Finance Intern (12-month Internship)
Purpose: To assist the Grants programmer officer with the management of the finances and procurement activities of the SBIMB projects according to good management practice, project protocols and the standard operating procedures for the WHC and the NIH. To assist with the Wits accounts for the SBIMB.
Required minimum education and training: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent.
Required minimum work experience: No work experience required, however relevant work experience in a research or NGO environment will be an added advantage.
Data Systems Intern (12-month Internship)
Purpose: A full-time dedicated systems administrator is required to keep the system (Wits cluster) well maintained and assist researchers and students with accessing various data sets on the server and conducting analyses; installing and configuring software, hardware and networks; monitoring system performance and troubleshooting issues and ensuring security and efficiency of the systems infrastructure.
Required minimum education and training: Minimum tertiary qualification (Honour’s or Master’s degree) in IT, Computer science or the equivalent.
Required minimum work experience: No work experience required however experience in databases and programming, preferably in a research environment will be an added advantage.
How to apply
Should you be interested in applying for this vacancy, please send an email to the addresses indicated in each advert. To view the adverts, please click on the VIEW FULL ADVERT button below.
Please include the following documentation:
- A cover letter (maximum one page) that clearly states which vacancy you are applying for
- A detailed CV
