SANParks Groen Sebenza Phase II – Internship Programme

Park: Golden Gate Highlands National Park

 Post: Groen Sebenza Phase II – Internship Programme (Cultural Heritage)

Location: Groenkloof (Head Office)

Description:

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 the environment/biodiversity.

The programme goals:

1. Enable workplace-based learning for graduates to build and strengthen 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.

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

SANParks is committed to the principles of employment equity. Preference will be given to Previously Disadvantaged Individuals (PDI).

Application procedure:

Applications accompanied by a Covering letter, detailed CV, certified copies of qualifications, ID copy, driver’s licence and relevant documents must be sent to:
Contact details: Ms Jacqueline Jacobus
Office: (012) 426 5049
E-mail: Jacqueline.jacobus@sanparks.org

If no response has been received within 40 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.

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.
• 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.

Closing Date: 14 October 2022