PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
Kagiso Trust
Closing date: 31 May 2024
Kagiso Trust is one of South Africa’s leading development agencies working towards a prosperous, peaceful, equitable and just society. We work to overcome poverty by developing and implementing scalable, replicable, sustainable development programme models in the areas of education development, institutional capacity building, socio-economic development, and financial sustainability. Over the past 30 years, we have invested over R2 billion in development and implemented over 1,831 programmes.
Kagiso Trust is one of South Africa’s leading development agencies working towards a prosperous, peaceful, equitable and just society. We work to overcome poverty by developing and implementing scalable, replicable, sustainable development programme models in the areas of education development, institutional capacity building, socio-economic development, and financial sustainability. Over the past 30 years, we have invested over R2 billion in development and implemented over 1,831 programmes.
Description
Purpose of the Job: The Trust is committed to youth skills development by providing graduates with an opportunity to gain work-based experience. Unemployed graduates are invited to apply for the Programme Management Office Internship, and graduates should be between the age of 18 and 35. The Internship program will run for a period of twelve (12) months.
Key Performance Areas:
Work based exposure may include the following:
- Administer documentation of work of programmes or projects of the Unit (PMO) documents
- Conduct research on internet and/or in the field and compile research reports, articles and/or factsheets
- Monitor and report global and national trends and emerging issues relating to Kagiso Trust programmes
- Conduct administration work for research activities
- Organise programmes meetings and compile meeting reports
Qualifications and Experience.
- Certified Grade 12/NQF 4 level certificates.
- Certified Copy of Diploma or Degree in Project management, Business Studies, Social Sciences (Research) Qualification.
- Certified copy of your ID.
- Certified copy of Academic Transcript.
- Your CV and motivational letter.
Technical and behavioural competencies required:
The successful candidate will be required to display the following competencies in this role:
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Detail orientation
- Desire and potential to learn
- Self-Motivated
- Basic Computer skills
- Prioritize tasks as needed
Kagiso Trust Values
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Passion for Development
- Hands-on Bottom-up approach
Remuneration
The Interns will be awarded a monthly stipend
Closing date: 31 May 2024
NB: Applications can be forwarded to the following mail address: recruitment@kagiso.co.za
Kindly note that no hand-delivered applications will be accepted.
INSTRUCTION TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS
- Indicate the reference number for the internship you are applying for on the subject line.
- Submit a short CV and motivational letter as to why your application should be considered with a minimum of 3 pages, applications with no academic transcript will not be considered
- Applicants must be unemployed, was never employed in the field of the post and never participated in an internship programme in the relevant field of the post previously.
- The applicant must not have previously served as an intern and did not disclose that info and it is discovered later, the applicant will be disqualified.