Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) invites unemployed graduates to apply for Graduate Internships / Internship Programme for 2026.
Location: East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Job Type: Graduate Internship
Duration: 24 months
Salary: R9 850.13 monthly stipend
Closing Date: 26 December 2025
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for appointment to the Internship programme of the Electoral Commission, a state institution established in terms of Chapter 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The Electoral Commission is committed to promoting equity, especially for people with disabilities, hence they are encouraged to apply. The applicant must not have worked in the field of their specific study or been an Intern before.
A 24-month internship programme designed to provide qualified graduates with a unique opportunity to gain valuable skills in a supportive environment while learning on the job and acquiring much-needed work experience.
The following Internship Opportunities are open applications:
Internship: Administration
Reference Number: EC/2025/47822
The Intern will contribute towards the efficient co-ordination of Administration Management in the Provincial Office to the PEO Office. The Intern reports to the Provincial Electoral Officer.
Key Performance Areas:
Exposure and training will be provided in the following areas where assistance is required;-
- Set up travel, accommodation, meetings, speaking engagements and other appointments
- Assist with procurement processes
- Facilitate events and conferences logistical arrangements
- Organise catering and refreshments; manage the day-to-day office support operations.
- Interaction with client’s / service providers
- Write letters and memos, compile data for reports, write reports, transcribe dictation
- Assist with basic administration for the PEO Officer
- Take minutes; maintain files and records for the PEO and Manager
Assist with the following general administrative duties;-
- Minute taking, report writing, routine enquiries
- Maintaining the filing system in the PEO Office
- Compilation and distribution of documents / packages to stakeholders, including such tasks as required by the supervisor
- Maintaining incoming and outgoing correspondence in the PEO Office
Qualifications: Applicants must have completed and be in possession of Matric / Grade 12 / N3 / NTC Level 4 AND at least a Bachelor’s Degree, or a National Diploma, from an accredited tertiary institution in one of these fields;-
- Project Management
- Administration
- Public Management
- Office Administration
- A post graduate qualification will be an added advantage
Internship: Electoral Operations
Reference Number: EC/2025/47821
The Intern: will assist with the execution of provincial operational strategy in order to manage the provincial electoral office; support towards the coordination and implementation of the electoral projects and programs such as delimitation and registration including by-elections related processes. The Intern will report to the Assistant Manager: Electoral Matters.
Key Performance Areas:
Exposure and training will be provided in the administration of various Electoral projects in the Electoral Operations area. The Intern will be required to assist with the following;-
- Logistics for the provision, storage and distribution of election related material and equipment
- Implementation of the provincial electoral operations plans and electoral projects
- Monitoring of the various electoral projects and control processes including implementation of mitigating measure of identified risks
- Implementation and coordination of delimitation of voting stations
- Implementation and maintenance of the voter registration processes; со-ordination of all logistics projects and equipment and assets utilised in and for electoral operations
- Administrative requirements on management of the delimitation and voting station identification and infrastructure projects;
- Coordination and implementation of registration of voters, electoral processes for general elections and by-elections
- Coordination and arrangement of PPLC meetings, taking and uploading of minutes on the relevant system
- Evaluation of electoral projects assisting administratively including the compilation of qualitative reports and operations of the provincial; regional and local electoral offices and projects
- As part of the provincial team, assist with other initiatives in the province, including Electoral Operations and Civic & Democracy Education
Assist with the following general administrative duties;-
- Answer telephones, respond to queries of the public, handle routine enquiries and general administrative tasks, compile reports/ minutes, and distribute documents/packages to various stakeholders as directed by the supervisor
- Draft written proposals, record Minutes, write reports, handle routine enquiries and compile, distribute documents/packages to various stakeholders, and such required by supervisor
- Prepare and where required, assist with creating presentations
- Keep and maintain the filing system for the office
- Keep and maintain incoming and outgoing correspondence of the component and coordinate meetings
- Keep records and maintain the filing documentation system for the office
Qualifications: Applicants must have completed and be in possession of Matric / Grade 12 / N3 / NTC Level 4 PLUS a Bachelor’s Degree, or a National Diploma, from an accredited tertiary institution in one of these fields;-
- Public Management
- Public Administration
- Political Science
- A post graduate qualification will be an added advantage
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