Kagiso Trust invites unemployed graduates to apply for a 12-month Graduate Programme / Internships for 2024 / 2025.
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Type: Graduate Internship
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.
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 Internship Programme, and graduates should be between the age of 18 and 35. The Internship program will run for a period of twelve (12) months.
The following Internship Opportunities are open for applications:
Programme Management & Research Intern
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: PMR2024JHB
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: Diploma or Degree in;-
- Project Management
- Business Studies
- Social Sciences (Research) Qualification
Education Researcher
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: EDU2024JHB
Key Performance Areas: (needs to be changes)
- Researching Education Policies, national and international education policies
- Data collation and Analysis:
- Assist in documentingthe implementation process of KT’s Education Development Model
- Keeping the Pillar abreast with Education Trends and research reports
- Conduct beneficiary feedback for monitoring purposes.
- Handling research-based queries
- Identify areas that can be advocated and backed by research.
- Administer the learning management system, ensuring its smooth operation and address user queries related to the KT learning management system.
Qualifications:
- Relevant qualification
- An honours degree will be an added advantage
Company Secretarial & Legal Intern
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: CSL2024JHB
Key Performance Areas:
Work based exposure may include the following;-
- Arrange and facilitate board and committee meetings.
- Statutory returns and correspondence with the regulators.
- Drafting of resolutions.
- Review of policies and other relevant governance documents.
Qualifications:
- Chartered Governance certificate
- Or equivalent
Civil Society Support Programmes (CSSP) Intern
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: CSSP2024JHB
Key Performance Areas:
Work based exposure may include the following;-
- Community development/NGO sector
- Events planning, logistics and minute-taking
- Organisational and work environment
- Stakeholder engagement and networking
Qualifications:
- Tertiary Qualification. (Preferred but not essential)
HR Intern
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: HR2024JHB
Key Performance Areas:
Work-based exposure may include the following;-
- Assisting the HR team with all HR administration, which will include Administration and coordination of all staff files, Payroll administration, reception relief, etc.
- Collating training-related data, including confirmation of training venues and dates
- Preparing and compiling interview packs.
- Assist with induction and orientation of new staff, compiling welcome and starter packs
- Maintaining the HR calendar, assisting HR with scheduling of various programs including performance reviews, etc
Qualifications: National Diploma or Degree in;-
- Human Resources
- Or equivalent
Communications & Marketing Intern
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: CM2024JHB
Key Performance Areas:
Work based exposure may include the following;-
- Digital Marketing.
- Events Management.
- Graphic Design.
- Copy Writing and all other marketing-related activities.
Qualifications: National Diploma in;-
- Marketing
- Journalism
- Copywriting
- Public Relations
- Or equivalent
Finance Intern
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: FIN2024JHB
Key Performance Areas:
Work based exposure may include the following:
- Provision of financial services
- Capturing of payments on AP and Online banking
- Capturing of receipts on AR, etc
- Asset management
- Asset count, tagging, etc
- Audit preparation
- Audit documents preparation (Pulling out invoices according to schedule)
- Internal control system
- Assist in updating risk registers
- Ad hoc projects
Qualifications: BCom Degree in;-
- Finance
- Accounting
- Or equivalent
Local Government Support Intern
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: LGS2024JHB
Key Performance Areas:
Work based exposure may include the following;-
- Project management
- Revenue management
- Data collection and management
- Stakeholder management
- Programme Administration
Qualifications:
- A relevant Project Management Qualification
Social-Economic Development Intern
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: SED2024JHB
Key Performance Areas:
Work based exposure may include the following:
- Impact fund management and business support
- Socio Economic programme design and implementation
- Entrepreneurial & commercial principles
- SMME Policy analysis
- Business valuation and model building
- Stakeholder management
Qualifications: Qualification in;-
- Agricultural Economic
- Agricultural Studies
Policy Development Intern
Reference Number: REFERENCE NO: PD2024JHB
Key Performance Areas:
Work based exposure may include the following;-
- Tracking and monitoring of legislative and policy developments in South Africa and the SADC region
- Identifying networks, stakeholders, and platforms to engage policy and decision makers
- Liaising with internal stakeholders to coordinate policy advocacy initiatives and events
- Drafting of key legislative and/or policy documents
- Compiling of monthly and quarterly reports
Qualifications: Degree in;-
- Development Policy
- Political Sciences
- Economics
- Or relevant Humanities or Social Sciences qualification
Technical and Behavioural Competencies:
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
How to Apply for Kagiso Trust: Graduate Internships 2024 / 2025
NB: Applications can be forwarded to the following mail address: recruitment@kagiso.co.za
Required Documents:
- Certified Grade 12/NQF 4 level certificates.
- Certified Copy of a relevant Diploma or Degree.
- Certified copy of your ID.
- Certified copy of Academic Transcript.
- Your CV and motivational letter.
Kindly note that no hand delivered applications will be accepted.
- 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.
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