The Presidency is offering a wide range of Internship opportunities in Pretoria from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 (12 months) to provide South African graduates and undergraduates with the opportunity to gain workplace experience in the field of work that they have studied. Interns will receive a stipend of R3 500 per month and need to apply before 16:30 on Friday the 7th of December 2012.
Below are the Business Units, the required Fields of Study, the Division within the Presidency in which specific Internships are available; their respective Duties and the Reference Numbers of the available Internship positions:
1. Business Unit: Information Technology
Field of Study: B degree / National Diploma with specialisation in Software Development / Computer Science / Support Services / NQF Level 6 IT Qualification.
Division: Information Technology (x4)
Reference No: 93565/21
Duties:

  • User support
  • Attend to LAN and WAN problems
  • Register hardware and network problems with relevant service providers
  • Give first line support
  • Assist with video and telephone conference systems

2. Business Unit: Human Resource Management
Field of Study: National Diploma/BTech Human Resource Management/Personnel Management/Public Administration/ Management
Division: Shared Services (x1)
Reference No: 93565/22
Duties:

  • Conditions of Service
  • HR data capturing
  • Administration of HR legislation

3. Business Unit: Human Resource Management
Field of Study: National Diploma/degree in Public Administration/Office Management/ Knowledge Management
Division: Registry (x1)
Reference No: 93565/23
Duties:

  • All registry administration

4. Business Unit: Human Resource Development and Performance Management
Field of Study: National Diploma/degree in Management of Training/personnel Management/HRM
Division: HRD & Performance Management (x1)
Reference No: 93565/24
Duties:

  • Assist in bursary administration
  • Coordinate training interventions
  •  Make payments and keep records
  • Coordinate Performance Management of employees
  • Manage talent.

5. Business Unit: Office of the Chief Operations Officer
Field of Study: National Diploma / BTech
Division: Strategic Planning (x1)
Reference No: 93565/25
Duties:

  • Assist with secretariat tasks related to the Strategic Planning Workshops/meetings and quarterly review sessions
  • Collect and analyse Branch performance reports on a quarterly basis
  • Assist with the compilation of the quarterly and annual Presidency Performance Information Reports.

6. Business Unit: Chief Financial Office
Field of Study: National Diploma / BTech in Financial Management / Budgeting/ Cost and Management Accounting
Division: Budgets (x1)
Reference No: 3565/26
Duties:

  • Assist during budget process
  • Monitor expenditure trends against the budget and cash flow
  • Compile In-year Monitoring report
  • Assist in compiling Interim Financial Statements
  • Obtain budget inputs from responsibility managers
  • Capture and balance the budget and changes thereto on the computerised system.

7. Business Unit: Chief Financial Office
Field of Study: National Diploma / BTech in Financial Management / Internal Audit / Public Finance & Accounting /Cost & Management Accounting
Division: Internal Control (x1)
Reference No: 93565/27
Duties:

  • Receive all types of financial batches from finance
  • Check compliance through validation
  • Address queries to the relevantofficials and follow up
  • File and retrieve batches
  • Financial inspections.

8. Business Unit: Chief Financial Office
Field of Study: BCom / National Diploma Accounting/ Financial Management/Business Economics
Division: S&T Payments and Debtors (x1)
Reference No: 93565/28
Duties:

  • Receive all payments from finance
  • Check compliance
  • Make queries
  • Filing and follow ups.

9. Business Unit: Chief Financial Office
Field of Study: BCom / National Diploma Accounting / Financial Management /Business Economics
Division: Other Payments and Reconciliation (x2)
Reference No: 93565/29
Duties:

  • Payments
  • Reconcile accounts
  • Write letters to debtors
  • Filing
  • General financial administration.

10. Business Unit: Supply Chain Management
Field of Study: National Diploma / degree in Supply Chain Management / Transport Management / Purchasing Management / Logistics
Division: Demand & Acquisition (x1)
Reference No: 93565/30
Duties:

  • Source quotations
  • Process bookings for accommodation and flights
  • Assist Bid Committees in tendering process
  • Maintain supplier database
  • Advise end users regarding SCM processes

11. Business Unit: Supply Chain Management
Field of Study: National Diploma / degree in Supply Chain Management / Transport Management / Purchasing Management / Logistics
Division: Orders (x1)
Reference No: 93565/31
Duties:

  • Capture external requisitions on Logis and PI
  • Approve procurement advice and authorise Pl.

12. Business Unit: Supply Chain Management
Field of Study: National Diploma / degree in Supply Chain Management / Transport Management / Purchasing Management / Logistics
Division: Payments (x1)
Reference No: 93565/32
Duties:

  • Capture payments on Logis online
  • Capture suppliers’ bank details on Logis system after these have been verified by National reasury
  • Check allocations on the system before processing payments
  • Handle all enquiries with regard to payments from both external and internal clients
  • Verify the correctness of payment documents before processing
  • Register payments in the register book before submitting them to Finance
  • Ensure that payments are made within 30 days of receipt of invoice
  • Compile the weekly and monthly spreadsheet on processed payments.

13. Business Unit: Chain Management
Field of Study: National Diploma / degree in Supply Chain Management / Transport Management / Purchasing Management / Logistics
Division: Transit (x1)
Reference No: 93565/33
Duties:

  • Receipt goods and services
  • Follow up on outstanding orders
  • Certify invoices
  • Capture invoices online.

14. Business Unit: Supply Chain Management
Field of Study: National Diploma / degree in Supply Chain Management / Transport Management / Purchasing Management / Logistics
Division: Assets (x1)
Reference No: 93565/34
Duties:

  • Assist in the audit on assets in the office
  • Administer the movement of assets
  • Receive and barcode assets.

15. Business Unit: Supply Chain Management
Field of Study: National Diploma / degree in Supply Chain Management / Transport Management / Purchasing Management / Logistics
Division: Transport (x1)
Reference No: 93565/35
Duties:

  • Administrate transport and make bookings.

16. Business Unit: Cape Town Office
Field of Study: National Diploma / degree in Hospitality / Facilities
Division: Accommodation and Households (x1)
Reference No: 93565/36
Duties:

  • Coordinate household and accommodation functions
  • Provide effective cleaning services
  • Ensure arrangements for reservations of function rooms are coordinated and effectively managed
  • Provide effective food and beverage services
  • Purchase adequate cleaning supplies according to the requirements of the Department

17. Business Unit: Cape Town Office
Field of Study: National Diploma / degree in Supply Chain Management
Division: Supply Chain Management (x1)
Reference No: 93565/37
Duties:

  • Facilitate the process to obtain operating equipment
  • Obtain quotes
  • Initiate the procurement process
  • Procure operating equipment and commodities as requested
  • Ensure the preferred supplier delivers the correct items as per invoice and quotation
  • Ensure sound records management (filing system and case recording system)
  • Ensure regular interaction with suppliers to determine delivery dates and times.

Applicants must be graduates in any of the fields listed above, or undergraduate student where an internship IS a prerequisite to obtain their formal qualification.
How to apply:
Applications must be submitted on a Z83 form – click HERE to download – or obtainable from any Public Service department stating the field being applied for (choose from the above list); a CV together with certified copies of certificates, transcript, a letter from the institution for the undergraduates and an Identity Document.
Failure to submit the required documents will result in the application not being considered. Employment security screening will be conducted on candidates relating to RSA citizenship, criminal record, credit record and verification of qualification. The outcome of this screening will determine suitability for employment.
Who should apply?
Unemployed youth/ African graduates/postgraduates with a tertiary qualification in one of the above-mentioned fields of study, who have not previously been employed in any internship programme.
Please forward applications to Mr Thabana Lekalakala:
The Presidency
Private Bag Xl000
Pretoria
0001
OR
Hand deliver at:
535 Johannes Ramokhoase Street
Arcadia
0081.
Enquiries: Ms Phakamile Mpofu, Tel.: 012 300 5876 or Ms Felicity Mokwele, Tel.: 0I2 300 5875.
Closing date: Friday, 7 December 2012 at 16:30.
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