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COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMISSION (CIPC) 
 


​GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME: INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY (X5) (PRETORIA)
Reference Number InternI&C
Description GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME FOR INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY (x5)
Remuneration: R12 000, 00 stipend per month
 
CIPC (a member of the dtic) is committed to youth skills development by providing graduates with opportunities to gain work experience to complement their studies. Applicants are invited for an Internship Programme that would run for a period of 24 months. Interns will be placed in our Sunnyside Office (Pretoria).
 
WHAT IS INTERNSHIP
As contemplated by Cabinet in December 2002, an Internship is a public service graduate work experience programme targeting unemployed graduates. It gives students workplace experience or an opportunity to practice the work skills that they have studied and will practice in the future.
 
Beneficiaries of the Internship programme:
  • Unemployed South African graduates from higher education institutions who have completed their degrees/diplomas.
  • Unemployed graduates who have not been exposed to work experience.
  • Unemployed graduates who have never participated in the Internship programme.
  • Applicants must be between ages of 18 to 35 years old.
 
Successful applicants will be expected to sign a Graduate Internship Programme Agreement.
Please ensure that you upload an updated copy of your CV, ID document, academic transcript pertaining to your relevant qualification when submitting your application. It is imperative that each document is submitted to the appropriate section. Failure to provide the requisite documents or to place them in the correct sections will result in automatic disqualification of the application. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Qualifications and SA citizenship checks will be conducted on the successful candidate. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time, and place as determined by CIPC.
CIPC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to candidates whose appointment will enhance representativity in accordance with the approved employment equity plan.
Feedback will only be given to shortlisted candidates.
CIPC reserves the right not to fill an advertised position.
 
NB! Please ensure you have uploaded and attached an updated copy of your CV, ID, Academic transcript and qualification (academic transcript and qualification must be uploaded as one document under "supporting documents" section) when you submit your application. Please ensure you upload each document to the correct section. Failure to upload the required documents or failure to upload documents to the correct sections will automatically disqualify the applicant.
 
For further details regarding this position please click the link: https://cipc.mcidirecthire.com/default/External/CurrentOpportunities or visit the CIPC website at www.cipc.co.za 
 
Kindly note that faxed, emailed, posted, and or hand-delivered applications will not be considered.
 
Should you experience any difficulty in applying please contact the CIPC Recruitment Office at: 087 743 7074 / 7075 or 087 260 1554
 
Closing date:  25 August 2025
 
Requirements
Qualification: BA Law/B Com Law (NQF Level 7) /LLB (NQF Level 8)
 
Work Level Student/Graduate
Job Type Contract
Salary Market Related
Duration 1 - 2 Years
EE Position No
Location Pretoria
 
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​CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (PRETORIA)
Reference Number C04000
 
Description
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Chief Technology Officer
Job Grade: P4
Ref No.:  C040001
 
Job purpose: 
The Chief Technology Officer is responsible for defining Enterprise and Solutions Architecture standards and working with the various teams to ensure that architecture standards are being adhered to. The Chief Technology Officer will be responsible for developing and leading the architecture group that defines and develops architecture solutions and instilling an architecture perspective and discipline within the technology organization and among key business stakeholders.
 
Required minimum experience: 
  • 10 to 15 years’ experience in IT
  • Success in defining and implementing effective IT governance frameworks and architectural processes within a large corporation
  • Ten or more years of relevant leadership experience in enterprise technology strategy development, application and infrastructure portfolio management, global enterprise architecture, technology team transformation, crisis/risk management, IT strategy development and execution
  • Deep knowledge of/experience with:
  • Enterprise, application and information architecture
  • Technology road mapping
  • Applications technology strategy
  • Architecture group leadership and reengineering
  • Extensive technology vendor management experience implementing third-party technologies within complex environments
  • Recent experience leading senior architecture groups covering applications and infrastructure
 
Key performance areas:
  •  Lead and manage a team of technology and business architects that are responsible for setting architectural and technology direction for the organization.
  •  Define and implement consistent architecture and technology governance practices for the organization throughout the planning and delivery cycles. Provide both technology and architecture oversight and governance as part of this process.
  •   Lead architecture efforts that promote and implement greater architectural consistency and technology sharing across the organization.
  • Promote the role of architectural best practices; communicating effectively with all key stakeholders and actively promoting the needs and benefits of governance, architecture and standards.
  • Lead efforts with the Divisional Manager: Service Delivery to define the overall technology strategy and ensure the realization of goals such as reuse, infrastructure simplification, cost management and flexibility
  •  Build strong cross-organizational relationships and effectively influence staff across the IT organization and broader enterprise.
  • Develop the architecture community within the Division and mentor architects in the development of their skills.
 
Applicants may, as a step in the recruitment process, be subjected to competency assessment. In addition, the successful candidate must be prepared to undergo a process of security clearance prior to appointment.
 Qualifications and SA citizenship checks will be conducted on the successful candidate. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by CIPC.
CIPC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to candidates whose appointment will enhance representivity in accordance with the approved employment equity plan.
Feedback will only be given to shortlisted candidates.
CIPC reserves the right not to fill an advertised position.
 
For additional information concerning this position, please follow the link provided:     
https://cipc.mcidirecthire.com/default/External/CurrentOpportunities or visit the CIPC website at www.cipc.co.za 
 
Kindly note that faxed, emailed, posted and or hand delivered applications will not be considered.
 
Should you encounter any challenges while submitting your application, please do not hesitate to reach out to the CIPC Recruitment Office at 087 743 7074 / 7075 / 087 260 1554 for support.
 
Closing date: 22 August 2025
 
Requirements
Required minimum education/training:
  •  3- year National Diploma or B Degree in ICT or any ICT-related qualification.
 
Work Level Senior
Job Type Permanent
Salary Market Related
EE Position No
Location Pretoria
 
PLEASE APPLY HERE