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MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AGENT (MISA) - APPLICATIONS FOR MISA YOUNG GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME 2018/19

MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AGENT 
Letaba House, Riverside Office Park, 1303 Heuwel Avenue, Centurion, 0046 Private Bag X105, Centurion, 0046 Tel: 012-848 5300 
 
APPLICATIONS FOR MISA YOUNG GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME 
 
MISA is a Schedule 3 government component of the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) established in terms of Section 7(5) of the Public Service Act of 1994 (as amended), with the mandate to provide technical support and build technical capacity for municipalities to enhance their capability to undertake efficient planning , delivery , operations and management of municipal infrastructure. The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) hereby offers opportunities for internship programmes aimed at facilitating achievement of qualified technical specialists to enhance municipal technical capacities. Please see detailed below and shall commence from 2018/19 financial year to the required periods as per detailed Programmes descriptions below. Successful Candidates will be placed in identified Municipalities depending on the needs and the capacity of Municipalities to expose and give the relevant practical experience to the candidates’ choice of disciplines. 
 
 
INTERNSHIP: YOUNG GRADUATES PROGRAMME (REF N0: INTERN 01/2018)

(This programmes offer opportunities to graduates that have qualified in the following areas) 
 
Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Management, Town and Regional Planning, Project and Construction Management 
 
The Young Graduates Programme is a two to three year internship programme aimed towards professional registration as professional Technicians, Technologists and Engineers in terms of approved regulatory and professional Bodies frameworks including Act 36 of 2002 and Engineering Professions Act No 46 of 2000 and other related legislation. Whilst the programme is not exclusively limited to individuals from previously disadvantaged communities, MISA encourages historically disadvantaged individuals to apply and will give them preference. The MISA Young Graduate programme is a structured work-based internship development programme focused on taking young graduates from various Universities and University of Technologies through a structured work plan in order to expand their work experience and achieve professional registration as professional technicians with the relevant statutory professional registration body. 
 
 
The recruitment is targeting cohort for the 2018/2019 financial year in particular learners from previously disadvantaged. Successful candidates will enter into two to three-years internship contract as determined by the requirement of the specific discipline. The interns will enter into contract with MISA and be placed within the relevant departments within municipalities for the duration of the internship. 
​The following 55 priority district municipalities will be participating in this recruitment and potential young graduates from within these municipal areas are strongly recommended to apply: 
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NB: Please chose suitable municipality and discipline as per list given: 
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​Applicants must be willing and available to undergo required structured training, deployment and rotation to municipalities and private sector Consultancies leading towards professional registration. MISA does not guarantee post-internship employment to graduates owing to participation in the internship programme. All applications need to include: 
 
Eligibility: University and University of Technology graduates meeting the minimum academic requirements in the following disciplines: 
         ·  Civil Engineering : National Diploma /BTech degree / BSc /B Eng in Civil Engineering 

         ·  Town & Regional Planning : National Diploma / BTech degree/ BSc in Town & Regional Planning 

         ·  Electrical Engineering: National Diploma/BTech Degree / BSc /B Eng in Electrical Engineering 

         ·  Geographic Information Systems(GIS) : National Diploma /BTech and or Degree in GIS 

         ·  Environmental Management : National Diploma /BTech and or Degree in Environmental 
Management 

         ·  Project and Construction Management : National Diploma /BTech degree / BSc /B Eng in Project 
and Construction

Management 
Requirements: Applicants must be unemployed graduates willing and available for a minimum 24 months post- graduation workplace experience deployment within a host municipality. Applicants must be South African citizens. 

 
 
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR YOUNG GRADUATES 
 

Applications must be submitted on the MISA application form, obtainable on the website (www.cogta.gov.za) accompanied by a covering letter, a comprehensive CV and certified copies of Identity document, and 
qualifications. Alternatively, the application form can be requested via email at: misacapacitybuilding@misa.gov.za

 
Applications without the above will not be considered. 
 
NB: Attached herewith is a list of Host Municipalities across the Provinces where the applicants would like to be placed with relevant specific fields of work exposure. Applicants must choose specific field offered in host municipalities as per given list. 
 
MISA reserves the right to / not to make appointments. If no response is received from MISA in 90 days after the closing date, it must be presumed that your application was unsuccessful. Correspondence regarding the advertised positions will be limited to successful candidates only. 
 
Candidate will be subjected to suitability checks including qualifications , employment, credit, criminal records, company ownership / directorship and reference checks 

 
Fax, post and hand delivered applications will not be accepted 

Applications received after the closing date and time will not be considered 

Fraudulent qualifications or documentation will immediately be disqualified 

Direct or indirect canvassing for preferential treatment will lead to immediate 
disqualification of the relevant applicant 


All applications need to include the following: 
         ·  Curriculum vitae 

         ·  Certified copies of relevant qualifications 

         ·  Certified copy of the identity document 

         ·  Proof of Residential address 

 
ALL APPLICATIONS WITH REQUIRED DOCUMENTATIONS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: misarecruitment@misa.gov.za  

 
Enquiries: Ms Nobuhle Latha (012) 848 5329 or Ms Thulisile Mosoeu (012) 848 5362 
 
Application closing date: 16thSeptember 2018 @ 16H00 PM. 
No late applications will be accepted.