SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE (SANBI) - GROEN SEBENZA PHASE II PROGRAMME (ENVIRONMENTAL/BIODIVERSITY ORGANISATIONS ARE HIRING 1050 GRADUATES)

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The programme goals are:

1. Enable workplace-based learning for graduates aimed at building and strengthening their capacity at various levels.
2. Creation of job opportunities and possible permanent placement beyond funding.
3. Transformation and organisational strengthening - strengthen different organisational development aspects including transformation in its totality, mentoring, proactive skills and planning to better respond to organisational mandates and other national priorities.
4. Research informed - through research, develop a ‘live’ skills intelligence system that will enable the sector to proactively plan for skills development and track and trace the utilisation of the developed skills.

 
What does this internship opportunity entail?
The programme aims to give 1 050 unemployed and underemployed youth the opportunity to gain meaningful workplace experience in the biodiversity/environmental sector through a structured programme based on the “incubator model” which involves intensive mentoring, together with skills development and training opportunities for a period of two (2) years.  The programme will target graduates. The appointed young professionals will be placed with over 80 host organisations for the duration of the project.


Who are the participating organisations and government departments and what numbers of ‘young professionals’ they will be hosting?
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased to announce a call for applications for incubation in the following organisations:

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EASTERN CAPE
 
Host Organisation: Albany Museum, Department of Freshwater Invertebrates
Link to Website: www.am.org.za
Fields: Freshwater biodiversity and conservation, water quality and systematics.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Buffelspruit Nature Reserve
Link to Website: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=585828271431754
Fields: Game management, Law enforcement, Environmental Education, Natural Resource.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Coega Development Corporation
Link to Website: www.coega.co.za
Fields: Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality, Sustainable development.
No of Interns Required: 3
 
 
Host Organisation: GEMM Leadership Academy
Link to Website: https://ko-kr.facebook.com/pages/GEMM-Leadership-Academy/101847005880162
Fields: Conservation and environment (recycling, horticulture, landscaping)
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency         
Link to Website: visiteasterncape.co.za
Fields: Biodiversity & Conservation field (Head Office & Reserves), Scientific Services, Destination Tourism, People and Parks and Stakeholder Engagement, Legal.
No of Interns Required: 40
 
 
Host Organisation: Elundini Local Municipality
Link to Website: www.elundini.gov.za
Fields: Education & awareness, Clearing of alien Invasive species, Wetland protection, removal of waste & conservation of water sources.
No of Interns Required: 15
 
 
Host Organisation: Kouga Local Municipality
Link to Website: www.kouga.gov.za
Fields: Education & awareness, Biodiversity & protected areas
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Winnie Madikizela Mandela Local Municipality
Link to Website: www.winniemmlm.gov.za
Fields: Environmental Education, EIA, Coastal Management and Maintenance of nurseries.
No of Interns Required: 3
 
 
 


FREE STATE
 
Host Organisation: Free State Province Department: Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs
Link to Website: www.destea.gov.za
Fields: Nature conservation and Environmental management
No of Interns Required: 20
 
 

 
 
GAUTENG
 
Host Organisation: Agricultural Research Council - Plant Health and Protection
Link to Website: www.arc.agric.za/arc-ppri/Pages/ARC-PPRI-Homepage.aspx
Fields: Biodiversity Management
No of Interns Required: 5
 
 
Host Organisation: BirdLife South Africa
Link to Website: www.birdlife.org.za
Fields: Avifaunal conservation (Landscape Programme) and within the Empowering People and community conservation field
No of Interns Required: 3
 
 
Host Organisation: City of Ekurhuleni
Link to Website: www.ekurhuleni.gov.za
Fields: Climate Change,  Water Resource Management, Project Management,  Environmental Engineering, Waste operations,  Landfill Management,  Environmental GIS, Social Geography, Environmental Education, Horticulture, Environmental Law, Environmental Compliance and Impact Management
No of Interns Required: 20
 
 
Host Organisation: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Link to Website: www.csir.co.za
Fields: GIS and RS Remote Sensing? of freshwater and estuarine realms
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Delta Built Environment Consultant
Link to Website: deltabec.com
Fields: Environmental Science (Environmental Assessment Practitioner work)
No of Interns Required: 3
 
 
Host Organisation: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Link to Website: www.dffe.gov.za
Fields: Ecologist
No of Interns Required: 30
 
 
Host Organisation: Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA)
Link to Website: eapasa.org/site
Fields: Environmental Science and Management.
No of Interns Required: 7
 
 
Host Organisation: Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Link to Website: provincialgovernment.co.za/units/view/28/gauteng/agriculture-and-rural-development
Fields: 
No of Interns Required: 25
 
 
Host Organisation: IUCN
Link to Website: www.iucn.org
Fields: Biodiversity and Conservation, Climate Change and Resilience.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Johannesburg City Parks & Zoo
Link to Website: www.jhbcityparksandzoo.com
Fields: Integrated Catchment Management Nature Conservation Environmental Management /Science.
No of Interns Required: 3
 
 
Host Organisation: Khuselindalo South Africa NPC  T/A  Conservation South Africa
Link to Website: https://www.facebook.com/ConservationSouthAfrica/
Instagram page
Fields: Science communication, Biodiversity stewardship within communal rangelands, project development and design, Project management and evaluation.
No of Interns Required: 25
 
 
Host Organisation: Plantago Lanceolata Pty Ltd
Link to Website: sahris.sahra.org.za/organisations/plantago-lanceolata-pty-ltd
Fields: Wetland delineations, Ecological studies, EIA and Water Use License Applications.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Prime Africa
Link to Website: www.primeafrica.net
Fields: Environmental science.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: SANParks
Link to Website: www.sanparks.org
Fields: Conservation Biodiversity, Eco tourism and Socio Economic Transformation.
No of Interns Required: 100
 
 
Host Organisation: Sibayeni Metrofarming
Link to Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/569444793585072/
Fields: Agriculture
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
Link to Website: www.sanbi.org
Fields: Scientific research & assessments, biosystematics, policy advise and planning, conservation, environmental education and empowerment, project management.
No of Interns Required: 121
 
 
Host Organisation: The Endangered Wildlife Trust
Link to Website: www.ewt.org.za
Fields: Conservation Strategy, Conservation Standards and Miradi Monitoring & Evaluation.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: The GreenMatter Partnership NPC
Link to Website: www.greenmatterza.com
Fields: Environmental education, intern/fellow coordination, project leadership and management.
No of Interns Required: 3
 
 
Host Organisation: Tshegofentse facilities & engineering
Link to Website: www.tshegofentse.co.za
Fields: Environmental management, waste management, water & waste treatment engineering, sales & marketing, accounting.
No of Interns Required: .3
 
 
Host Organisation: Tshikovha Green and Climate Change Advocates Pty Ltdes Pty Ltd
Link to Website: www.climateadvocates.co.za
Fields: Environmental Impact Assessment, Waste Programmes, Mining Applications, Environmental Education and Awareness.
No of Interns Required: 8
 
 
Host Organisation: University of South Africa
Link to Website: www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default
Fields: Agricultural Economics, Botany and Zoology.
No of Interns Required: 3
 
 
Host Organisation: Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA)
Link to Website: www.wrsa.co.za
Fields: Biodiversity Management, Monitoring and Planning.
No of Interns Required: 21
 

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KWAZULU NATAL
 
Host Organisation: Duzi-uMngeni Conservation Trust
Link to Website: www.duct.org.za
Fields: GIS, any water related field of study, geographical studies, social sciences, environmental education, water quality, organisational development, environmental journalism, project management.
No of Interns Required: 5
 
 
Host Organisation: Eco-Pulse Consulting
Link to Website: www.eco-pulse.co.za
Fields: Wetland management
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
Link to Website: www.kznwildlife.com
Fields: Biodiversity Conservation
No of Interns Required: 20
 
 
Host Organisation: Humana People to People in South Africa (HPPSA)
Link to Website: www.hpp-sa.org
Fields: Environment
No of Interns Required: 8
 
 
Host Organisation: Institute of Natural Resources NPC
Link to Website: inr.org.za
Fields: Research, collecting ecological data.
Interpret quantitative and qualitative data related to environmental parameters.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs
Link to Website: www.kznedtea.gov.za
Fields: Climate Change Management and Waste Management.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
 
Host Organisation: Mahlathini Development Foundation
Link to Website: www.mahlathini.org
Fields: Community based climate change adaptation, agriculture, rural development, hydrology and or soil science, engineering, agricultural economics, geography and environmental sciences.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: uMgungundlovu District Municipality
Link to Website: umdm.gov.za
Fields: Management and implementation responsibility for climate change, waste or resource management to build a circular or green economy and environmental management of water, sanitation and disaster risk reduction.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: University of Zululand
Link to Website: www.unizulu.ac.za
Fields: Geography or environmental education
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: WESSA 'The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa'
Link to Website: wessa.org.za
Fields: Environmental Education, Environmental Education resource development, Research, Environmental governance and advocacy.
No of Interns Required: 30
 
 
Host Organisation: WILDTRUST (Wildlands Conservation Trust)
Link to Website: wildtrust.co.za
Fields: Design Sustainability Leadership Journey events. Reserve maintenance and management support. Supervising field guides & camp staff. Restoration project planning. Field mapping. Vegetation and wildlife monitoring. Youth supervision. Patrols. Design and preparation of content of educational materials. Training of staff and youth employed to deliver workshops. Community engagement. Surveillance monitoring & tracking. GIS Mapping. Biodiversity surveys and monitoring. Support and train whale time guides. Conduct and facilitate survey and monitoring activities. Development of whale-based tourism products.
No of Interns Required: 19
 
 
 

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LIMPOPO
 
Host Organisation: Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region Non-Profit Company
Link to Website: kruger2canyons.org
Fields: Catchment Management Team, Community Science Monitoring and Training of Environmental monitors.
No of Interns Required: 3
 
 
Host Organisation: Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism
Link to Website: www.ledet.gov.za
Fields: Provincial protected areas management, biodiversity management, environmental impact management, integrated pollution and waste management, environmental compliance and enforcement, and environmental empowerment services.
No of Interns Required: 30
 
 
Host Organisation: Mabula Ground Hornbill Project
Link to Website: ground-hornbill.org.za
Fields: Conservation rearing facility; animal husbandry, ex-situ settings, ex-situ research. Monitoring of the species at the primary re-introduction sites; field skills, monitoring, research, stakeholder engagement. Aid with the education programme.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Southern African Wildlife College
Link to Website: wildlifecollege.org.za
Fields: Project Coordinator support and facilitation at regional and cluster level. Training and facilitation of capacity development of Community Engagement Teams in Transfrontier Conservation Areas.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: University of Venda
Link to Website: www.univen.ac.za
Fields: Assist in GIS analysis, participate in GIS Unit research and community engagement projects. Data collection and analyses in plant ecologic projects (savanna restoration, invasive alien plants impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services). Running laboratory trials on invasive alien plants seed ecology and allelopathy. Assist in the running of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve projects.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Waterberg Biosphere Reserve NPC
Link to Website: en.unesco.org/biosphere/africa/waterberg
Fields: Environmental Education
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
 
 
 
MPUMALANGA
 
Host Organisation: Africa Green Earth Projects NPC
Link to Website: petco.co.za/members/africa-green-earth-projects-npc
Fields: Waste Recovery/Recycling  and River stream clean-up.
No of Interns Required: 7
 
 
Host Organisation: City of Mbombela
Link to Website: www.mbombela.gov.za
Fields: Climate change, waste management, Nature conservation.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Green Prince Foundation NPC
Link to Website: www.developmentaid.org/organizations/view/430723/green-prince-foundation-npc
Fields: Zoology, Herpetology, Water Resources, and Environmental Education.
No of Interns Required: 5
 
 
 
Host Organisation: Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency
Link to Website: www.mpumalanga.com
Fields: Nature conservation
No of Interns Required: 10
 
 
Host Organisation: Sabi Sand Nature Reserve
Link to Website: www.sabisabi.com
Fields: Ecotourism & Conservation
No of Interns Required: 4
 
 
 
 
 
NORTHERN CAPE
 
 
Host Organisation: Indigo development and change
Link to Website: indigo-dc.org
Fields: Biodiversity conservation & Ecosystem based Adaptation, capacity development.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Namakwa District Municipality
Link to Website: www.namakwa-dm.gov.za
Fields: Environmental Management/Sciences
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality
Link to Website: www.pksdm.gov.za
Fields: Research, site visit and report writing.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
 
 
 
NORTH WEST
 
Host Organisation: North West Provincial Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism
Link to Website: 018 388 2456
Fields: Botany, Environmental Education and Awareness.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: University of Witwatersrand
Link to Website: www.wits.ac.za
Fields: Research
No of Interns Required: 2

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WESTERN CAPE
 
Host Organisation: Botanical Society
Link to Website: botanicalsociety.org.za
Fields: Research, fieldwork.
No of Interns Required: 10
 
 
Host Organisation: CapeNature
Link to Website: www.capenature.co.za
Fields: Biodiversity Science: Taxon science (birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, plants, mammals), Systematic conservation planning.
No of Interns Required: 5
 
 
Host Organisation: Contour Training Academy t/a Contour Enviro Group
Link to Website: www.contourenviro.co.za
Fields: Catchment management. Education. Conservation Training.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: George Municipality
Link to Website: www.george.gov.za
Fields: Biodiversity and Conservation, Environmental Management and Education.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve
Link to Website: www.gouritz.com
Fields: GIS, social and scientific research, climate change project management, stakeholder engagement.
No of Interns Required: 5
 
 
Host Organisation: Knysna Municipality
Link to Website: www.knysna.gov.za
Fields: Horticulture and Invasive Plant Management.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Happy by Nature
Link to Website: happybynature.com
Fields: Cultivation and propagation of indigenous medicine plants; managing indigenous retail nursery; creating indigenous gardens; training of healthcare professionals, adults and children.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability-Africa NPC
Link to Website: www.iclei.org.za
Fields: Environmental Science (Climate Change, Energy, Circularity, Biodiversity, etc), Project Management.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Koffeekraal Uitspan
Link to Website: 0217125010
Fields: Research into the effect and consequence of Veld Fires.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Laingsburg Local Municipality
Link to Website: www.laingsburg.gov.za
Fields: Environmental Education, Project Management, Environmental Management and Planning, Greening and Beautifying.
No of Interns Required: 3
 
 
Host Organisation: Langeberg Municipality
Link to Website: www.langeberg.gov.za
Fields: Environmental management, Parks and Amenities.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Lourens Holdings (PTY) Ltd
Link to Website: https://sites.google.com/view/windsolarpower
Fields: Surveying of densities, contract management, training monitoring.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Nature's Valley Trust
Link to Website: www.naturesvalleytrust.co.za
Fields: Horticulture.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: NCC Environmental Services
Link to Website: ncc-group.co.za
Fields: Nature Conservation or Communication.
No of Interns Required: 4
 
 
Host Organisation: Nguni Nursery
Link to Website: www.nguninursery.co.za
Fields: Horticulture, Ecology, Crop Production, Human Resources.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: Ohana Environmental Consultants & Projects
Link to Website: ohanaenviro.co.za
Fields: Environmental Impact Assessment Planning & Aquatic Assessments that include Risk Assessments.
No of Interns Required: 2
 
 
Host Organisation: SA Trails Network NPC
Link to Website: www.satrails.co.za
Fields: Conservation & transport
No of Interns Required: 5
 
 
Host Organisation: South African Education Project (SAEP)
Link to Website: www.saep.org.za
Fields: Environmental Education; Environmental Advocacy; Monitoring and Evaluation.
No of Interns Required: 7
 
 
Host Organisation: Stellenbosch University
Link to Website: www.sun.ac.za
Fields: GIS, Wetland Science
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden
Link to Website: www.sun.ac.za
Fields: Botany, especially with conservation interest; Science Communication; Horticulture or Plant Biotechnology; Landscape Architecture; Horticulture.
No of Interns Required: 1
 
 
Host Organisation: Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
Link to Website: www.westerncape.gov.za
Fields: Biodiversity and Coastal Management.
No of Interns Required: 4

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How do I qualify for this placement opportunity?
The programme is aimed at unemployed young South African graduates.
 
Additional Requirements

• Must be a SA citizen.
• Young unemployed and underemployed professionals between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Innovative, dynamic and creative
• A commitment to career development in the environmental/biodiversity sector.
• Must hold a relevant qualification as per minimum requirement advertised.
• People with disabilities are also encouraged to apply.

 
NB: Opportunities are available in all provinces including provincial environmental departments, entities, municipalities, NGOs, private sector and Universities as per the first table in this document.
 
Internship monthly stipend values (no other benefits apply as these are internship positions)
 
Qualification: Diploma
Stipend: R6 082
 
Qualification: BSc
Stipend: R7 359
 
Qualification: Honours
Stipend: R8 697
 
Qualification: MSc
Stipend: R10 035
 
Qualification: PhD
Stipend: R12 035
 
 
Candidates holding higher qualifications than advertised, may apply, however, remuneration is capped as per minimum requirements advertised.
 
How to apply?
To apply please visit the participating host organisations’ websites on the links provided in the table above:
The following documentation should accompany your submission:

• One page letter of interest – this is not a reference letter (your letter of interest must indicate why you should be considered for the internship)
• Full CV/ resume
• Valid certified copies of highest qualification/academic record/transcript (certified copies should not be older than six months)
• ID (certified as a true copy and should not be older than six months)

 
Contact details:
Groen Sebenza Project Management Unit
Tel.: 012 843 5101
 
*Underemployed refers to youth employed in another sector than the one they studied for as per the above listed fields.
 
SANBI reserves the right not to fill these internships. If no response has been received within 40 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.