Department of Agriculture: Internship Programme 2023 [x489 vacancies]

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) invites South African graduates to apply for the Internship Programme 2023.

CLOSING DATE : 6 April 2023

Below are summary details of the internship programme, in which a total of 489 vacancies will be filled.

[For full list of the available internships and locations, please click or tap on the VIEW ALL 489 INTERNSHIPS button link at the bottom of this article.]

SALARY : R75 194.53 per annum

CENTRE : Various Provinces

NOTE : The application must include

• completed and signed new Z83 Form, obtainable from any government department [or via the link at the bottom of this article]
• a detailed Curriculum Vitae,

• Certified copies of Identity Documents,
• Grade 12 Certificates,
• highest required qualifications and Academic Record.

Failure to do so will result in your application being disqualified.

Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).

It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications evaluated by SAQA and to provide proof of such evaluation report (only when shortlisted).

APPLICATIONS : Please ensure that you submit your application before the closing date as late applications will NOT be considered.

If you apply for more than 1 post, please submit separate applications for each post that you apply for.

Due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive, applications will not be acknowledged.

Should you not be contacted within 3 months of the closing date of the advertisement, please consider your application to be unsuccessful.

Should, during any stage of the recruitment process, a moratorium be placed on the filling of posts, or the department gets affected by any process such as, but not limited to, restructuring or reorganisation of posts, the department reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process and re-advertise the post at any time in the future.

Applications can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X833, Pretoria, 0001 or hand delivered to: 184 Jeff Masemola Street (formerly known as Jacob Mare), corner of Jeff Masemola and Paul Kruger streets, Pretoria, 0001.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to be available for assessments and interviews at a date and time as determined by the department.

All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks. The successful candidate will be subjected to undergo security vetting.

DALRRD will conduct reference checks which may include social media profiles of the shortlisted candidates.

Applicants must declare any pending criminal, disciplinary or any other allegations or investigations against them.

Should this be uncovered during / after the interview has taken place, the application will not be considered and in the unlikely event that the person has been appointed, such appointment will be terminated.

The successful candidate will be appointed subject to positive results of the security clearance process.

The successful candidate will be required to enter an employment contract and sign a performance agreement with the department.

All applicants are required to declare any conflict or perceived conflict of interest, to disclose memberships of Boards and directorships that they may be associated with.

ENQUIRIES : Ms Nobantu Magabela (012 321 8913), Mr Mziwakhe Gwiji (012 312 9839), Mr Potlaki Maesela (012 312 8912) and Ms Nombulelo Ngcobo (012 312 8321)