Chris Hani District Municipality: Municipal Finance Management Internships 2024

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JOB OVERVIEW

Chris Hani District Municipality invites unemployed graduates to apply for the Municipal Finance Management Internships 2024.

Closing date: 27 November 2023

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the belowmentioned posts. Chris Hani District Municipality subscribes to the principles of employment equity as espoused in the relevant legislation.

• MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (MFMIP) x 5
• STIPEND: R 8, 000.00 PER MONTH
• (24 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT)

ABOUT CHRIS HANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

The Chris Hani District Municipality is a category C municipality (District Municipality). This municipality was established as a Mayoral Executive System which implies the exercise of executive authority through an executive mayor in whom the executive leadership of the municipality is vested, and who is assisted by a mayoral committee. 

When compared to other regions, the Chris Hani District Municipality accounts for a total population of 849,000, or 12.0% of the total population in the Eastern Cape Province, with the O.R.Tambo being the most populous region in the Eastern Cape Province for 2017.

ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP

The Municipal Finance Management Internship Programme (MFMIP) is an  attempt to build the municipality’s capacity to deliver on their financial management responsibilities and thus their constitutional obligations.

This Programme is introduced and forms a component of the Division of Revenue Act (DORA) Financial Management Grant (FMG) Framework conditions.

Therefore, Chris Hani District Municipality wishes to invite applications from unemployed graduates residing within the (CHDM) Municipality area of jurisdiction to ensure that they are able to contextualize learning to the world of work, establishing physical and virtual job preparedness and matching services to connect you to the available opportunities.

The MFMIP is a structured professional training and work experience Programme with the goal of providing high quality training and practical exposure in all aspects of a Municipal Budget and Treasury Office which is governed by the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003 and the underlying reforms.

The Programme has a logical training sequence that builds on the skills and competencies acquired during university training.

The following are priority training areas that the Municipality will consider in its endeavor to formulate a training action plan for MFMIP:

• Strategic Management; Budgeting implementation and Performance Management.
• Accounting and Risk Management.
• Governance and Legislation.
• Cost and Capital planning.
• Municipal IT support and Project Management.
• SCM and PPP.
• People Management.

REQUIREMENTS

• Matric
• Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma with majors in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Risk Management and/or Auditing at NQF Level 6 and NQF 7 in line with the MFMIP Guidelines.
• The candidate must be unemployed.

• The candidate must be between the ages of 21 and 35.
• The candidate must be a Chris Hani District Municipality Resident (original stamped and signed proof of residence by a respective Ward Councilor or Traditional Leader must be attached).

HOW TO APPLY

APPLICANTIONS FOR VACANT POSTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON AN OFFICIAL CHRIS HANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY APPLICATION FORM OBTAINABLE FROM THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST.

Fringe Benefits: Medical Aid Scheme, Housing Subsidy, Pension Scheme, Group Life, 13th Cheque, car scheme [where applicable].

Enquiries may be directed to Mr. S. Kati or the Recruitment and Selection Office at 045 808 4772/4669/34.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Preference will be given to suitably qualified persons in line with the employment equity act and approved employment equity plan of the district municipality.
• It is compulsory to submit your application Form accompanied by a comprehensive CV, certified copies of your qualifications, certified identity document and certified copy of your valid driver’s license when required.

• No faxed CV’s or e-mail applications will be accepted. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date and time as determined by the Municipality. If the candidate / applicant is found canvassing any of the panelists, he / she automatically disqualifies him/herself.

• Appointment will be subjected to compulsory pre-employment screening in the form of determining the validity of qualifications, current and previous employment reference check, criminal checks and competency assessment.

• Due to the large number of applications, we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. Should you not be contacted after 30 days from the closing date of the advertisement, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing date of the advertisement is the 27 November 2023. “The Municipality reserves a right not to appoint.”

Applications must be forwarded to: The Chris Hani District Municipality, Human Resources Section, Private Bag X 7121, Queenstown, 5320 or hand deliver to 15 Bells Road, Queenstown