Local Government Internship

Department of Cooperative Governance Internship Programmes 2020

South Africa’s Department of Cooperative Governance is calling on suitable graduates who are interested in gaining work experience by applying to its Internship Programme offerings for the 2020 financial year.

The Department of Cooperative Governance, or DCoG, is primarily responsible for ensuring that all South African municipalities are consistent in dispensing their basic functions and responsibilities which include:

Prioritize people and their concerns
Provide support to ensure standard quality delivery of municipal services
Promote accountability, good governance and transparency
Ensure effective accounting and financial management
Develop administrative capability and institutional resilience

Department of Cooperative Governance Internship Programme

The DCoG is offering a number of internship opportunities to South African university or National Diploma graduates who are currently unemployed and have not acquired relevant work experience.

These are the current DCoG internship offerings. Keep in mind that all GCoG internship programmes carry a monthly stipend of R6 083.75 and will conducted in Pretoria except Disaster Management/Fire Technology which will be held in Centurion.

Public Administration
Human Resources Management
Information Technology (IT)
Registry or Archival
Law
Communications
Supply Chain Management
Financial / Management Accounting
Local Government Management
Internal Audit / Risk Management
Disaster Management/ Fire Technology
Office Administration

Who should apply?

The minimum requirement for all the internship programmes are as follows:

Must be currently unemployed and university degree or National Diploma holders
Must have no relevant work experience or intern work

In addition, applicants must satisfy the academic requirements of the specific internship being applied for.

Public Administration – holds a Bachelor degree or National Diploma in Public Administration or Management
Human Resources Management – holds a Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Human Resource Management
Information Technology – holds a Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Information Technology
Law – completed BCom Law or LLB or BA Law
Communications – Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Journalism
Supply Chain Management – Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Supply Chain Management or Logistics
Financial Management – Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Finance or Management Accounting
Local Government Management – Bachelor’s or Post-graduate degree in Built Environment or Urban Planning or Honour’s degree in Municipal Administration or Political Studies
Internal Audit / Risk Management – Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Internal Audit or Risk Management
Disaster Management or Fire Technology – Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Disaster Management
Office Administration – Bachelor’s degree or National Diploma in Office Administration

Click here to view the Department of Cooperative Governance Internship Programmes 2020 advert.

What is the selection process?

Applicants who meet the programme’s minimum qualifications will be considered. Only short-listed applicants will receive feedback about the status of their application. Applicants who do not receive feedback within six months of the deadline can consider their application as unsuccessful.