The Groen Sebenza Phase II Programme: GS Phase II aims to recruit 1050 unemployed South African graduates

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The Groen Sebenza Phase II Programme: GS Phase II aims to recruit 1050 unemployed South African graduates

The Groen Sebenza Phase II Programme is a bridging into work programme funded for the next three years. GS Phase II aims to recruit 1050 unemployed graduates (diploma – PhD level) and place them nationally in different organisations (government and non-governmental) where they will be incubated (trained and mentored) to further develop their competence and confidence in the management of environment/biodiversity.

The programme goals

Enable workplace-based learning for graduates aimed at building and strengthening their capacity at various levels.
Creation of job opportunities and possible permanent placement beyond funding.
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.
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 utilization of the developed skills.

Nature Connect in partnership with The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased to announce a call for applications for incubation in the following fields: The Internship will run from date of appointment until 31 December 2024.

#	Field	Location (Where the Intern will be based)	Required Qualification	Number required	Stipend rate
1	Conservation Area Management	Cape Town, Western Cape	National Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Postgrad Diploma/Btech in Nature Conservation or NatureManagement	1	R6082 –R8697(depending on Qualification)

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 qualifications mentioned in table above.
Preference given to applicants with valid driver’s licence.
Women and People with disabilities are also encouraged to apply.

* Underemployed refers to youth employed in any sector than the one they studied for as per the above listed fields.