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ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY AT EKAPA FOR YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS

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Environmental Internship Opportunity at Ekapa for Young South Africans

DEADLINE: 17 October 2023

Environmental Internship Opportunity at Ekapa for Young South Africans

Ekapa is situated in Kimberley in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, near the Free State border. Ekapa Mining is the 100% owner of Ekapa Resources and Ekapa Minerals. Ekapa Resources is the owner of the underground mining rights and Ekapa Minerals is the owner of the surface mining rights. It is operated as one entity and comprises five units, namely Joint Shaft, Wesselton, Combined Treatment Plant (CTP), Surface Mining and Services and Support.

Ekapa is offering a one-year Internship programme for a graduate Environmental Intern and inviting interested and suitably qualified candidates to become part of the dynamic team at Ekapa Resources.

Responsibilities:

Enforce overall environmental compliance through internal, and external audits
Site inspections and report writing
Implementation of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS)
Incident reporting
Take cognisance of, adhere to and promote Company policies and procedures relating to health, safety, security and environmental issues
Liaise with Mining and Engineering staff as required
Participate in the implementation and management of environmental targets and KPI’s
Data capturing and presentation building

Minimum Requirements:

Sc. Environmental Science / BA Degree Environmental Management/ Diploma Environmental Sciences
0-2 years’ experience in the environmental management field
Driver’s License (Code 08/EB)
Proficient in MS Office
Driver’s License (Code 08/EB)
Good verbal and written communication skills in English
Proficient in MS Office

Shortlisted candidates will be required to undergo the following prior to final selection:

Panel Interview
Certificate of Fitness
Security clearance

Ekapa is an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups in line with the Company’s Employment Equity Policy and internal candidates. Pre-screening, profile testing, assessments, medical and security clearance form part of the recruitment and selection process. Short listed candidates will be required to attend a panel interview. Employment of the successful candidate is subject to the aforementioned criteria. Preference will be given to candidates who reside within our host labour sending area of Frances Baard District Municipality (proof of residence may be requested).

Please submit your CV, qualifications and ID, to [email protected] by 17 October 2023. If you are already employed by Ekapa, please also submit an authorised Internal Application Form. Please note that incomplete documentation will not be considered. If you have not heard from us within 30 days of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. Ekapa reserves the right not to fill this position.

Please note that Ekapa does not any accept form of payment for recruitment purposes.