Graduate Internship: Office of the Registrar (6 months) at Sol Plaatje University

Job Description    
This Graduate Internship programme aims to create an opportunity for unemployed graduates of Sol Plaatje University residing in the Northern Cape.  This programme will offer opportunities for graduates to gain useful university-based experience in a range of areas that can improve their readiness for employment and open career pathways that may not have been available without work experience.

Sol Plaatje University is one of Africa’s youngest and most exciting institutions of Higher Education a University that is committed to providing high quality learning, teaching, and research and community engagement opportunities to its students and staff. Based in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, our University is ambitious about its intellectual contributions to and engagements with people in the region and beyond.

How to apply: please submit the following documents:

• One-page motivational/cover letter – why you should be considered for this internship.
• Updated CV, including a certified copy of your Highest Relevant Qualification.
• Contact details of two academic referees. 

Position Specification    

• Computer literacy in respect of office packages (Microsoft Office Suites)
• Proficiency in English (Verbal and written)
• Analytical thinking/problem solving
• Building interpersonal relationship
• Planning and organising/work management
• Teamwork/collaboration
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• University awareness

Minimum Requirements    

• BA Degree obtained from any South African university.
• South African citizen, between the ages of 18 to 35
• Applicants must be unemployed and never participated in an internship.
• Applicants are restricted to applying for only three (3) positions.

Recommendations    

• Unemployed South African Graduates who are not undertaking any full-time studies.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• This programme will offer opportunities for unemployed graduates to gain useful university-based experience in a range of administrative areas that can improve their readiness for employment and open career pathways, that may not have been available without work experience.