Technical Services – Internship Programme at Council for Geoscience (CGS)

Overall Job Purpose : To review and evaluate prospecting data and information, to assess the mineral exploration expenditure of South Africa.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review prospecting reports, and extract relevant prospecting data and information.
• Monitor mineral rights applications every 6 months.
• Conducts geo-scientific investigations or research under guidance and supervision.
• Participates in statutory and occasionally commercial projects and publishes research findings internally and/or externally.
• Gives formal scientific or technical presentations of papers or reports, internally and externally with guidance at conferences or symposia.
• Gives scientific advice to the public and private sectors within established guidelines.
• Ensures that work is conducted within the required ISO standards.

 BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES AND REQUIRED SKILLS

• Customer orientation.
• Communication skills (Oral and Written).
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Problem-solving.
• Report writing skills.
• Sense of urgency.
• Work under pressure.
• Computer literate.

QUALIFICATION, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Grade 12; and
• Honours Degree in Geology, Economic Geology, Exploration Geology or related geoscience field.
• A valid driver’s license (C1) will be an added advantage.