Rhodes University: PYEI Internships Program 2022

Rhodes University: Invites Unemployed Graduates to Apply for the PYEI Internships Program 2022

Closing Date: 04 March 2022
Job Type: Internships (Contract)
Location: Grahamstown, South Africa

Internships Description

The Department of Higher Education and Training has allocated 150 unemployed university graduates to Rhodes University as part of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI).

Youth between the ages of 18 and 35, who are currently unemployed, not studying full time, nor receiving any form of a government grant (including NSFAS). Candidates selected for placement will have an opportunity to receive on the job training on various skills that will equip them for future employment opportunities.

List of Degree and Subjects Required Below

Degree required	Guideline subjects	Work  area
BCom	Accounting / Management	Student Bureau
BA / BCom Hon	Accounting / Management
BA Honours plus PG Diploma in International Studies	International studies, Sociology	International Office
Bjourn (Masters or Honours or Bachelors)	International studies, Sociology
BSocSc (Masters or Honours or Bachelors)	International studies, Sociology
B Ed / BA (x 4 positions)	Education, Humanities and Social Sciences	Centre for Social Development
BA	Administration	Student administration
BA (Law major), LLB	Law + computer literacy	Facility of Law
BA (Masters)	Psychology/Humanities	Psychology
BA Hons	Psychology/Humanities
BA	Tourism, Marketing, Hospitality	Conference and Events
BA	Administration/HR/
BA	Hospitality
BCom	Accounting, Economics related subjects	Financial Operations
Bsoc Sci	management, sports admin, finance, project management	Sports administration
BCom	management, sports admin, finance, project management
BA (x 2 positions)	management, sports admin, finance, project management
BA	Humanities subjects	Community Engagement
BA (Honours preferable Masters)	Humanities subjects
BA	Marketing, Communications, Media Studies or Journalism	Journalism
BA	Administration, Sociology, Psychology	Human Resources
Bcomm	Administration, Sociology, Psychology
BA	Management, finance, project coordination, communication	VC Office
Bpharm (Mpharm, PhD preferable, Honn considered)	Thesis work in the Electron Microscopy Unit	Electron Beam Laboratory
BSc (Honn, MSc, PdD) x 3 positions	Geology/Zoology/Entomology/Botany/Chemsitry/Marine Biology/Fisheries/Entomology/Physics/Water Resources.
BA	English, Communications, Writing, Grammar, Photography, MS Office Suite	Marketing and communications
BA/Bcom	Commerce and/or Social Sciences subjects advantageous	MCU
Bcom	Commerce, Business, Commercial Law	Fundraising and Development
BA	Project Management, Copy creation, Photography	Alumni Relations
BA (Humanities)	Psychology, IT, Computer science	Counselling Centre
BA/Bcom	ICT, Education	Faculty of Education
BA/Bcom	Administration, ICT, support for the Resource Centre
BA/Bcom	Administration, ICT, support for Teaching Practice
BSc and Honours degrees	African vertebrate biology/Zoology	Zoology and Entomology
BSc	Entomology, Zoology
BSc and Honours degrees	Zoology/Entomology
BSc	Zoology/Entomology
BSc	Chemistry	Chemistry
Bcom	Administration, commerce

Requirements:

• Only interns that successfully obtained a degree at a University would be considered.
• Applicants should be South African citizens.
• Must be unemployed and between ages 18-35.
• Interns will be paid a monthly stipend of R5 000.00 per month.
• Only interns residing in Makhanda will be considered.
• The internship will be for six months.
• It is expected that interns will be deployed full time to support the transfer of work-related skills and competencies during the intern period. This indicates a full working day over the six months.

The starting date of the internship will be either April, May or June and will be discussed during the interview. Please note that the recruitment and placement of Graduate Interns will be done in line with all Rhodes University’s policies and protocols.

Competencies:

To work in the university environment, you must:

• Have an excellent ability to work with people and within groups,
• Have good communication skills,
• Be a good listener, and
• Be interested in serving the university community.