BCMM: Internship Programme 2025/26 Now Open
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality invites suitably qualified and unemployed graduates to apply for the Human Resource Performance and Development Internship Programme for the 2025/26 financial year. The programme is open to residents of Buffalo City and the Eastern Cape Province who have been unemployed for a period of two years. Internship opportunities are available within the Human Resource Performance and Development unit as well as the Municipal Public Accounts Committee, offering valuable workplace exposure and practical experience in public sector administration.
Applicants must have completed relevant qualifications in Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology, Public Management, BCom Accounting, or LLB. Successful candidates will be required to submit a detailed curriculum vitae, a covering letter, and certified copies of qualifications and identification documents. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply, and the closing date for applications is 30 January 2026.
Position: Internship Programme
Duration: 24 months
Stipend: Paid in accordance with the applicable municipal
Location: Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, East London, Eastern Cape
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants to fill the following internship programmes:
BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY – HUMAN RESOURCE PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME 2025/26 FINANCIAL YEAR
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is offering opportunities for qualified graduates who are residents of Buffalo City or the Eastern Cape Province and who are unemployed for a period of two (2) years.
Applications are invited from candidates who have completed the following qualifications in their respective fields of study:
Position 1
Department: Human Resource Performance & Development (HRP&D)
Reference Number: 26/25
Number of Interns: 3
Qualifications: National Diploma / Degree in Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology or Public Management
Position 2
Department: Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC)
Reference Number: 27/25
Number of Interns: 1
Qualifications: Degree in BCom Accounting
Position 3
Department: Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC)
Reference Number: 28/25
Number of Interns: 1
Qualifications: Degree in LLB
PLEASE NOTE:
People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Candidates who are suitably qualified as per the minimum requirements for the post set out in the advertisement are to submit a copy of their curriculum vitae together with a covering letter, along with the relevant required documentation for a specific post (i.e. certified copies of certificates, diplomas, degrees, Identity Document and driver’s licenses, where applicable). Non-submission of required supporting documentation may disqualify a candidate.
Candidates are advised that the obligation rests upon them to demonstrate that they meet the minimum requirements specified for the post. Any candidate who does not meet the minimum requirements will be automatically disqualified.
Fraudulent qualifications or any information submitted and the canvassing of councillors or officials will disqualify any candidates with immediate effect. Candidates are cautioned that documentation and information provided is checked with relevant authorities and fraudulent submissions may also lead to criminal charges being laid against persons involved in submission thereof.
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality reserves the right not to fill any or all of the positions advertised at the sole discretion of Council.
APPLICATIONS
Applications can be hand delivered to the BCMM Human Resources Development Centre,
No. 58 Belgravia Crescent, Southernwood, EAST LONDON
or posted to the Directorate of Corporate Services,
P.O. Box 134, East London, 5200.
CLOSING DATE: 30th January 2026
NOTE:
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Council is committed to the provisions of the Employment Equity Act (Act No. 55 of 1998) for the advancement of previously disadvantaged and disabled persons.
Should candidates not be notified of the outcome of their applications within twenty-eight (28) days of the closing date, they may regard themselves as having been unsuccessful.