Exciting Opportunity Alert for Eastern Cape Graduates & Youth

ByRainbow Time

The Province of the Eastern Cape, through the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), invites applications for a range of graduate recruitment, internship, student internship, and youth development opportunities as advertised in Vacancy Circular 08 of 2025.26. These developmental programmes, spanning 24 to 48 months, offer structured training aligned with professional registration requirements from bodies such as SACPCMP, SACQSP, SACAP, SACPLAN, and others. Positions cover technical fields including construction project management, quantity surveying, architecture, occupational health and safety, town planning, GIS, property valuation, and interior design, alongside corporate support roles in human resources, finance, supply chain management, ICT, legal services, risk management, and the Expanded Public Works Programme. Stipends range from R4 774.00 to R7 860.50 per month depending on the programme level and qualification requirements.

Applications must be submitted exclusively through the e-Recruitment System at https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za before the closing date of 13 February 2026 at 23:59. The system generates a Z83 form automatically upon application, and candidates need only attach a detailed curriculum vitae at this stage; certified copies of qualifications and supporting documents will be requested from shortlisted individuals prior to interviews. Emphasis is placed on employment equity targets, with particular encouragement for women and persons with disabilities to apply. Enquiries regarding specific posts should be directed to the contact persons listed under each reference number, while technical support for the e-Recruitment platform is available via [email protected] during working hours.

Position: Technical Graduate Positions (Candidacy Support Programme – 48 months)
Duration: 48 months
Stipend: R7 860.50 per month
Location: Bhisho, Queenstown, Aliwal North, Mount Ayliff, Mthatha, Gqeberha, East London
Closing Date: 13 February 2026

Position: Graduate Internship Programme (Various Corporate & Support Roles – 60 posts)
Duration: 24 months
Stipend: R7 860.50 per month
Location: Bhisho, Mount Ayliff, East London, Queenstown, Aliwal North, Mthatha, Gqeberha
Closing Date: 13 February 2026

Position: Graduate Technical Internship Programme (Built Environment Specialisations – 16 posts)
Duration: 24 months
Stipend: R7 860.50 per month
Location: Bhisho, Mount Ayliff, East London, Queenstown, Aliwal North, Mthatha, Gqeberha
Closing Date: 13 February 2026

Position: Student Internship / Work Integrated Learning Programme (N6 Certificate – 70 posts)
Duration: 24 months
Stipend: R6 659.25 per month
Location: Bhisho, Mount Ayliff, East London, Queenstown, Aliwal North, Mthatha, Gqeberha
Closing Date: 13 February 2026

Position: Structured Youth Development Programme (Grade 11 Level – 20 posts)
Duration: 24 months
Stipend: R4 774.00 per month
Location: Bhisho, Gqeberha, Queenstown
Closing Date: 13 February 2026

Position: Structured Youth Development Programme (Grade 12 Level – 20 posts)
Duration: 24 months
Stipend: R5 639.75 per month
Location: Bhisho, Mount Ayliff, Gqeberha, Aliwal North, Mthatha
Closing Date: 13 February 2026

The Province of the Eastern Cape, through the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), has published Vacancy Circular 08 of 2025.26. This circular advertises multiple graduate recruitment, internship, student internship, and youth development opportunities under various programmes. These are fixed-term training/developmental positions aimed at unemployed graduates, diplomates, and youth to gain workplace experience, often aligned with professional registration requirements from relevant councils (e.g., SACPCMP, SACQSP, SACAP, SACPLAN, etc.).The positions emphasize Employment Equity, with encouragement for women, persons with disabilities, and adherence to departmental targets.

1. Graduate Recruitment Scheme: Candidacy Support Programme (48 months)Stipend: R7 860.50 per month

  • Technical Graduate in Construction Project Management (2 posts) – Bhisho
  • Technical Graduate in Construction Occupational Health & Safety (3 posts) – Bhisho, Queenstown, Aliwal North
  • Technical Graduate in Quantity Surveyor (7 posts) – Bhisho (2), Mount Ayliff, Queenstown, Aliwal North, Mthatha, Gqeberha
  • Technical Graduate in Architect (3 posts) – Bhisho (2), East London
  • Technical Graduate in Town and Regional Planner (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Technical Graduate in Property Valuers (2 posts) – Bhisho
  • Technical Graduate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Technical Graduate in Interior Design (1 post) – Bhisho

2. Graduate Internship Programme (24 months) – 60 posts totalStipend: R7 860.50 per month

  • Corporate Management (13 posts) – Various centres (Bhisho, Mount Ayliff, East London, Queenstown, Aliwal North, Mthatha, Gqeberha)
  • Executive Support Services (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Operations and District Coordinations (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Financial Management (6 posts) – Various centres
  • Supply Chain Management (6 posts) – Various centres
  • Legal Services (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Internal Audit (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Risk Anti-Corruption and Integrity Management (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Strategy and Systems Graduate Internship (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Communication Services (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Information Management Systems and Technology Services / ICT Services (8 posts) – Various centres
  • Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) (9 posts) – Various centres
  • Transversal Infrastructure Coordination (1 post) – Bhisho
  • District Office (6 posts) – Various centres
  • District Support (4 posts) – Various centres

3. Graduate Technical Internship Programme (24 months) – 16 posts totalStipend: R7 860.50 per month

  • Graduate Technical Internship (various specialisations: Landscape Architecture/Real Estate, Architectural Technologist/Quantity Surveyor, Construction Project Management/Real Estate/Property Studies, Environmental Management/Facilities Management/Real Estate/Property Studies, Architecture/Environmental Management/Facilities Management/Real Estate/Property Studies, Quantity Surveying/Construction Project Management/Construction OHS) – Distributed across Bhisho, Mount Ayliff, East London, Queenstown, Aliwal North, Mthatha, Gqeberha (2–3 posts per area)

4. Student Internship / Work Integrated Learning Programme (24 months) – 70 posts totalStipend: R6 659.25 per month

  • Corporate Management Student Internship (21 posts) – Various centres
  • Financial Management Student Internship (16 posts) – Various centres
  • Supply Chain Management Student Internship (13 posts) – Various centres
  • Strategy and Systems Student Internship (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Communication Services Student Internship (2 posts) – Bhisho, Queenstown
  • Transversal Infrastructure Coordination Student Internship (1 post) – Bhisho
  • Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Student Internship (12 posts) – Various centres
  • District Office Support Internship (2 posts) – East London, Aliwal North
  • Office Services Support Internship (2 posts) – Gqeberha

5. Structured Youth Development Programme (24 months) – 40 posts total

  • Structured Youth Development (Grade 11 level) (20 posts) – Stipend: R4 774.00 per month – Bhisho, Gqeberha, Queenstown
  • Structured Youth Development (Grade 12 level) (20 posts) – Stipend: R5 639.75 per month – Bhisho, Mount Ayliff, Gqeberha, Aliwal North, Mthatha

NOTE TO ALL POST APPLICANTS:
CLOSING DATE: 13 FEBRUARY 2026. Late/ Faxed/ Posted/ Hand-Delivered applications will not be accepted. The e-Recruitment System closes at 23:59 on the closing day. Applications must be submitted on the e-Recruitment System, available at:
https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za or download the advert

Report any e-recruitment challenges; activation of your profile, password resets, etc by sending an email with your ID Number, profile email address, to:
[email protected]

Should you submit your applications/CV to: [email protected] and not as specified, your application will be regarded as lost and will not be considered.

Technical support is limited to working hours:
(08:00–16:30 Mon–Thursday and 08:00–16:00 on Friday).

NB: Direct any enquiries to the relevant enquiries’ person as provided under each position.

Applications must be submitted on a duly completed New Z83 form (effective from 01 January 2021). The e-Recruitment System automatically generates the Z83 immediately you press apply and generate Z83.

Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must submit a fully completed signed Z83 form and detailed Curriculum Vitae.

NB: Z83 in the e-recruitment system is currently not signable; so, applicants who submitted applications via the e-recruitment system will not be disqualified for an unsigned Z83 instead will be requested to sign on/or before the interview day.

View the list of the positions you applied for on “My Job Applications” and do note that the system Z83 does not reflect work experience and qualifications, however, every detail of your information does reflect to the Recruitment team.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents to HR on or before the interview date. Failure to submit all the requested documents will disqualify the application.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within six (6) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Selected candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check, qualification/study verification and previous employment verification).

Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools.

Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of twelve (12/24) months. Misrepresentation in the application documents will result in automatic disqualification and disciplinary action in the event the candidate has already been appointed.

It is the department’s objective to address the Employment Equity Affirmative Action Measures in line with the Employment Equity Plan and to achieve equitable representation across race and gender. In filling of these posts gender equity and people living with disability will be highly considered to adhere to the EE targets of the department.

The Department reserves the right to amend/review/withdraw advertised posts if by so doing, the best interest of the department will be well served.

(Females and People with disabilities are also requested to apply and indicate such in their applications).