The Gert Sibande District Municipality invites qualified candidates to apply for its Internship Programme in Environmental Health & Environmental Services, which is for 12 months, along with a Finance Internship Programme that lasts for 24 months.
Position: Internship Programme
Duration: 12-24 months
Location: Mpumalanga, South Africa
Closing Date: 18 April 2025
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME X2 POSTS FOR 12 MONTH CONTRACT
Requirements:
- National diploma / B- tech Environmental health and South African ID.
- The successful candidate will be working under supervision of the Environmental health practitioner in Gert Sibande district municipality in terms of the guidelines from the department of health and the health professional council.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conducting water monitoring in order to ensure safe drinking water.
- Conduct inspections to ensure adequate and safe waste management services that promote minimum risk to health and safety.
- Attending to complaints related to health and safety nuisances (noisy dogs, cattle, goats) and pest animals.
- Conducting inspections to ensure that building and facilities for community use do not pose health risks to the public.
- Promoting health and hygiene aiming at preventing environmentally induced diseases and related communicable diseases.
- To implement approved programs and projects to ensure proper storage, handling, transportation and disposal of chemicals.
- Seeking approval and serving statutory notifications to stop or correct specific sequences to enable compliance.
- Completing details/ information on statutory notices indicating non- compliance to specific codes and regulations, forwarding for approval prior to serving on offenders.
FINANCE INTERNSHIP FOR 24 MONTHS CONTRACT
Requirements:
- Must have complete B degree/National Diploma in Accounting/Financial Management N6/Accounting and Internal Audit.
- Applicants from rural areas will be given preference and residence within the Gert Sibande District Municipality area of jurisdiction.
Duties: The incumbent will be exposed to various functions within the Finance Department, including the following:
- Performing specific clerical tasks associated with the processing of information pertaining to debtors, creditors, income and expenditure.
- Reconciling debtors, creditors and general ledger accounts.
- Assisting with the input of salary information and the control of such data
- Maintaining proper financial records and ensuring access to such records are safeguarded.
- Performing specific functions related to the management of electronic data and records.
- Ensuring the timeous submission of statutory third party financial returns.
- Assisting with the compilation of the annual budgets, SDBIP and financial statements.
- Generating relevant financial reports for the various Management and Committee structures within the Municipality
- Internal Audit functions and processes
- Supply Chain management processes
Closing Date: 18 April 2025 at 12h00 am.
As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, security vetting and psychometric assessment.
How To Apply
Applications should be forwarded on Council’s prescribed Employment application form obtainable on the website (www.gertsibande.gov.za) accompanied by a comprehensive CV and certified copies of qualifications and copy of ID to: General Manager: Corporate Services: Ms. ME Radebe, Gert Sibande District Municipality, P O Box 1748 Ermelo, 2350. Applications which are not on the prescribed form will not be considered.
No faxed/ e-mailed applications will be accepted. Applications received after closing date will not be accepted. If no response received from Gert Sibande District Municipality within 30 days of the closing date, you must regard your application as unsuccessful.
The Gert Sibande District Municipality is an affirmative action employer, and committed to the implementation of its Employment Equity Plan, people from designated groups are therefore encouraged to apply.
Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure that the application reaches our District offices on or before the closing date mentioned above.
Should you not receive a response within 30 days of the closing date of the advertisement consider your application unsuccessful.
