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Graduate Programme x55 posts at SAPS - Eastern Cape for unemployed graduates

The South African Police Service hereby invites unemployed graduates who conform to the requirements for a twelve (12) month graduate’s scheme programme at Eastern Cape Province The Graduate Recruitment Scheme is part of the National Human Resource Development Strategy and the National Skills Development Strategy.


Generic requirements:

*Be a South African citizen.

*Must be in possession of National Senior Certificate or equivalent (NCV L4)

*Must have no previous criminal conviction(s) or case(s) pending.

*Applicants must be unemployed, never employed in field of the advertised post and never

participated in an internship programme relevant to the field of the post.

* Proof of residential address to be attached.

*Applicants are restricted to apply for only three (3) positions and complete separate application forms for each post reference number.


Intern categories with minimum requirements:

Graduate Intern: Tertiary Qualification is required.

Student Intern: Practical experience required by the Tertiary Institution for learners to finalise their

qualification (letter from the Institution not older than two (2)years must be attached).


Intern categories with minimum requirements: Graduate Intern: Tertiary Qualification is required. Student Intern: Practical experience required by the Tertiary Institution for learners to finalise their qualification (letter from the Institution not older than two (2) years must be attached).


NB: Stipend for each category will be determined by the Divisional Commissioner Human Resource Development.


NB: STIPEND FOR EACH CATEGORY WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE


PROVINCIAL LEVEL: EASTERN CAPE

The following posts are advertised for the consideration of the Graduate Recruitment

Scheme into the South African Police Service.

Post : Administrative Graduate Intern (03 Posts)

Section : Police Station/Provincial Head Office (Communication)

Location : Provincial Head Office (2 Post) Ref No: EC 01/2025

: Nelson Mandela Bay District (Mount Road) EC 02/2025

Additional Requirements:

* Be in possession of a degree or Diploma in Communication or Public Relations, recorded on the

National Learner Record Database (NLRD) on at least NQF 6 or higher level. Computer Literacy will

be an added advantage.

Core Functions:

*Assist with: Event management duties, circulation of emails to all email users. Assisting with incoming

and outgoing correspondence. Render effective and efficient media communication support on core

police functions to effectively promote the image of the SAPS. To promote the image of the SAPS

internally through the optimal use of all internal communication medium within the Province.



Post : Administrative Graduate Intern (6 posts)

Section : Police Station/Provincial Head Office (Supply Chain Management)

Location : Provincial Office (SCM) (2 Post) Ref No: EC 03/2025

: Lusikisiki EC 04/2025

: Mdantsane EC 05/2025

: Gelvandale EC 06/2025

: Kwanobuhle EC 07/2025

Additional Requirements:

*Be in possession of a three-year National Diploma / Degree in Supply Chain Management / Logistics

/ Transport Management, recorded on the National Learner Record Database (NLRD) on at least NQF

6 or higher level. Computer Literacy will be an added advantage.

Core Functions:

*Assist with monitoring planning and executing both capital and repairs and renovation projects.

Conduct inspection to assess the conditions of building components such as mechanical components

including building structural integrity and civil works. Ensuring that the supplier database is maintained,

and suppliers are rotated. Ensuring the National Transversal term contracts, Specific Period Contract

and ad-hoc Contracts are maintained, maintain and preparing the invitation of price quotation for

quotation application are received, ensuring that suppliers are paid on time. Maintaining procurement

of fleet management; Management and administration of procurement, stocktaking, accounting and

the disposal of movable fixed goods.



Post : Administration Graduate intern (2 Post)

Section : Provincial Head Office (Organizational Development)

Location : Provincial Head Office Ref No: EC 08/2025

Additional Requirements:

*Be in possession of a Degree or Diploma in Risk Management / Internal Auditing / Management

Services / Work Study/ Organizational Development / Industrial Engineering / Operational

Management / Project Management, recorded on the National Learner Record Database (NLRD) on

at least NQF 6 or higher level. Computer Literacy will be an added advantage.

Core Functions:

*Assist with providing assistance in developing and maintaining efficient functional, organisational and

post structures based on the principle of structure follows strategy; Development and maintenance

organisational, functional and post structures for police stations and an application to calculate the

Theoretical Human Resource Requirements (THRR) for police stations; Development of Business

process re-engineering of existing and future business process and procedures, and design and

review forms and registers according to business processes.



Post : Administrative Graduate Intern (2 posts)

Section : Police Stations CIMAC

Location : Mdantsane CIMAC Ref No: EC 9/2025

: Lusikisiki CIMAC EC 10/2025

Additional Requirements:

*Be in possession of a three year National Diploma / Degree in Criminology / Policing / Social Science

/ Sociology, recorded on the National Learner Record Database (NLRLD) on at least NQF 6 or higher

level. Computer Literacy will be an added advantage.

Core Functions:

*Assist with: Study of the crimes around the station’s precinct. Study the causes of crime around the

station’s precinct. Study the impact/effects of crime around the area. Analyse the data to determine

why the crime was committed and find ways to: Predict and Detect and Prevent further criminal

behavior.



Post : Administrative Graduate Intern (3 posts)

Section : Police Stations / Provincial Head Office (Vispol Support)

Location : Queenstown Ref No: EC 11/2025

: Gelvandale EC 12/2025

: Bethelsdorp EC 13/2025

Additional Requirements:

Be in possession of a three year National Diploma / Degree in Criminology / Policing / Social Science

/ Sociology, recorded on the National Learner Record Database (NLRD) on at least NQF 6 or higher

level. Computer Literacy will be an added advantage.

Core functions:

* Assist with: The render administrative functions such as filing, ensure the coordination of meetings

and taking minutes of the meetings for social crime prevention: Community Police Forum, Gender

Based Violence, Imbizo’s. Ensure consolidating, compiling and submission of monthly returns. Give

support in the arrangements of awareness campaigns and Imbizo’s.



Post : Administration Graduate Intern (9 posts)

Section : Police Stations (Human Resource Management)

: Provincial Head Office (HRU) (2 Post) Ref No: EC 14/2024

: Provincial Head Office (Detective) EC 15/2025

: Kwanobuhle EC 16/2024

: Gelvandale EC 17/2025

: Kabega Park EC 18/2025

: Humewood EC 19/2025

: Bethelsdorp EC 20/2025

: Mdantsane EC 21/2025

: Lusikisiki EC 22/2025

Additional Requirements:

* Be in possession of a three year National Diploma / Degree in Human Resource Management /

Public Management, recorded on the National Learner Record Database (NLRD) on at least NQF 6

or higher level. Computer Literacy will be an added advantage.

Core Functions:

* Assist with administrative functions in relation to absenteeism management and performance

management Administration of Job Descriptions and Performance Enhancement Process and leave

of personnel. Monitoring the utilisation of personnel and administration of grievances. Maintain sound

labour relations.



Post : Administrative Graduate Intern (1)

Section : Provincial Head Office (Sports Management)

Location : Human Resource Development Ref No: EC 23/2025

Additional Requirements:

Be in possession of a three year National Diploma / Sports Management / Sports Science / Physical

Education and Sports Coaching / Sports Administration / Sports Development and Management,

recorded on the National Learner Record Database (NLRD) on at least NQF 6 or higher level.

Computer Literacy will be an added advantage.

Core Functions:

* Assist with: The sports administration. Implementation of physical fitness of all members in the

province, capture and update fitness database within the province. Keep record of all activities in file.



Post : Administration Student Intern (3 Posts)

Section : Police Stations (Human Resource Management)

Location : Provincial Head Office (HRD) (2 Posts) Ref No: EC 24/2025

: Graaff-Reinet EC 25/2025

Additional Requirements:

* Be in possession of a N6 Certificate in in Human Resource Management, needs practical experience

in order to finalise qualification. Must have a letter from the Institution of Higher learning/TVET for

experiential learning. Computer Literacy will be an added advantage.

Core Functions:

* Assist with: The Administrative functions in relation to budget management, salaries and

maintenance claims and expenditure management, coordinating the station budget. Maintain the

budget and coordinate the expenditure of sections and units, verifying payroll printout, monitor the

utilisation of funds; Compile with the prescripts of National Treasury.



Post : Administration Student Interns (05 posts)

Section : Police Stations / Provincial Head Office (Finance)

Location : Lusikisiki Ref No: EC 26/2025

: Mdantsane EC 27/2025

: Mount Road EC 28/2025

: Graaff-Reinet EC 29/2025

: Provincial Head Office (Finance) EC 30/2025

Additional Requirements:

*Be in possession of a N6 Certificate in Financial Management / Business Management. needs

practical experience in order to finalise qualification. Must have a letter from the Institution of Higher

learning/TVET for experiential learning. Computer Literacy will be an added advantage.

Core Functions:

* Assist with: The administrative functions in relation to budget management, salaries and

maintenance claims and expenditure management, coordinating the station budget. Maintain the

budget and coordinate the expenditure of sections and units, verifying payroll printout. Monitor the

utilisation of funds and Comply with the prescripts of National Treasury.



Post : Administrative Graduate Intern (Social Workers) (4 posts)

Section : District Offices (Employee Health & Wellness)

Location : Provincial Head Office (EHW) Ref No: EC 31/2025

: Graaff-Reinet (2 Posts) EC 32/2025

: East London EC 33/2025

Additional Requirements:

*Be in possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and valid registration with the South African

Council of Social Service Professions (SACSSP) and paid up fees for the 2022/2023 financial year.

Must be medically fit, physically and mental fit, Computer literacy which includes MS Word, MS

PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Outlook will be added advantage.

Core Functions:

*Assist with: The render the advance and complex Police Social Work Service work-focus assessments.

Render comprehensive occupational social work to client system by means of Social work Service

capacity building programme (promoted – work – person- and workplace interventions). Render

comprehensive occupational social work services to the client system by means of restorative

interventions. Implement the multi-disciplinary approach interventions within the Employee Health and

Wellness environment. Execute standard social work administrative practices.



Post : Administrative Graduate Intern (5 posts)

Section : District/Provincial Head Office (Legal)

Location : Provincial Head Office Ref No: EC 34/2025

: Mthatha Civil Litigation Centre EC 35/2025

: East London Civil Litigation Centre EC 36/2025

: PE Civil Litigation Centre EC 37/2025

: Grahamstown Civil Litigation Centre EC 38/2025

Additional Requirements:

*Be in possession of a three year Bachelors of Laws / LLB recorded on the national Learner Record

Database (NLRD) on at least a NQF 6 or higher level.

Core Functions:

*Assist with administrative duties with regards to the effective handling of labour litigation matters.

Administration duties related to eviction, general and discipline matters/files referred for legal opinion.

Render administration duties to the Provincial Head Legal Service.



Post : Administrative Graduate Intern (Psychologists) (4 posts)

Section : District Offices (Employee Health & Wellness)

Location : Butterworth Ref No: EC 39/2025

: Mthatha EC 40/2025

: Mount Road EC 41/2025

: Graaff–Reinet EC 42/2025

Additional Requirements:

*Be in possession of an Honours Degree in Psychology or Registered Counselling Qualification.

Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Psychometrics or

Registered Counsellor. Proof of valid registration with the HPCSA for 2025/2026 financial year.

Core Functions:

*Assist with: The conducting of assessments as requested by the organization. Observe and assist with

proactive programmes presented to personnel, provide counselling, debriefing, Psycho-education and

crisis intervention and Ensure implementation of efficient administrative system.



MOTOR MECHANIC INTERN (PETROL/DIESEL MECHANIC) SAPS GARAGES

Post: Administration Student Intern (8 Post)

Section: Mechanical Services (Garage)

Location: Mthatha (1 Post) Ref No: EC 43/2024

East London (2 Post) EC 44/2024

Bhisho (2 Post) EC 45/2024

Humewood (2 Post) EC 46/2025

Maluti (1 Post) EC 47/2025

Additional Requirements for the Posts:

*Be in possession of N2 in Motor Mechanic/Mechanical Engineering or N3 in Motor

Mechanic/Mechanical Engineering/ NCV level 4 in Motor Mechanic Diesel Mechanic/ Petrol Mechanic.

Core Functions:

*Assist with: Performing quality and cost-effective repairs and maintenance of SAPS vehicles. Ensure

a clean and safe working environment. Diagnose, strip, and determine the parts required for services

and repairs. Complete the parts request list for the parts required per vehicle. *Complete the job card

with regards to work done and actual time taken. *Ensure safe keeping of tools and equipment. Comply

with the Occupational Health & Safety Act (Act 83 of 1995).



GENERAL:

• Only the official Application Form for the Graduate Recruitment Scheme (available on the SAPS website) will be accepted. All instructions on the Application Form must be adhered to. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.

• The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the Application Form.

• An updated Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the Application Form.

• Uncertified copies of an applicant’s ID document, National Senior Certificate and all post-school educational qualifications with a statement of results obtained must also be submitted and attached to every application. No faxed or e-mailed applications will be considered.

• Applications must be posted/hand delivered timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered. The closing date for all applications is 2025-09-18.

• All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening.

• All short-listed candidates will undergo a personal interview. Short-listed applicants may be subjected to vetting.

• Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 4 months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

• The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after advertisement thereof.

• Recommended candidates will be expected to sign a 12 months Internship Contract.

• Graduate Recruitment Scheme in the SAPS may not be regarded as a guarantee for automatic absorption for permanent appointment.



*Applications can be posted or hand delivered to:

EASTERN CAPE

Contract person: Col Nyosi Lt Col S Mtikitiki PO Y. Nomnqa 040 608 7456 040 608 8482 040 608 7069 .


Foward applications to:

South African Police Service Human Resource Development

Postal addres: Private Bag X7471 King Williams Town 5600

Physical address: Buffalo Road Old Griffith Mxenge Building Block K, Room 10 Zwelitsha



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