PD Internship at Kagiso Trust for Development Policy, Political Sciences, Economics graduates
- Career Exibs SA
- Jul 8
- 2 min read
POLICY DEVELOPMENT INTERN POLICY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ADVERT REFERENCE NO: PD2025JHB
Purpose of the Job: The Trust is committed to youth skills development by providing graduates with an opportunity to gain work-based experience. Applicants are invited to apply for the Policy Development Internship and unemployed graduates should be between the age of 18 and 35. The Internship program will run for a period of twelve (12) months.
Key Performance Areas:
Work based exposure may include the following
Tracking and monitoring of legislative and policy developments in South Africa and the SADC region
Identifying networks, stakeholders, and platforms to engage policy and decision makers
Liaising with internal stakeholders to coordinate policy advocacy initiatives and events
Drafting of key legislative and/or policy documents
Compiling of monthly and quarterly reports
Qualifications and Experience.
Certified Grade 12/NQF 4 level certificates.
Certified Copy of Degree in Development Policy, Political Sciences, Economics or relevant Humanities or Social Sciences qualification.
Certified copy of your ID.
Certified copy of Academic Transcript.
Your CV and motivational letter.
Technical and behavioural competencies required
The successful candidate will be required to display the following competencies in this role:
Written and verbal communication skills
Interpersonal skills
Detail orientation
Desire and potential to learn
Self-Motivated
Basic Computer skills
Prioritize tasks and deadlines as needed
Kagiso Trust Values
Integrity
Accountability
Passion for Development
Hands on Bottom-up approach
Remuneration
The Interns will be awarded a monthly stipend
Closing date: 31 July 2025
NB: Applications can be forwarded to the following mail address: recruitment@kagiso.co.za
Kindly note that no hand delivered applications will be accepted.
INSTRUCTION TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS
Indicate the reference number for the internship you are applying for on the subject line.
Submit a short CV and motivational letter as to why your application should be considered with a minimum of 3 pages, applications with no academic transcript will not be considered
Applicants must be unemployed, was never employed in the field of the post and never participated in an internship programme in the relevant field of the post previously.
The applicant must not have previously served as an intern and did not disclose that info and it is discovered later, the applicant will be disqualified.