SANBI Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice (BIPA) R 9 876.00 Per Month Internships For Qualified South Africans

Finance February 21, 2024

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The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased to announce a call for applications in the Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice (BIPA) Division for incubation.

SANBI Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice (BIPA) R 9 876.00 Per Month Internships For Qualified South Africans

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is executing the Ecological Infrastructure for Water Security (EI4WS) Project, a seven-year, multi-stakeholder project to unlock development finance to secure ecological infrastructure for water security in two critical catchments. Future water security requires policies and plans that integrated ecosystems and climate change into decision-making, and implementation of projects in a manner that promotes ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change. SANBI supports building skills and capacity in various ways, including by bringing young South Africans from previously disadvantaged backgrounds together with experienced biodiversity professionals to learn, grow and eventually gain the competence and confidence to embark on rewarding and meaningful biodiversity careers.

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased to announce a call for applications in the Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice (BIPA) Division for incubation in the following field:

Field	Placement	Minimum qualification
Ecological Infrastructure	Pietermaritzburg x 1Pretoria x1Worcester x 1(the placement in Worcester requires Afrikaans, English and IsiXhosa skills)	Honours degree in Environmental Management / Natural Sciences/ Social Sciences
Biodiversity mainstreaming	Pretoria/Cape Town x 1	Honours degree in Environmental Law / Environmental Policy / Environmental Management
GIS / Remote Sensing / Statistical Ecology	Cape Town x 1	Honours degree in Biological or Geographical Sciences (with GIS / Remote Sensing / Statistical Ecology)

Requirements

Candidates must be enthusiastic and have a keen interest in biodiversity conservation and mainstreaming, environmental management, ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change and sustainable development.

People with disabilities are also encouraged to apply.

Internship monthly stipend values (no other benefits apply as these are internship positions)

Bachelors completed (or equivalent to NQF 7): R 8 349.00
Honours completed (or equivalent to NQF 8): R 9 876.00

Candidates holding higher qualifications than the ones stated in the above fields may apply, however only remuneration stated per field will be applicable.

Application procedure

Each application is to be accompanied by a standard application cover sheet

Applications are to include a letter of interest (indicate the reason why you should be considered for the internship); full CV; certified copies of highest qualification/academic record/transcript; letter of reference and ID (certification as a true copy should not be older than six months). Send all documents to [email protected] and cc [email protected] with “BIPA internships” in the subject line.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE: SANBI Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice (BIPA) R 9 876.00 Per Month Internships For Qualified South Africans

SANBI reserves the right not to fill these internships. If no response has been received within 40 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.

Contact details :
Ms Rene du Toit
E-mail: [email protected]