GROEN SEBENZA II

Call for two-year Internships

Groen Sebenza is aimed at developing priority skills in the biodiversity sector to create
sustainable job opportunities for unemployed graduates for a period of two years. Groen (in
Afrikaans meaning green) Sebenza (meaning work in isiZulu) brings 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 for incubation in the following fields:

Field Placement Minimum qualification

Molecular Ecology / Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Forensic Genetics
Veterinary Sciences
Environmental and Science
Education
Conservation /
Botanical Horticulture /
Eco Tourism
Biological Invasions
Wildlife Economy /
Biodiversity Economy
Threatened Plant Species
Freshwater Ecology
GIS / Remote Sensing /
Statistical Ecology
Marine Sciences
Plant Physiology /
Climate Change
Cape Town BSc Honours in Biological Sciences
Pretoria (National Zoological Gardens) (with Genetics)
MSc in Genetics / Biochemistry /
Molecular Biology
Pretoria (National Zoological Gardens) MSc in Genetics / Zoology
Pretoria (National Zoological Gardens) BSc in Animal Health/Veterinary
Technology
Betty’s Bay (Western Cape) Diploma in Nature Conservation (or
Bloemfontein Natural Sciences)
Cape Town BSc in Life Sciences (with Ecology or
Mbombela Zoology) / Environmental Sciences
Pietermaritzburg
Pretoria (including National Zoological
Gardens)
Worcester (Western Cape)
Pietermaritzburg Diploma in Nature Conservation /
Pretoria Horticulture /
Thohoyandou Eco Tourism
Worcester (Western Cape)
Cape Town BSc Honours in Marine Sciences
Bloemfontein BSc Honours in Biological Sciences
East London (with Botany) / Environmental Sciences
Mbombela MSc in Biological Sciences /
Pretoria Environmental Sciences (with GIS)
Thohoyandou MSc Biological Sciences (with Botany) /
Environmental Sciences
Masters in Biological
Sciences/Environmental Management
(with Invasion Biology, GIS,
Taxonomy/Systematics)
Masters in Project Management
Pretoria BSc Honours in Biological Sciences
(with Biodiversity Conservation /
Zoology / Botany / Wildlife Economy)
Durban BSc Honours in Biological Sciences
East London (with Botany)
Pretoria MSc in Biological Sciences (with
Freshwater Ecology)
Cape Town BSc Honours in Biological Sciences
(with GIS / Remote Sensing / Statistical
Ecology)
BSc Honours in Biological Sciences
(with Statistics / Statistical Ecology)
Cape Town BSc Honours in Marine Sciences
Cape Town BSc Honours in Environmental
Management (with Plant Science /
Physiology / Ecology)
 Field
Plant Systematics
Zoological Systematics
Biodiversity Planning
Biodiversity Information
Management
Ecological Infrastructure
Planning and Land use
managment
Placement Minimum qualification
Cape Town BSc in Biological Sciences (with
Durban Botany)
Pretoria BSc Honours in Biological Sciences
(with Botany)
Pretoria BSc Honours in Biological Sciences
(with Zoology)
Cape Town BSc Honours in Environmental
Management or Natural Sciences
Cape Town BSc Honours in Environmental
Sciences / Natural Sciences / Data
Management (or relevant data-
intensive discipline)
BSc Honours in Computer Science /
Information Technology
BSc Honours in Natural Sciences /
Computer Science
Cape Town BSc in Environmental Management /
Pretoria Natural Sciences
BSc Honours in Environmental
Management / Natural Sciences
Pretoria BSc in Environmental Management /
Natural Sciences

Requirements
Candidates must be enthusiastic and have a keen interest in the conservation of biodiversity.
These internships are only available to South African citizens and will be awarded in line with
SANBI’s equity targets.

Internship monthly stipend values (no other benefits apply as these are internship positions)
 Diploma completed (or equivalent to NQF 6): R5 000
 Bachelors completed (or equivalent to NQF 7): R6 050
 Honours completed (or equivalent to NQF 8): R7 150
 Masters completed (or equivalent to NQF 9): R8 250
Application procedure
Each application is to be accompanied by a standard application cover sheet – see attached
internship application cover sheet.
Applications are to include a letter of interest; full CV; certified copies of highest
qualification/academic record/ transcript; as well as ID. Send all documents to
groensebenza@sanbi.org.za with “Groen Sebenza II internships” in the subject line.

Contact details
Ms. Zama Mdluli 012 843 5101

Closing date: 9 October 2018

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.