The Department of Employment and Labour would like to invite qualifying graduates to apply to participate in an internship programme for a period of 24 months. Applicants must be unemployed graduates, should not have participated in an internship programme previously and must be a South African citizen. The Department of Employment and Labour is an equal opportunity employer. Equity Considerations: Priority will be given to applicants from previously disadvantaged background, in line with the Department’s Employment Equity Plan. Qualifying South African Youth and People living with disability will be given advantage.
Stipend: R7 860.50 per month
Centre: Head Office Pretoria
Fixed Term: 24 months
- Remote ICT Technicians x4
Ref No: HR/P20K/RIT/HO
Requirements:
- Three-year National Diploma (NQF6)/ Undergraduate Degree (NQF7) in Information Technology. A+ and or N+ Certificate will be an advantage.
Duties:
Assist in providing telephonic and remote end-user device support. Install and troubleshoot desktop applications. Provide support on user account requests and issues (create user, unable to logon, etc.). Monitor and update call escalations until the call is resolved. Conducts call management on Information Technology Service Management System (ITSM). Follow up and update troubleshooting activity on active calls.
- ICT Service Desk Agents x4
Ref No: HR/P20K/ISDA/HO
Centre: Pretoria Head Office: Laboria
Requirements:
- National Higher Certificate/College Diploma (NQF5) as recognized by SAQA in Information Technology (ICT)/ A+ certificate.
Duties:
Log incidents on IT Service Management (ITSM) system from incoming calls and emails. Ensure that all related documentation is attached to the logged incidents and requests. Manage call assigning and escalation. Follow up and update all user and engineer activity on the logged calls where applicable. Provide call management for all incidents logged on the system.
- Contract and Licence Controller (ICT) x5
Ref no: HR/P20K/CLC/HO
Centre: Pretoria Head Office: Laboria
Requirements:
- A three-year National Diploma (NQF6)/ Undergraduate Degree (NQF7) in Business Management / Administration / Logistics / Financial Management / LLB / Commercial Law / Information Technology.
Duties:
- Assist in coordinating and developing ICT service level agreements. Assist in monitoring the implementation of service level agreements. Assist to coordinate information to ensure improvement on management of contracts and service level management. Assist to coordinate software procurement lifecycle. Assist to administer software throughout the software lifecycle.
- Asset Management Officer (ICT) x3
Ref No: HR/P20K/AMO/HO
Requirements:
- A three-year tertiary qualification National Diploma (NQF6)/ Undergraduate Degree (NQF7 in Supply Chain Management / Asset Management / Public Management / Public Administration / Business Management / Business Administration / Financial Management / Accounting / Taxation/Internal Auditing.
Duties:
- Assist in provide Store administration. Assist in management of ICT inventory and assigning tasks to engineers. Assist in liaise with Supply Chain Management in relation to procurement and disposal.
- Administration Clerk (ICT)
Ref No: HR/P20K/IADC/HO
Requirements:
- A three-year tertiary qualification National Diploma (NQF6)/ Undergraduate Degree (NQF7) in Management/ Public Management/ Public Administration/ Business Management/Business Administration/ Management Assistant/ Office Management and Technology/Administrative Management/ Public Management and Governance.
Duties:
- Provide administrative duties. Identify order and issue stationery to the directorate. Administer and file documents and submissions within the directorate accordingly. Update users’ database. Type submissions, letters and memoranda as per instructions.
- Field ICT Technicians x50
Centre:
- Head Office, Pretoria Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/HO (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Gauteng Ref No: HR/P20K/FITGP (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: KwaZulu-Natal Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/KZN (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Eastern Cape Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/EC (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/WC (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Limpopo Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/LP (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mpumalanga Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/MP (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: North-West Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/NW (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Free State Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/FS (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Northern Cape Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/NC (X5 Posts)
REQUIREMENTS:
- Three-year National Diploma (NQF6)/ Undergraduate Degree (NQF7) in Information Technology / Information Systems / Computer Engineering / Computer Science.
Duties:
- Assist to provide desktop, technical and Printer support to end-users. Assist to provide Call management on Information Technology Service Management System (ITSM). Accept, update, resolve or reassign incident and task calls on ITSM. Assist to provide Local Area Network (LAN) Support. Assist to handle device install, move, add, change and DE install (IMACD) task calls. Assist to install and troubleshoot desktop applications. Assist to provide troubleshooting for desktop and printer hardware faults.
- Labour Market Information and Statistics x2
Ref No: HR/P20K/LMIS/HO
Requirements:
- Three-year Qualification National Diploma (NQF6)/ Undergraduate Degree (NQF7) in: Economics/ Statistics/ Data analytics/ Social Sciences.
Duties:
- Assist with data collection at provincial and national level. Facilitate the compilation of data (Collating, verifying, analysing, coding, interpreting data trends). Produce statistical report on labour market information. Dissemination of the labour market information data. Liaise and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders to facilitate collaboration & partnership.
- Labour Market Monitoring and Labour Market Information X2
Ref No: HR/P20K/LMM & LMI/HO
Requirements:
- Three-year tertiary qualification National Diploma (NQF6)/ Undergraduate Degree (NQF7) in: Economics/ Statistics/ Data analytics/ Social Sciences.
Duties:
- Assist with data collection at provincial and national level. Facilitate the compilation of data (Collating, verifying, analysing, coding, interpreting data trends). Produce statistical report on labour market information. Dissemination of the labour market information data. Liaise and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders to facilitate collaboration & partnership.
- Library (Sub-unit in LMIS)
Ref No: HR/P20K/IL/HO
Requirements:
- Three-year tertiary qualification National Diploma (NQF6) or Degree in Library and Information Science (NQF7) or relevant field.
Duties:
- Assist with daily library operations. Processing and maintaining library collections through cataloguing, classifying and shelving. Updating library databases and managing digital and physical materials. Providing customer service and assisting patrons with inquiries.
- Digital Content Creator
Ref No: HR/P20K/DCC/HO
Requirements:
- Three- year tertiary qualification National Diploma (NQF level 6) in Graphic Design, Multimedia, Visual Communication, or equivalent qualification.
Duties:
- Assist in designing digital posters, banners, and templates for campaigns and reports. Adapt existing designs for web or mobile formats. Support layout adjustments for presentations and documents using approved. Templates. Ensure content accuracy and CI compliance in design outputs. Help prepare visuals for digital content and marketing campaigns. Assist with capturing and editing photos or videos for communication purposes. Upload graphics and videos to platforms and help monitor engagement. Maintain a task list and keep up with design trends. Apply brand guidelines in all content produced.
- Researcher
Ref No: HR/P20K/RSC/HO
Requirements:
- Three-year tertiary qualification National Diploma (NQF6)/ Undergraduate Degree (NQF7) Public Administration / Social Sciences / Economics.
Duties:
- Assist reviewing research reports. Facilitate the compilation of data (Collating, verifying, analysing, coding, interpreting data trends). Analyse historical reports produced by the Branch and develop required reports. Produce analytical reports on the effectiveness of historical research output. Dissemination of research and analytical outputs. Liaise and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders to facilitate collaboration & partnership.
Enquiries: SA Youth Contact Centre at 0800 727272
Best Before: 05 December 2025 at 16:00 (walk-in) and 23:59 midnight (online)
Applications must be submitted through the link Search for Project 20K
Note: Applications quoting the relevant reference number must be submitted on the new Z83 application form, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet Received applications using the incorrect application for employment (old Z83) will not be considered. The completed and signed form should be accompanied by a recently updated CV. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of Matric certificate, academic transcripts (qualification/s with 360/480 credits as recognised by SAQA and academic record) and ID). All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the assessment method to determine the candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements. Applicants wishing to apply for an internship outside their area of residence must be willing to find their own accommodation and transportation considering that they will be earning a stipend. Failure to submit the requested documents/information will result in your application not being considered. Applicants will be expected to be available for assessments and selection interviews at a time, date and place as determined by the Department. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and National Diploma should be NQF Level 6 (with 360 credits as recognised by SAQA). All appointments for internship are subject to the verification and pre-screening process. The Department reserves the right not to make an appointment. Due to the large number of applications we envisage to receive, application will not be acknowledged, if you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Correspondence will be entered into with shortlisted candidates only. Please direct your application to the relevant province and complete a separate application for each reference number.
