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South Africa: Environmental Intern, WESSA Western Cape
Owing to the generous support of the Cape Action Plan for People and the Environment (C.A.P.E.), Table Mountain Fund (TMF), WWF-SA and the South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI), the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa: Western Cape region (WESSA WC) is able to offer suitable candidates* the opportunity to be an intern at our offices in Kirstenhof for a year.
This internship will involve the introduction of the successful candidate to a number of capacity developing areas of work including:
•    Setting up and running of both formal and informal capacity building interventions with a variety of groups, but primarily those from disadvantaged areas
•    Assisting with environmental training related to marine and wetland ecosystems, waste minimization, water demand management, indigenous and alien vegetation etc
•    Networking with other groups in the province regarding conservation-related training and project implementation
•    Developing presentations and training materials related to the above

The purposes of the internship are to:
•    enable him or her to access and use environmental knowledge, information and understanding effectively in confronting issues that pose threats to ecosystem integrity and sustainability
•    prepare him or her for a rewarding and fulfilling place in the world of work where a passion for the environment and changing human attitudes for the better through formal and informal training interventions, combines with the need to earn a living using developed skills.

Specific skills that could be developed or improved would include:
•    accessing, collating and presenting information relevant to environmental capacity building
•    using a variety of printed, electronic and other media effectively
•    developing materials for short courses
•    an understanding of the national qualifications framework (NQF) and the place of environmental training in it
•    polishing of use of computers, intranets, internet, email, spreadsheets, graphics packages etc
•    improving writing and speaking skills for different contexts

applicants need to:
•    have successfully completed matric or the equivalent
•    be comfortable in the medium of English
•    have an interest in the environment
•    be keen to help with environmental awareness-raising
•    be computer literate
•    fall into the HDI category
•    be between 18 and 30 years of age

The successful candidate will receive a monthly stipend and be expected to sign a contract with the project partners.

If interested please email a short CV and letter of introduction with all contact details to:
Patrick Dowling  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by Friday 22 February 2008.

You will be informed about whether you have been short-listed and, if so, asked to attend an interview.
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