- Proactively identifying and funding of high-impact and labour-intensive projects.
- Leading the creation of viable new industries.
- Using our diverse industry expertise to drive growth in priority sectors; and
- Taking up higher-risk funding projects.
Job Description
The IDC offers workplace exposure through an internship programme for a period of 24-months. Our programme aims to provide a customised, structured, and supervised workplace experience. This allows qualified youth to gain valuable work experience, explore career paths, networking opportunities and mentoring through experienced professionals.
The IDC internship programme is a 24-month fixed-term contract that provides workplace experience underpinned by a carefully designed training program customized to allow one to gain valuable work experience, explore career paths, networking with professionals in the workplace while earning a stipend.
Objectives: (Key Performance areas)
- To develop a talent pipeline of skilled individuals for the various business areas within the Corporation and various sectors to
- To create opportunities for unemployed graduates with the required qualifications to develop competencies for employability.
- To grant graduates an opportunity to network with professionals and learn about the different career paths that are available
- To help graduates apply knowledge acquired from institutions of higher learning to a real-life work environment.
We are therefore inviting applications for an internship programme which will run for a period of 24 months. Interns will be placed nationally within the IDC (Eastern Cape Regional Office).
Qualification and Experience
Roles and Responsibilities
Job-Related Skills:
Ability to build and manage relationships
Good written and verbal communication skills
Excellent scheduling and time management skills
Good attention to detail
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to liaise and engage with both internal and external clients
Excellent customer relationship skills
Respect for confidentiality due to the nature of work
Innovation and creativity
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCY:
Is proactive and forward-thinking
Relating and Networking
Strong Professional Judgement in managing situations and/or confidential information
Relating and Networking
Planning and organising
Following Instructions and Procedures
Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
Adhering to Principles and Values
Presenting and Communicating Information
Teachable and Willing to learn
TECHNICAL COMPETENCY:
In-depth knowledge of the respective field of study
Sound knowledge about the Industrial Development Corporation
MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams
Ability to liaise effectively at a high level
Job Reference: IDC00576
