The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Institutional Planning Department is responsible for providing information and a range of services to support decision making and promote a culture of continuous improvement within the university.
Aim of the Internship
To enable people who would like to work in a university to acquire practical experience of working in a university in order to apply for jobs.
What can you learn during your internship in a Planning Department?
The intern would have an opportunity of working in any/all the following areas during the internship: Institutional Information and Research, Academic Planning, Social Responsiveness, and Quality Assurance. More information can be found on these areas on the Planning Department’s website (http://www.uct.ac.za/services/ip/department). During the year the intern can develop the following kinds of skills and knowledge:
- Knowledge about university policies and issues and challenges facing universities
- Project management, team work, report writing, minute taking and networking skills
- Statistical analysis
- How to promote and enhance the contributions of universities to addressing development challenges facing South Africa and the continent more broadly
- Servicing of university committees
- Knowledge about academic planning and quality management systems in universities
Requirements:
Potential candidates should have:
- a university degree
- an interest in working in a university
- potential to succeed based on past performance in other contexts
Remuneration:
The successful intern will receive remuneration commensurate with the tasks detailed in a fixed-term contract and previous work or other experience.
Applications
Applications must be submitted to Mrs Rochelle Speller at rochelle.speller@uct.ac.za by 20 October 2012. The applications must be accompanied by at least two written references and a detailed motivation written by the applicant covering:
- reasons for applying for the internship
- the nature of the applicant’s interest in working in a university
Applicants who do not meet the requirements and who do not provide at least two written references and a detailed motivation will not be considered.