South African Pharmacy Council 2024 Communication and Media Graduate Internships

The regulator of the pharmacy profession in South Africa, the South African Pharmacy Council, is inviting applications from suitably qualified graduates in the fields of Media Studies, Journalism, Public Relations, Applied Linguistics/English, and Communication Studies for its 2024 Communication and Media Graduate Internship Programme available from 1 March 2024 within its Communication and Stakeholder Relations Department.

Successful applicants will be appointed on a 12-month non-renewable internship contract. A monthly stipend of R7 280.00 will be paid to successful applicants.

Minimum requirements

In order to be considered for this internship programme, applicants should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Be a South African citizen;
• Must have completed your three-year or higher tertiary qualification;
• Must have never participated in an internship relevant to their area of study for 12 months or longer;
• Have above-average written communication skills; and
• Strong written English grammar would serve as an added advantage.

Internship Field	Qualification	Reference	No. of Interns required	Application Link
Content Development & Communication Support	A three-year National Diploma, bachelor’s degree or higher in Journalism, Applied Journalism, Media Studies, Public Relations, Corporate Communication or Communication Studies.Competence/training in the Adobe Creative Suite would serve as an added advantage.	CD/CMGIP	2	https://bit.ly/PRandCont2023
Language Support	A bachelor’s degree or higher in Applied Linguistics, English Language Studies, Language Practice, English Literature or similar	LS/CMGIP	1	https://bit.ly/LangSup2023

How to apply?

To apply for the SAPC Communication and Media Graduate Internship Programme use the application link corresponding to your chosen area of internship in the above table. For CD/CMGIP and LS/CMGIP, please have a 500-word essay on the topic relevant to your chosen field of internship handy (see below).

Copies of the following documents will only be required from shortlisted candidates later in the selection process.

• Detailed CV;
• Certified copies of:
  • South African Identity Document;
  • Educational qualifications;
  • All relevant Transcripts of Academic Record/s (indicating subjects and marks/grades achieved).

500-word Essay Topics

• Content Development & Communication Support – “The place for influencer marketing in healthcare public relations”
• Language Support – “Common parlance, loanwords and the development of an African language” (use any South African language of your choice for your case study, identify this language as part of your heading)

**Important: Plagiarised and/or Artificial Intelligence-generated (e.g., ChatGPT, QuillBot, Outwrite, Ghostwriter, etc.) essays will be immediately disqualified.

NOTE: This programme is aimed at providing work experience to graduates. No permanent appointment will be provided on conclusion of the internship programme.

Enquiries

All enquiries relating to this internship programme should be directed to Ms Sibulele Malongwe via email at Sibulele.Malongwe@sapc.za.org (DO NOT send your applications to this email address).

In line with the Council’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, suitable candidates from the designated groups and disabled people are encouraged to apply. The SAPC reserves the right not to make an appointment. Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates.

Closing date: Friday, 26 January 2024