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LEGAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
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(APPLICANTS WHO APPLIED PREVIOUSLY MUST RE-APPLY)
DEPARTMENT: OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER
VACANCY: LEGAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (X 1 POSITION)
Ref. no: 31/25
Remuneration: R100 000.00 (all-inclusive package)
Two-year employment contract
Internship overview: The internship programme is a structured professional training and work experience
programme with the goal of providing high quality training and practical exposure within the legal and
municipal environment. The programme has a logical training sequence that builds on the skills and
competencies acquired during university training. The programme is aimed at unemployed law (LLB)
graduates.
Requirements: The successful candidate must be in possession of a recognised LLB Degree. Valid driver’s
license is essential. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to work effectively within a team, strong administration skills and good attention to detail and independent thinking. Excellent time management skills and strong organizational skills. Computer literacy. Willingness to learn and to do legal research. Good interpersonal skills. The successful candidate must ensure precision in their work, respect strict confidentiality requirements, organising and classification skills are key. Knowledge of relevant legislation applicable to local government and the ability to interpret statutes. An understanding of applying legal proceedings.
Key performance areas: The successful candidate will be responsible in assisting to provide effective and
efficient compliance support to the Head of Legal and Compliance. Assist to peruse prepare and draft all kinds legal documents viz. Letters, Contracts and legal opinions. Ensuring that the municipality is aware of new legal directives and providing verbal and written legal opinions on a variety of matters. Conducting research on relevant laws, regulations and legal articles. Investigation of cases. Organize and maintain documents in a paper or electronic filing systems. Assist with drafting of new and amending of existing policies and procedures.
Appointments will be made according to the municipality’s employment equity policy and affirmativeaction practices. The completion of application forms is mandatory and must be accompanied by detailed and comprehensive curriculum vitae and is to be accompanied by originally certified copies of ID and qualifications not older than 3 months. Applications should be forwarded to the following postal address:
THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER, FRANCES BAARD DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, PRIVATE BAG X6088,
KIMBERLEY 8300 or hand delivered to: 51 DRAKENSBERG AVENUE, CARTERS GLEN, KIMBERLEY.
Application forms are available from the municipal office and/or may be downloaded from the municipal
website; www.francesbaard.gov.za. Enquiries can be directed to: Mrs. Pulane Matsitse/Ms. Lesedi Thomas,
Tel: 053-838 0912/911.
Note: Designated groups, including people living with disabilities, are particularly encouraged to apply. FAXED OR EMAILED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Successful candidates will be
subjected to a compulsory reference and validation checks. The District Municipality reserves the right to make no appointments.
Closing Date: 05 November 2025
MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
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(APPLICANTS WHO APPLIED PREVIOUSLY MUST RE-APPLY)
DEPARTMENT: FINANCE
VACANCY: MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (X 1 POSITION)
Ref. no: 30/25
Remuneration: R100 000.00 (all-inclusive package)
Two-year employment contract
Internship overview: The internship programme is a structured professional training and work experience
programme with the goal of providing high quality training and practical exposure in all aspects of a Municipal Budget and Treasury Office which is governed by the Municipal Finance Management Act and the underlying reforms. The programme has a logical training sequence that builds on the skills and competencies acquired during university training. It ends where appropriate, with a qualification in Municipal finance Management which is in line with the Municipal Minimum Competency Regulations. The programme is aimed at unemployed graduates.
Requirements: The applicant must be in possession of: a Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma with majors in Accounting, Economics or Finance including risk management and/or Auditing and Taxation, among others. The interns will sign an internship agreement which is in addition to the employment contract. The effect of the agreement is to ensure commitment to the programme which requires full participation in the educational, workplace assignments and observance of policies and procedures. The candidate must have excellent prioritising and ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously. Ability to work in a pressurised environment.
Key performance areas: Applies instructions to support the preparation of budgets and financial statements by accessing system information, performing calculations and adjustment to entries, reconciling and consolidating accounting transactional information, preparing and submitting schedules and attending to the collation of general information for specific reporting purposes in order to ensure timelines and requirements for presenting information is conformed with. Checking expenditure and income transactional information reflected on ledger reports and, extracting and referring queries for the attention of the immediate superior. Updating specific fields of the consolidated budget information system and applying formulae to calculate expenditure and income trends. Attending to adjustments of calculations based on comments received from the immediate superior.
Updating income and expenditure information against budgetary provisions, referring to specific recordings/ posting of transactions. Reconciling and consolidating of transactional information, cross checking totals and entries and submitting for verification. Processing adjustments/ journals and applying procedures in respect of balancing income and expenditure ledgers.
Appointments will be made according to the municipality’s employment equity policy and affirmativeaction practices. The completion of application forms is mandatory and must be accompanied by detailed and comprehensive curriculum vitae and is to be accompanied by originally certified copies of ID and qualifications not older than 3 months. Applications should be forwarded to the following postal address:
THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER, FRANCES BAARD DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, PRIVATE BAG X6088,
KIMBERLEY 8300 or hand delivered to: 51 DRAKENSBERG AVENUE, CARTERS GLEN, KIMBERLEY.
Application forms are available from the municipal office and/or may be downloaded from the municipal
website; www.francesbaard.gov.za. Enquiries can be directed to: Mrs. Pulane Matsitse/Ms. Lesedi Thomas,
Tel: 053-838 0912/911.
Note: Designated groups, including people living with disabilities, are particularly encouraged to apply.
FAXED OR EMAILED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Successful candidates will be
subjected to a compulsory reference and validation checks. The District Municipality reserves the right to
make no appointments
Closing Date: 05 November 2025
We wish you all the best with your applications
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