Intern: Knowledge Management

The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.

Purpose of the Job: The Road Accident Fund is committed to youth skills development by providing graduates with an opportunity to gain work-based experience. Applications are invited for the Knowledge Management Internship for unemployed graduates between the ages of 18 and 25. The Internship program will run for a period of eighteen (18) months. Verification process will be undertaken to verify whether you have previous work anywhere within the Republic of South Africa.

1. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS.

Work based exposure may include the following:

• Online and print information searches and enquiries.
• Online / Electronic resources – Sabinet, Lexis Nexis, etc.
• Cataloguing and indexing of library materials.
• Library administration (incl. shelving and labeling of books).
• Use of the automated library system (WorldShare Management System).

Qualifications and other requirements

• Certified Grade 12 or NQF 4 level certificate.
• Degree in Library & Information Science (LIS) or a Postgraduate Diploma in Library & Information Science.
• Certified copy of Academic transcript.
• Certified copy of Qualification (not older than 3 months).
• Certified copy of your ID.
• Your CV and motivational letter.

2. TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED.

The successful candidate will be required to display the following competencies in this role:

• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Detail orientation.
• Desire and potential to learn.
• Self-motivated.
• Basic computer skills.
• Prioritize tasks as needed.

Road Accident Fund Values.

• Integrity.
• Compassion.
• Accountability.
• Respect.
• Excellence.
• Empathy

3. REMUNERATION.

The interns will be awarded a monthly stipend.

NB: Applications can be forwarded to the RAF e-recruitment platform

No hand delivered applications will be accepted.

4. INSTRUCTION TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS

• Indicate the province and the reference number for the Internship you are applying for on the subject line.
• Submit a short CV and a motivational letter as to why your application should be considered with a maximum of 3 pages, applications with no academic transcript will not be considered.
• Applicants are restricted to applying for a maximum of 3 positions only (to complete an application for each ref number).
• Applicants must be unemployed, were never employed in the field of Library & Information Science and never participated in an internship programme in the field of Library & Information Science previously.
• The applicant must not have previously served as intern before.
• Should it be found that the applicant previously served as an intern and did not disclose that info and it is discovered later, the applicant will be disqualified.
• Please note that the prospective employees will be subjected to security vetting.

ONLY the first 100 applications will be considered

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.

Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful.

Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees.

It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.