Reference Number: GP/2025/46601
Job Title: ELECTORAL OPERATIONS: INTERN X1
Division: Provincial
Business Unit: Logistics & Infrastructure
Job Type: Internship
Location: Provincial Office
Province: Gauteng
Closing Date: 2025/07/24

Twenty-Four Months (24) contract at R10,441.14 per month

If you are looking to kick-start your Logistics career in a pre-eminent elections management body, this might be your role. We are currently looking for an intern to join the logistics team at the Electoral Commission’s National Office.

The Intern: Logistics, will be trained, exposed to and lend support in delivering impactful logistics services to the Electoral Commission’s clients, customer and stakeholders’ base to strengthen the overall organisational control environment. The Intern will report to the Senior Admin Officer: Logistics Distribution.

Key performance areas: A 24-month internship programme designed to provide qualified graduates with a unique opportunity to gain valuable skills in a supportive environment while learning on the job and acquiring much needed work experience.

Exposure and training will be provided in the following areas where assistance is required:

•     Assist each departmental staff member with his/her duties whilst undertaking daily activities to learn about the basics of the departmental portfolio, i.e.Inbound logistics / procurement, Outbound logistics / distribution and Warehousing / Materials management.
• Assist with warehousing and inventory management. Supplier management, i.e. monitor delivery schedules and track delivery of goods.
•   Assist with logistical activities and duties relating to by-election.
•  Assist with relevant duties and activities as indicated by the departmental staff.
• Assist with selected logistical duties so as to obtain exposure to electoral operations and financial administrative matters.

Assist with the following general administrative duties

• Minute taking, report writing, preparing presentations, routine enquiries.
• Maintaining the filing system for the function.
• Coordinate the general administrative function of the logistics department.
• Maintaining incoming and outgoing correspondence in the function.

Basic requirements: 

Applicants must have completed and be in possession of Matric/ Grade 12/ N3/ NTC Level 4 AND at least a bachelor’s degree, or a National diploma, from an accredited tertiary institution in one of these fields: Supply Chain Management/ Logistics or Procurement.

The candidate must possess the following skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively, in writing and verbally.
• Computer literate, familiar with the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Willingness to learn to work with new software and applications.

The ideal candidate must have the following attributes

• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team under supervision.
• Good time management.
• Confident in engaging with other role-players.
• Proactive.
•    Dedication to the tasks at hand and willingness to work long hours, including weekends, when   needed.
• Service driven.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Applications must be accompanied by a recent, updated comprehensive curriculum vitae, certified copies of all qualification documents, and identity documents. Failure to attach the required documents will result in the application not being considered. The Electoral Commission will only correspond with short-listed candidates and interviews will be conducted on a date and time specified by the Interview panel.

The Electoral Commission is under no obligation to fill the position after advertising it and reserves the right not to make any appointment in the above post. Although advertised, a position may be withdrawn, re-advertised or filled by way of transfer or deployment, should it be considered in the interest of service delivery.

 NB! To qualify for this programme, applicants must be 35 years of age or younger and must not have been on an internship programme or worked in their field of study prior to this opportunity.  Applicants will be subjected to a risk assessment.

Closing date for all applications : 24 July 2025. Please take note that no applications received after the advertised closing date will be considered. “Applicants who have not been contacted by 31^st August 2025 must consider their applications as not being     successful”.

 ENQUIRES: Mr. AK Molefe or Ms. Nomfundo Xaba on 011-644-7400