Job Description

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in partnership with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), is calling on second- and third-year students studying Horticulture, Landscape Technology, Nature Conservation, Wildlife Management, Game Ranch Management and Ecotourism to apply for work-integrated learning placement.

Placement will be from 1 January 2024 to July 2024 or 1 January 2024 to December 2024 and duration will be either 6 or 12 months, dependent on specific centre requirements.

Opportunities include: Field of study Placement Work areas
Horticulture

Free State National Botanical Garden, Bloemfontein Garden planning, development and maintenance

Plant propagation and collection management

Plant identification, inventory & accessioning
Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden, Worcester
Lowveld National Botanical Garden, Mbombela
Pretoria National Botanical Garden
Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town
Ecotourism National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria Biodiversity interpretation

Biodiversity monitoring

Marketing and Tourism in ecotourism

Customer satisfaction surveys
Wildlife Management

Game Ranch Management

Nature Conservation National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria Animal care & feeding duties

Enclosure cleaning and maintenance

Breeding and conservation programmes

Animal capture activities

Environmental enrichment activities and animal conditioning training
National Zoological Gardens, Mokopane

Requirements: Second- and third-year Horticulture, Nature Conservation, Ecotourism, Game Ranch Management and Wildlife Management students who are self-motivated and enthusiastic are encouraged to apply. Good grades will be a strong advantage.

Students who have already graduated need not apply.

Students who have failed some of their modules will not be eligible for placement as they would be unable to register for WIL.

Students must make their own arrangements for accommodation.

Monthly stipend: R3 575.75

Application: Please complete this application and submit the following documents (failure to submit documents listed below will result in the application being disqualified):

• A letter of interest
• A full CV
• Your goals while training at SANBI
• Letter of recommendation from lecturers/supervisors
• Letter from university stating that you need to complete work-integrated learning (Must be for 2024 placement)
• Certified copies of your results
• Certified copy of your ID

Please submit your application to cc

Subject: SANBI / DFFE WIL placement.

Candidates will be expected to be available for interviews on dates and times as determined by SANBI. SANBI reserves the right not to fill these positions.

If no response has been received within 40 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.

Contact details:
Ms R du Toit at

Closes: Friday, 20 October 2023
Monthly stipend: R3 575.75

ABOUT SANBI

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) contributes to South Africa's sustainable development by facilitating access to biodiversity data, generating information and knowledge, building capacity, providing policy advice, showcasing and conserving biodiversity in its national botanical and zoological gardens.

SANBI