Job Description

July 2025
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is calling on second and third-year students studying Horticulture, Nature Conservation and Ecotourism Management to apply for work-integrated learning placement.
Placement will be from 1 July 2025, as per below table. Field of study Placement Number of students Placement duration
Horticulture
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town 5
July 2025 - December 2025
Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden, Worcester 2
Lowveld National Botanical Garden, Mbombela 1
Pretoria National Botanical Garden 1
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort 3
KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden, Pietermaritzburg 2
Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden 1
National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria 8
Nature Conservation Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort 1 July 2025 - December 2025
Nature Conservation Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden 1 July 2025 - December 2025
Nature Conservation National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria
5 July 2025 - December 2025
Nature Conservation National Zoological Gardens, Mokopane 2 July 2025 - June 2026
Ecotourism Management National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria 8 July 2025 - December 2025
Requirements: Second- and third-year Horticulture, Nature Conservation and Ecotourism Management students who are self-motivated and enthusiastic are encouraged to apply. Students that have already qualified and students not registered for WIL are not eligible to apply.
Students must make their own arrangements for accommodation.
Ensure that all the below-mentioned documents are uploaded on the application form, as failure to submit these documents will result in rejection of the application.

• A letter of interest
• A 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 (this letter must reflect 2025 placement)
• Certified copies of your results
• Certified copy of your ID

For enquiries regarding the application process please send an email to:
Ms Sesethu Zimela Subject: SANBI 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 30 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.