The Eastern Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) is inviting unemployed graduates to apply for its 24-month Internship Programme for 2025/26–2026/27.
Internship Application Closing Date: 11 July 2025
Stipend: R94 326 per annum
Duration: 24 Months
Location: Provincial Office in Bisho and various district offices across Eastern Cape
Application Method: Online via https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za
Internship Fields and Reference Numbers
Below are the internship fields available along with their reference numbers and placement locations:
Provincial Office, Bisho
- Risk Management – Ref No: DSD 09/06/2025
- Contracts Management – Ref No: DSD 10/06/2025
- Strategic Planning – Ref No: DSD 11/06/2025
- Internal Auditing – Ref No: DSD 16/06/2025
- Internal Control – Ref No: DSD 17/06/2025
- Financial Planning – Ref No: DSD 18/06/2025
- General Payments – Ref No: DSD 19/06/2025
- Salary Administration – Ref No: DSD 20/06/2025
- Revenue Management – Ref No: DSD 21/06/2025
- Supply Chain Management – Ref No: DSD 22/06/2025
- Infrastructure – Ref No: DSD 23/06/2025
- Fleet Management – Ref No: DSD 24/06/2025
- Asset Management – Ref No: DSD 25/06/2025
- Inventory Management – Ref No: DSD 26/06/2025
- Human Resource Development – Ref No: DSD 28/06/2025
- Employee Health & Wellness – Ref No: DSD 29/06/2025
- Labour Relations – Ref No: DSD 30/06/2025
- Integrated Services to Families – Ref No: DSD 36/06/2025
- Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) – Ref No: DSD 37/06/2025
District Offices
- Strategic Planning
- Amathole – Ref No: DSD 12/06/2025
- Alfred Nzo – Ref No: DSD 13/06/2025
- Chris Hani – Ref No: DSD 14/06/2025
- BCM – Ref No: DSD 15/06/2025
- Human Resource Management
- Alfred Nzo – Ref No: DSD 27/06/2025 (x2 Posts)
- Information Communication Technology (ICT)
- Bisho – Ref No: DSD 31/06/2025
- OR Tambo – Ref No: DSD 32/06/2025
- Alfred Nzo – Ref No: DSD 33/06/2025
- Chris Hani – Ref No: DSD 34/06/2025
- Sarah Baartman – Ref No: DSD 35/06/2025
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 (Matric)
- Three-year diploma or degree (NQF Level 6 or 7) in the relevant field (e.g., Internal Auditing, Supply Chain, Public Administration, Law, HR, ICT, Financial Management, etc.)
- No prior internship experience in government required