The company is a Cape-Town based close corporation whose objective is to design, produce and market a range of textile bags under a South African trade mark. All quality bags are made out of environmentally friendly fabrics and are being manufactured by cooperatives of self-employed women in the townships of Cape Town. Bags are sold through retail (Pick n’ Pay) as well as directly to corporations and conference organizers in SA, Europe, USA. One key objective: establish the company as a powerful trade mark in the domestic and export markets in order to support the sustainable development of empowered production units in the townships of South Africa. The company is a member of the World Fair Trade Organization

Intern’s Responsibilities:

• Improve the way we engage with the relevant target markets (corporate / academic institutions) in South Africa.
• Drive overall company brand awareness in these markets.
• Support the day-to-day operations.
• Develop a plan on how to engage with key corporations / academic institutions in South Africa. Identify decision makers, complete a competitive analysis and test approach with local accounts in Cape Town area. Review existing customer base and develop a program to capture recurrent business.
• Review existing or develop additional marketing collaterals to support customer engagement and marketing programs.
• Create effective communications tools (regular newsletter, presence on social networks, dedicated websites, etc…) and implement a detailed rolling calendar of activities.
• Improve existing tools in order to improve operations effectiveness and improve the professional image of the company.

Duration of Internship:

6 months

Dates of Internship: (If Applicable)

Not Specified

Requirements:

• Studies in Marketing or Business
• Should be able to think out of the box
• Experience in Marketing would be advantegous
• Project management skills would be advantegous
• Good English skills
• Additional languages would be advantegous
• Reliable, Responsible as well as able to take ownership
• Well presented

The Foundation involved, is a research organisation with registered Section 21 status at the University of Cape Town Medical School with outreach clinics in Gugulethu, Crossroads, Nyanga and Masiphumelele. With a team of over 160 community-trained field workers, nurses, doctors and researchers the Foundation is an internationally recognised leader in the prevention and treatment of HIV and related infections. The organisation also prides itself on its distance, and in house, training programmes.

Intern’s Responsibilities

The interns role will be dependant on the project needs and the interns skills and interests and the agreement reached between the intern and the  Project Leader involved.

Intern Requirements

We have numerous projects all with different requirements so we try to match project needs to applicant skills and interests.

Duration of Internship

Dependant on the availability of the applicant. Longer term intern requests are easier to place on projects.

Dates of Internship (if Applicable)

No specific dates – it is dependant on the applicants availability.

Established in 2005 the company offers development facilitation and project management services to the construction, engineering and built environment industries. Core services are Construction Project Managment, Development Facilitation, Procurement, Tenant Co-ordination. Secondary services are the following: Value engineering, capacity building, facilitating relocations, strategic facilities management. The sectors within the company provides services include Retail, Commercial, Residential, Industrial, Health, Tourism, Education,Infrastructure, NGOs, Financial, Environmental, Petrochemical, Public and Private Sectors.

Intern’s Responsibilities

• Assisting the Project Management Team
• Interprete the client’s goals into innovative, workable solutions
• Effective communication between the core team and teams on various sites
• Project Planning, establishing priorities, allocating resources

Intern Requirements

• Studies in Business, Project Management or Civil Engineering
• Fluent in English is crucial
• Project Management experience would be preferred
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks and manage deadlines
• Ability to work independently and team orientated, collaboratively
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Customer service skills

Duration of Internship

Minimum 6 Months

Dates of Internship (if Applicable)

Not Specified

Provides skilled Contractors for IT and Engineering projects as a managed service outside the LRA. We also administer the tax and payroll function for the contractor as we are backed by AW, tax consultants serving the West Coast for 25 years now.

Intern’s Responsibilities:

• Performing various Marketing activities
• Client service
• Assisting with the recruitment procedure
• Performing administrative duties
• Getting involved in the different projects the company is involved
• Website Management

Duration of Internship:

Up to 5 months, and to be determined by student’s schedule.

Dates of Internship: (If Applicable)

Not specified

Requirements:

• Studies in Business, IT or Marketing
• Good English Skills
• Excellent interpersonal as well as communication skills
• Experience in IT would be advantegous
• Good administration skills
• Good MS Office skills

The organization is a specialist in Enterprise Development, accredited Skills Traning and Corporate Social Investment.
The sectors include Craft, Agriculture & Tourism, Small-Scale Manufacturing – all sectors with fairly low barriers to entry but enormous potential for grassroots job creation, community upliftment and nation building.

The oganization desgins and implements flagship programmes for corporate, Government and international donor clients that supports the growth of small and emerging enterprises as well as community based projects all over South Africa.

Internship fields offered within the company

• Economic and Social Development
• Small Business / Commerce
• Finance
• Graphic Design
• Industrial/ product design / product re-engineering
• marketing /social marketing & brand building
• Journalism, photography and social commentary

Requirements

The requirements will be compiled when candidates have specified their internship field. Usually the organization will interview the candidates in order to find out what their interests are and if they fulfill the requirements for the position. If the candidate is successful an internship contract will be drawn up between the organization and the intern which comprises of the job specifications, requirements, duration of internship etc.

Duration of Internship

3 – 12 Months

Dates of Internship (if applicable)

Not specified

They were founded in 2006 and have grown from strength to strength since then. They are a dynamic company based in Cape Town. Their clients are predominantly local (Southern Africa) tourism companies and home improvement companies in the UK. They are focusing on these two industries and are looking for a forward thinking, pro-active intern to maintain their clients’ websites.

Intern’s Responsibilities:

• Search Engine Optimazation
• Community Marketing
• Conversion Marketing

Internship Requirements:

• Studies in Marketing, Business or similar
• Fluent in English
• Skills in other languages would be beneficial
• Experience in Online Marketing would be advantegous
• Managing end-to-end projects

Duration of Internship

Minimum 3 Months

Dates of Internship

Not specified