2025 Internships at City of Johannesburg | Launch Your Career Today
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is inviting applications for its 2025 internship programmes, offering valuable work-based training across various departments. These internships aim to equip unemployed graduates and students with practical experience, enhancing their employability in the public sector.
- Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Duration: Up to 18 months
- Stipend: R9,960.45 – R10,109.86 per month
- Application Deadline: Varies by position; some close on 22 May 2025
The following Internship Opportunities are open for applications:
Internship: Administration – Citizen Relationship and Urban Management
Department: Group Citizen Relationship and Urban Management (CRUM
Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Public Administration / Business Administration / Public Relations / Journalism / International Relations / Marketing / Communications or related qualification
Duties: Provide effective and comprehensive administrative support services to Citizen Relationship and Urban Management Department (CRUM): Integrated Service Delivery and Stakeholder Interface Unit in order to ensure efficiency of the Department.Coordinate administrative requirements associated with Integrated Service Delivery and Stakeholder Interface function. Promote efficiency in hosting the service delivery operations across various regions. Promote the efficiency in stakeholder management/Interface and performing specific tasks/activities associated with the provision of internal communications services. Collate and prepare qualitative and quantitative information for inclusion in specific statutory reports.
Skills and Competencies: Computer literacy (MS Office Packages, including Word, Excel). Good written and oral communication skills in English, and must be able to communicate and coordinate effectively with other stakeholders. Good record-keeping. Sound judgment, empathy and respect for others. Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy and good planning, organising, coordinating, and time management skills. Collaborative/Teamwork, Values and Integrity, Attention to detail, and quality-focused. Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics, Professionalism.
Internship: Human Settlements Internship
Department: Human Settlements
Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Business Management / Business Administration / Public Management / Public Administration
Duties: Perform developmental level professional administrative work research and analysis in support of the Business Management directorate at the department of Housing. To participate in the directorate’s day-to-day operations that include general office administration, monitoring and evaluation risk management and regulatory compliance, HR and involvement in administrative tasks related to long, medium and short-range strategic planning. This includes contribution to development of Business Plan, quarterly report and strategic planning concept notes. Render developmental-level professional administrative and support service in the Business Management directorate. Assist with verifying reported information by undertaking site visits and /or physical risk assessments to projects. Administrative tasks related to long, medium, short-range strategic planning by assisting. Transporting by hand of restricted documents dealing with all types of sensitive and confidential information.
Skills and Competencies: Excellent oral and written communication skills. Organisational skills. Analytical and research skills. Proficiency with computer software and applications and ability to analyse data using Microsoft Excel. Interpersonal abilities. Ability to plan, organize and prioritise work. Creativity. Numeracy. Knowledge of council’s standard processes and procedures relating to provide administrative support, General knowledge of municipal governments and city regulations / codes.
Internship: Developer & Data Analyst
Department: Finance, Compliance & Data
Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information Technology / Mathematics / Statistics / Chemistry or related field
Duties: Provide technology and data support for our data team. Collate and verify data from multiple sources. Assist with the implementation of data and software storage systems and execute data analysis and data transfers. Assist to develop systems to automate and streamline business processes in the Property Branch. Assist the team with ETL procedures and ad hoc data queries from other departments. Improve organizational service delivery through the improvement of data processes. Participate in stakeholder management internally and externally, including the City’s Municipal Entities (MEs). Practice good governance and management of risk. Compile reports that seek to provide insight into the performance of the Data Section. Manage and monitor assets and resources of the Directorate. Perform specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the Data Section and individual performance.
Skills and Competencies: Database and systems development (MS SQL or MySQL; working knowledge of Python and C#) o Extensive knowledge of SQL o Python, Power BI, Tableau would be advantageous. Collaborative Teamwork & Team Building. Management & Accountability. Building and maintaining effective working relationships. Excellent report design skills. Excellent planning, organizing and time management skills. Attention to detail and high level of accuracy in the recording and capturing of information. Ability to work independently and where necessary take key decisions in complex situation. High level of Communication skills required to work with people. Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics,
Internship: Policy, Planning & Research
Department: Human Settlements
Requirements: Diploma or Degree in : Housing / Human Settlements / Public Administration / Public Policy / Development Studies / Law / or related Social Sciences discipline;
Duties: Contribute towards the undertaking of research in the directorate. Assist with the development of policies and guidelines through baseline research. Facilitate the coordination of forums, stakeholder engagements and public participation processes. Support the administrative functions within the directorate. Contribute towards the producing/undertaking of quality research and research reports in the Directorate. Assist with policy development processes in the Directorate. Support the coordination of forums, stakeholder engagements and public participation processes. Assist with administrative duties to ensure effective administrative support for the smooth operations within the Directorate.
Skills and Competencies: High level of confidentially and organisation skills. Flexibility and adaptability. Interpersonal, decision-making and problem-solving ability. Strong work ethic. Ability to work under pressure and Independently. Ability to prioritise. Sound numerical ability. Good time management skills. Analytical and research skills. ICT literacy, including MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Language literacy (reading and writing) in English. Knowledge of the public service sector. Knowledge of the Human Settlements environment and challenges. Multidisciplinary team;