Dept of Rural Development & Land Reform: Opportunities For Unemployed Graduates

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) invites Unemployed Agricultural Graduates with a three year Diploma or Degree.

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) invites Unemployed Agricultural Graduates with a three year Diploma or Degree in Agriculture who need practical hands-on experience to improve their chances of employment to apply for Agricultural Graduates Programme opportunities that currently exist in the DRDLR Provincial Offices.

Requirements

• Project and People Management skills
• Research methodology
• Willingness to travel and work extended hours.
• Computer literate skills.
• Communication skills.
• Facilitation skills.
• Report writing skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Liaison skills.
• Interpersonal skills.

Preference will be given to applicants who reside within the Local Municipalities and/or Districts where the positions are advertised.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates and successful candidates only.

If you have not been contacted within two (2) month after the closing date of this advert please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Successful applicants will be appointed for a period of 12 months.

Provincial Office: Gauteng (Reference Number: 3/2/1/2015/547)

The successful candidates will participate in rural development projects in the following Agricultural fields;

Agricultural Extension Services

Degree/Diploma in Agriculture (Animal Production) – 2 Posts in West Rand
Degree/Diploma in Agriculture (Crop Production) – 3 Posts in West Rand
Degree/Diploma in Agriculture (Animal Production) – 3 Posts in Sedibeng
Degree/Diploma in Agriculture (Crop Production) – 2 Posts in Sedibeng
Degree/Diploma in Agriculture (Animal Production) – 3 Posts in Tshwane

Degree/Diploma in Agriculture (Crop Production) – 2 Posts in Tshwane

Provincial Office: North West – (Reference Number: 3/2/1/2015/548)

The successful candidates will participate in rural development projects in the following Agricultural fields;

– Livestock, Extension Services in Livestock, Crop and Vegetable Production (5 Posts in Ngaka Modiri Molema)

Diploma / Degree in Animal Production / Science, Plant Production / Agronomy

– Extension Services in Livestock, Poultry and Vegetable Production (5 Posts in Bojanala)

Diploma / Degree in Animal Production / Science, Horticulture

– Poultry, Extension services in Poultry, Livestock and Crop Production (5 Posts in D Kenneth Kaunda)

Diploma / Degree in Animal Production / Science, Agronomy

– Extension Services in Livestock, Poultry and Vegetable Production (5 Posts in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati)

Diploma / Degree in Animal Production / Science, Plant Production / Agronomy

Provincial Office: Limpopo

The successful candidates will participate in rural development projects in the following Agricultural fields:

– Crop Science (Reference Number: 3/2/1/2015/548)

– Must have a Degree in Bsc Crop Science / Economics / B Agric Management / Diploma in Crop Science Offices where opportunities are available:

Waterberg (Modimolle, Lephalale) – 2 Posts
Capricorn (Aganang, Blouberg) 3 Posts
Sekhukhune (Ephraim Mogale, Greater Tubatse and Elias Motsoaledi) – 3 Posts
Mopani (Greater Giyani, Greater Tzaneen, Greater Letaba – 5 Posts

Vhembe (Makhado, Musina) – 4 Posts

– Animal Science (Reference Number: 3/2/1/2015/549)

– Must have a Degree in BSC animal sciences / Economics / B Agric Management / Diploma in Animal Science

Offices where opportunities are available

Waterberg (Modimolle, Lephalale) – 2 Posts
Capricorn (Aganang, Blouberg) – 2 Posts
Sekhukhune (Ephraim Mogale, Greater Tubatse and Elias Motsoaledi) – 2 Posts

Vhembe (Makhado, Musina) 1 Post

The successful candidates will participate in rural development projects in the following Agricultural fields: Animal Production, Business Management, Agricultural Extension Services, Natural Science and Plant Production

Requirements

Degree in Animal Production.
Degree / Diploma in Agricultural Economics.
Degree / Diploma in Agricultural Engineering.
Degree / Diploma in Agronomy.
Degree / Diploma in Crop Production.
Diploma / Degree in Soil Science or Agricultural Management.
National Diploma / Degree in Forestry or Plant Production

Offices where opportunities are available

There are 20 positions available in the Nkangala, Gert Sibande, Ehlanzeni Districts

Provincial Office: Free State (Reference Number: 3/2/1/2015/551)

– The successful candidates will participate in rural development projects in the following Agricultural fields: Animal / Plant Production

– Must have a 3 year Tertiary qualification in Agriculture. Degree/Diploma in Corp / Animal production Offices where opportunities are available:

Fezile Dabi – 4 Posts
Lejweleputswa – 4 Posts
Mangaung Metro – 4 Posts
Thabo Mofutsanyana – 4 Posts

Xhariep – 4 Posts

Provincial Office: Kwazulu Natal

– The successful candidates will participate in rural development projects in the following Agricultural fields: Livestock, Corp and Vegetable production, Horticulture / Plant production, Agriculture extension services (Reference Number: 3/2/1/2015/552)

– Must have a Degree/National Diploma in: Animal production, Plant production, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agronomy Offices where opportunities are available:

Ilembe – 4 Posts
Umkhanyakude – 4 Posts
Uthungulu – 4 Posts
Amajuba – 4 Posts
Uthukela – 4 Posts
Umzinyathi- 4 Posts
Umgungundlovu – 4 Posts
Zululand – 4 Posts
Ugu – 4 Posts

Harry Gwala – 4 Posts

Provincial Office: Eastern Cape (Reference Number: 3/2/1/2015/554)

– The successful candidates will participate in rural development projects in the following Agricultural fields: Agricultural Extension Services & Agricultural Economics Natural Science

– Must have a Degree/Diploma with area of specialization indicated above

There are 25 positions available at the following district offices at the discretion of the department:

Provincial Office: Western Cape (Reference Number: 3/2/1/2015/553)

– The successful candidates will participate in rural development projects in the following Agricultural fields: Agricultural Extension Services, Animal Production, Plant Production

– Must have a Degree / Diploma in Agriculture Offices where opportunities are available

Cape Metro – 4 Posts
West Coast – 5 Posts
Cape Winelands – 4 Posts
Overberg – 3 Posts
Central Karoo 4 Posts

Eden – 5 Posts

Provincial Office: Northern Cape

– The successful candidates will participate in rural development projects in the following Agricultural field: Agricultural Extension Services, Natural Science (Reference Number: 3/2/1/2015/554)

– Must have a relevant qualification in the following areas: Agricultural economics, Extension Services, Animal Production, Crop Production, Abattoir / Slaughtering

There are 15 positions available at the following district offices at the discretion of the department:

Preference will be given to applicants who reside within the Local Municipalities and/or Districts where the positions are advertised.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates and successful candidates only.

If you have not been contacted within two (2) month after the closing date of this advert please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Successful applicants will be appointed for a period of 12 months.

Closing date is 16 October 2015 @ 16:00

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