DFFE Youth Community Outreach Programme

DFFE Youth Community Outreach Programme from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment is an opportunity to gain working experience while getting a salary.

This programme is a two-year contract and gives support to the Provincial Municipal office in Pretoria. As this programme aims to give work experience to the participants, there’s no need for you to have working experience to join.

With a Grade 12 certificate, you can try to apply for the opportunity from the DFFE Youth Community Outreach Programme. Who knows this can be your life changing chance.

As joining the programme from the public service gives a good image in your qualification so that it can push your chance to get hired later. Thus, this opportunity is a golden chance for fresh graduates who have no working experience beforehand.

Check out the information we provide in the article below to help you with the application steps.

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Programme Description

Programme Title: DFFE Youth Community Outreach Programme

Recruiter: Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment

Salary: R176 310 per annum, plus 37% in lieu of benefits

Location: Pretoria (X9 posts)

Duration: 2 Year Contract

Type: Temporary

Duties

In general, the applicants of the DFFE Youth Community Outreach Programme will give support to the Provincial Municipal works. The explanation of the support work that they provide can be checked below:

Render support for Provincial Municipal environment analysis.
Support the implementation of environmental provincial advocacy initiatives.
Support the planning and implementation of environmental education activities.
Organize and distribute environmental education and awareness promotional materials.
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual provincial environmental advocacy reports.
Provide logistical support; Facilitate traveling and booking needs.
Process S&T and Kilometre claims.
Provide administrative and secretariat support.
Prepare communications, such as memos, emails, invoices, reports and other correspondence.
Collate monthly, quarterly performance reports.
Create and maintain filing systems.
Facilitate procurement of goods and services.

If you are ready to learn those points above, then you can try to apply in the programme.

Eligibility and Requirements

The minimum requirements for applicants who want to join the DFFE Youth Community Outreach Programme are as follow:

A Grade 12 certificate.
No experience required.
A post-matric qualification in Public Administration/Administration will be an added advantage.
Knowledge and understanding of the Public Finance Management Act, Treasury Regulations and Treasury Practice Note.
Knowledge of administrative/clerical procedure, financial, procurement procedures, departmental procedures, and prescript/policies.
Coordination and stakeholder management; Interpersonal; organizational, facilitation and coordination skills.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Good understanding of government planning processes.
Ability to work under pressure, work with difficult people, be responsible and loyal, be honest and reliable, work long hours voluntarily, and ability to work with 30 limited supervisions.
Computer literacy and operation of all Microsoft packages.
A valid driver’s license.

Application

For the application to the programme, you need to prepare the following documents:

a New signed Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service Department
a recent detailed Curriculum Vitae

Aside from those files, the shortlisted candidates will have to submit other documents after they get the notification from the authorities.

Submit the documents above to the address below:

Send it to the Director-General, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Private Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001 or hand-delivered to: Environment House, Erf 1563 Arcadia Extension 6, Cnr Soutpansberg and
Steve Biko Road, Arcadia, Pretoria.