Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) Internships (Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal) South Africa 2022

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Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) Internships (Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal) South Africa 2022

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

16 March 2022.
Be sure to apply on or before these dates - any applications submitted after this date are late and will NOT be accepted.
 

DETAILS ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME:

Location: Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
Duration: 24 months
Salary: Market Related

Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) is offering 2 Internship opportunities to graduates: a Brand and Marketing Internship and a Investment Promotions and Facilitation Internship.
 

Brand and Marketing Internship – Interns will perform the following duties:

  • Assist in collating information for publications and communication materials
  • Play an important role in branding of facilities during the events and exhibitions
  • Media Monitoring
  • Compiling the necessary lists
  • Assisting with coordinating communication and PR activities
  • Providing office and administrative support
  • Providing support in planning the media
  • Filing and general administration duties
  • Assisting with the development of appropriate marketing tools and systems to ensure visibility of RBIDZ brand and service offerings
  • Creating content for website and other online campaigns

Investment Promotions and Facilitation Internship – Interns will perform the following duties:

  • Administrative support: provide administrative and secretarial support services to the BDS Managers in general, including but not limited to
  • Responding and registering investor enquiries emanating from telephone calls, referrals, website, walk-ins, business chambers, dtic, etcetera
  • Updating the generated enquiries and leads pipelines
  • Updating investor information on the existing investor-project files both physically and electronically
  • Taking minutes during scheduled meetings and compile reports
  • Coordinate diaries, travel arrangements and arrange Boardroom bookings for investor meetings
  • Investment promotions
  • Arrange required information for internal deal-sourcing, screening and due diligence stages
  • Follow up-on enquiries and leads for possible conversion
  • Develop new investor project files with clearly defined project timelines including land applications, Letters of Intents, acknowledgement letters
  • Familiarise with Investor Attraction Policy
  • Familiarise with Investment Promotion and Marketing Strategy
  • Participate at the investment promotion events, exhibitions, conference and Inward Missions
  • Investment facilitation
  • Familiarise with the DTIC finance support programmes and incentive schemes
  • Familiarise with SEZ Policy guidelines and procedures
  • Facilitating linkages with Developmental Finance Institutions (DFIs)
  • Facilitating joint-meetings between Investor/s and Financiers
  • Assist with the preparation for the Environmental
  • Review Committee (ERC) and IEC meetings
  • Facilitating Investor site visits
  • Customer Relationship and Support
  • Hosting incoming business delegations, drafting invitation letters, developing programmes, co-ordinate logistics, and arrange on-site visits

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO APPLY:

Before applying, please ensure that you meet ALL of the following minimum entry criteria – failure to satisfy all the requirements will result in your application being disqualified:
Brand and Marketing Internship:

  • Must be between the ages of 20 and 35 years old
  • Must have completed a National Diploma or BCom Degree in Marketing or another qualification in Branding and Marketing
  • Must be unemployed
  • Must have no relevant workplace experience
  • Must have NOT taken part in any previous internship programmes
  • Must have a valid drivers license

Investment Promotions and Facilitation Internship:

  • Must be between the ages of 20 and 35 years old
  • Must have completed Matric/ Grade 12
  • Must have completed one of these qualifications:
    • National Diploma in one of these fields: Marketing, Business Administration, Office Administration, Project management and Business Economics or related fields
    • Degree in one of these fields: Marketing, Economics, BCom, Project Management or Business Development Studies (advantageous but not essential)
  • Must be unemployed
  • Must have no relevant workplace experience
  • Must have NOT taken part in any previous internship programmes
  • Must have a valid drivers license

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE INTERNSHIP POSITIONS:

Applications must be submitted online for the following positions:

RBIDZ Internship: Brand and Marketing
(Reference number: 152)

RBIDZ Internship: Investment Promotions and Facilitation
(Reference number: 153)
 

Attach the following documents to your application:

  • Updated Curriculum Vitae
  • Certified copy of your relevant qualification
  • Certified copy of your Identity Document
  • Certified copy of your drivers license
  • Any other supporting documents, relevant to the position

 

ABOUT THE COMPANY PROVIDING THE INTERNSHIP:

Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone Company (SOC) Ltd (RBIDZ) is a state-owned company, located on the Northern Coast, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The industrial development company is responsible for encouraging international export competitiveness, by way of tax and duty free incentives, providing world-class infrastructure and competitive input costs.

RBIDZ is owned by the KwaZulu-Natal government and reports to the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DEDTEA).
 

CONTACT THE INTERNSHIP PROVIDER FOR QUERIES:

For any queries related to this internship programme, please contact Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) directly:
Telephone number: 035 797 2600
Email address: info@rbidz.co.za
Contact form: https://rbidz.co.za/index.php/contact