South African Revenue Service LLB Graduate Trainee Programme


Advertiser: South African Revenue Service
Location: Pretoria

The Graduate Programme places the successful candidate(s) in the Employment Relations division of SARS to provide a combination of structured learning and workplace experience. Trainees are given a 24-month contract and receive a monthly stipend. At the end of the 24-month contract, trainees who meet SARS's recruitment requirements may apply for available vacancies in SARS.

The Graduate Programme is aimed at LLB Graduates who wish to pursue a career within the Employment Relations / Labour Relations environment.

The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:

•Ability:
- gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions
- handle strikes and lock-outs
- offer advice on collective bargaining strategies, unilateral implementation of lock-outs and industrial action
- offer advice on implementation of employment equity and discrimination legislation
- offer advice on implementation of skills development
- provide advice and written opinions on points of law
- provide advice on labour law implications of acquisitions, mergers and transfers of business

•Knowledge:
- corporate laws and regulations
- court and tribunal proceedings
- dispute resolution
- negotiation principles
- labour law
- the basic conditions of employment

Employment Equity: The Employment Equity policy of SARS will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process. For statistical purposes, please indicate your Equity status (race, gender and disability) on your CV.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake an oath of secrecy, pre-employment screening and or vetting, and a declaration of private interest. The appointment is also subject to appropriate reference(s) and security clearance if applicable.

Putting our people first is an integral part of SARS business strategy. In support of this and our ongoing evolution towards becoming the best employee-centric employer in South Africa, our Human Resources strategy aims to create a high performing environment for our people by role modelling and embedding the right behaviours and values.

The selection process will be concluded by end of February 2014, if you don't hear from us by then, please consider your application as not successful.

Closing date: 26 January 2014

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.