Over the past couple of years, the LHDA has been implementing Phase II of the LHWP, and this has provided a unique opportunity for young graduates to develop skills and deepen experience for the benefit of Lesotho and South Africa. The LHDA provides young professionals with experiential learning that supports their transition into the working environment. To date, the LHDA has engaged forty-four (44) Young Professionals in various fields of study, including but not limited to Geology, Environment, Civil and Electrical Engineering, Development Studies and Social Sciences. It is intended that more than one hundred (100) internships will be provided during the implementation of Phase II.
The LHDA, therefore, invites applications from recent graduates for consideration as per the following:
1. DURATION AND REMUNERATION
The Programme offers graduate internships of six (6) to twenty-four (24) months, dependent on the specific engagement. Interns shall receive a monthly stipend towards their living expenses.
2. ELIGIBILITY
Candidates must be either Basotho or South African nationals below the age of thirty-five (35), who have not previously been employed in a full-time capacity or for a period not exceeding six (6) months.
They must be in possession of a Diploma or a Degree qualification in the fields chronicled below:
i. Public Health/Community Health – HR/Intern/PUB-HEA/22/1
ii. Telecommunications Engineering – HR/Intern/TEL-COMM/LR/22/1
iii. Archaeology – HR/Intern/ARCH/22/1
The LHDA reserves the right to place or not place applicants based on its needs and requirements. The LHDA is furthermore under no obligation to employ the Young Professionals upon completion of the programme. Due to a large amount of correspondence received, correspondence will only be undertaken with shortlisted candidates. Should you not hear from us within three (3) months of the notified cut-off date, please accept that your application was
unsuccessful for the current round. The applications shall however be retained in the database for future consideration.
3. REPLY INSTRUCTION
A Motivation Letter, Curriculum Vitae’s and certified copies of Academic Certificates, and at least one Reference Letter from the last school attended or employer be e-mailed in PDF format files not exceeding 4 MB to [email protected], alternatively hand delivered to the Ground Floor, LHDA Tower Building, Maseru or posted for the attention of the Chief Executive, Lesotho
Highlands Development Authority, P. O. Box 7332, MASERU 100, Lesotho.
The specific reference number of the Internship opportunity must also be quoted. Applications received after the notified cut-off date and those that are found not to meet the immediate requirements will be retained in the database but those that do not meet the basic minimum stipulations will be set aside.
4. CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS
There is no closing date for the open walk-in applications since Young Professionals are required and will be taken-on well into 2023. LHDA will continue to re-publish the advert from time to time to highlight specific requirements for the ensuing period, this being at the sole discretion of the LHDA.