2013 Graduate Placements Application Form

1. PERSONAL DETAILS please include a copy of your identity document and proof of residence

Family Name First Names Residential Address Postal Address Telephone Cell phone E-mail Address Identity Number Gender (mark appropriate block) Male Female Designated Equity Group (mark appropriate block) Black Indian Coloured White Disabled

2. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS please include current if applicable

Institution Qualification Year of completion Main Subjects Achievement

3. COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT briefly describe your background, commitment to and interest in the environment.

4. CAREER DEVELOPMENT - describe concisely your envisioned career path in the environment sector.

5. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS - describe your academic achievement.

6. MOTIVATION FOR PLACEMENT - provide a clear motivation for your placement with WWF-SA.

7. REFERENCE
Contact Person Designation Association Contact details

8. PLACEMENT PREFERENCE
WWF-SAs work is organised around 3 strategic objectives, namely securing ecological assets; (ii) securing the integrity of ecosystems that support social and economic wellbeing; and (iii) building climate resilience and various programmes, including the Freshwater, Sustainable Fisheries, Sustainable Agriculture, Fynbos and Grasslands Landscape Programmes, the

Sustainable Business Programme, various climate change programmes focused on mitigation and adaptation, the transition to a low carbon economy and hosts and the Environmental Leaders Programme that develops leaders for the above. In addition, various corporate functions support the strategic environmental work at WWF-SA, such as Finance and Business, Human Resources, Business Development and Communications and Marketing. Towards achieving these strategic objectives, WWFSA also works closely with a number of public and private sector partners, for example, Mondi, Woolworths, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, The Greenhouse, Flower Valley Conservation Trust, Bulungula Incubator Project for integrated water resource management, amongst others. Across these internal programmes and in associate organizations related to WWF-SA work, placements are available in 2013 in the following conservation and sustainability areas of work. See www.wwf.org.za for more details on these programmes.

What is your placement preference? You may choose more than one placement option. Please mark them in order of preference with 1 being the 1st option. Please note that whereas these options might guide placements, we are unable to guarantee placement as per your options. Rank your options

Placement opportunities 8.1 Freshwater: Promoting water security, alien clearing, wetland and riparian restoration, minimizing / mitigating the impacts of agriculture, industry and mining in collaboration with water users, government , conservation partners and, corporates. 8.2 Biodiversity Management for the protection of key species and landscapes, for example through sustainable harvesting, stewardship approaches, spatial planning, ensuring compliance.

Your motivation

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Sustainable Fisheries to promote an ecosystems approach, sustainable fisheries practices and marine conservation without compromising livelihoods of

dependent fishing communities. 8.4 Sustainable Forestry: promoting sustainable practices through engagement along the forestry supply chain 8.5 Sustainable Business promoting sustainability in

business practices through, for example consumer and employee education and engagement, procurement policies, etc. 8.6 Climate Change & Renewable Energy: Research and actions that support climate change mitigation, adaptation and renewable energy initiatives. 8.7 Education, environmental development, etc. 8.8 Corporate Services, such as marketing and training and development, skills including and

education,

planning

communications, finance and business support, risk management, amongst others.

9. WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE PROGRAMME? - please tick the appropriate option
Options Tick if applicable Comments

The Internet (which sites?) A publication (which one?) A notice (placed where?) Word of mouth (From whom? Representing which organisation?)

All enquiries and submissions to: Mrs. Julia September: WWF-SA Graduate Programme Coordinator. Tel: 021 657 6600 Fax: 083 535 9433 Email: jseptember@wwf.org.za
Communication will be entered into with shortlisted candidates only. Should you have had no response from our offices by 20 January 2013, please consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest in our Professional Graduate Placement Programme