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NFVF PESP7 Digitisation Internships 2026: 200 Assistant Archivist Posts Across South Africa The National Film and Video Foundation, together with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, invites unemployed South African graduates and youth to apply for the PESP7 Digitisation Project Internship Programme 2026. Internship Application Closing Date: 03 August 2026 at 16:00 Internship Locations: All nine provinces and the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa in Pretoria NFVF PESP7 Digitisation Project Internships 2026 The National Film and Video Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, is recruiting 200 unemployed graduates and young South Africans for the seventh Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme. Successful candidates will support the digitisation of records held by the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa and its provincial archives. The project is expected to begin on 24 August 2026 and will operate across all nine provinces, including several provincial archive sites and the National Archives in Pretoria. Internship Programme Overview Organisation: National Film and Video Foundation Partner: Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Programme: Seventh Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme Project: NARSSA Archives Digitisation Project Position: Assistant Archivist Number of positions: 200 Target group: Unemployed South African graduates and youth Maximum age: 35 years Expected starting date: 24 August 2026 Opening date: 15 July 2026 Closing date: 03 August 2026 at 16:00 Application method: Email Who Can Apply? The programme is open to suitably qualified South African graduates and unemployed young people aged 35 or younger. Applicants should have completed a relevant diploma or degree aligned with archival work, records management, information science, film, sound, heritage or information technology. Candidates who previously participated in PESP projects are discouraged from applying. Applicants applying in provinces with more than one project site must clearly indicate the preferred site in their application. Available Assistant Archivist Posts 1. Western Cape Assistant Archivists: 10 Posts Reference number: WC.01 – Assistant Archivist Location: Cape Town, Western Cape Number of positions: 10 Areas of Work Successful candidates may assist with:…
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