Expressions of Interest FutureFit Internship

Newcastle - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Looking for a Career-ready Placement with a difference

The FutureFit Internship Program has been developed to provide University students with a placement experience that introduces them to the diversity and potential of a career with the City of Newcastle. As an intern you will apply your academic knowledge in a real-world setting while developing your professional skills and corporate knowledge through our unique groupwork and online learning program.

Above all our internship program is designed to show you that City of Newcastle is a great place to work. Working with us means that you chip away at ambitious plans with a talented passionate crew alongside you shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders.

Our interns are provided with 140 hours of work placement across a 7-week period. Hosted by a specialist team interns will spend time developing an understanding of the skills and opportunities within their service unit.They will also spend time as part of a multi-disciplinary group undertaking corporate learning and engaging in problem solving for the Citys challenges.

Supported by industry professionalsinterns must be available each Wednesday (9am - 4:30pm) of the Future Fit Internship period being 16 February 3 April 2026and can negotiate the allocation of their remaining hours with their service host. The typical allocation of hours each weekareallocated:

7 hours - Placement activity with host service

7 hours - Groupwork activity with the Learning Planning and Engagement teameach Tuesday (compulsory attendance)

6 hours - Online corporate and employability learning completed at home OR within host service area.

Applications close 3 December 2025

Our Semester 1 2026 opportunities are an opportunity for students to engage one of our following City of Newcastle teams listed below:
Please also attach a current resume to your application.

For students studying:	Service area internship host - Position Descriptions
*College of Engineering Science and the Environment*
Architecture	Planning and Development - Strategic and Place
Project Services Team
Planning and Development - Assessment
Project Management Office
Civil Engineering	Engineering Assessment Team
Project Services
Construction Management	Planning and Development - Strategic and Place
Project Services
Project Management Office
Sports and Recreation Planning
Development Studies	Planning and Development Strategic and Place
Emergency Management
Planning and Development - Assessment
Community Planning and Development
Environment and Sustainability
Sports and Recreation Planning
Environmental Science and Management	Landfill and Contracts
Waste Services Waste Education
Environment and Sustainability
Psychological Science	Learning Planning and Engagement
Workforce Development
Science	Landfill and Contracts
Waste Service Waste Education
Environment and Sustainability
*College and Humanities and Social Future*
Arts	Creative and Community Services Civic Theatre
Emergency Management
Museum Archives Libraries and Learning
Media and Communication	Customer Experience - Transformation
Creative Services Brand and Marketing
C reative and Community Services Civic Theatre
Waste Service Waste Education
Media and Stakeholder Relations
Social Science	Emergency Management
Community Planning and Development
Museums Archives Libraries and Learning
Learning Planning and Engagement
Workforce Development
Visual Communication	Creative and Community Civic Theatre

If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application please contact

Required Experience:

Intern

Looking for a Career-ready Placement with a differenceThe FutureFit Internship Program has been developed to provide University students with a placement experience that introduces them to the diversity and potential of a career with the City of Newcastle. As an intern you will apply your academic k...