RMB-BASA Intern programme open for
applications
Qualified applicants are invited to apply
for the 2013 Business and Arts South Africa intern programme, supported by Rand
Merchant Bank (RMB).
Now moving into its fourth year, the
programme is designed to allow a new graduate the chance to immerse him or
herself in all aspects of arts administration. The programme also allows the
intern to identify their own learning goals and work towards those during the
year that the internship runs.
So far Karabo Legoabe (2010), Arthur Nkuna
(2011) and current intern, Lakin Morgan, have benefited from the programme,
which sees the intern work out of BASA’s Johannesburg offices from January to
December.
Comments Lonwabo Mavuso, Marketing and
Operations Manager at Business and Arts South Africa, “The BASA intern
programme has proved an invaluable way for graduates who are passionate about a
career in arts administration to get robust experience and an intimate feel for
what the career entails.”
The Internship gives an emerging
administrator the opportunity to access mentorship, grow in several
administrative skill areas through training, and also drive projects, which
provide synthesis between study and practice.
For Morgan, a National School of the Arts
and Tshwane University of Technology graduate, the highlight of her experience
during 2012 has been working on the 15th Annual Business Day BASA Awards,
supported by Anglo American. “Being involved with the awards on various levels
tested my project management skills as well as my communication skills,” she
says. “To be challenged in this regard has exceeded my expectation of the
internship.”
Morgan also points to her involvement with
BASA’s different programmes, including the organisation’s thriving
volunteer-based programmes – which have enabled her to see the value of giving
arts organisations the tools, support and resources to see themselves as
businesses “with a sound product that the business community will be willing to
support. This has impacted my perception and understanding of the arts
sponsorship landscape. Working with the BASA team has been invaluable. Everyone
has their specialities and is always willing to lend a helping hand. Their
assistance has richly enhanced my time as the 2012 BASA RMB Intern.”
The 2013 Business and Arts South Africa
intern programme, supported by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) selects interns based
on their education, experience, and enthusiasm for the arts. The intern
selected is expected to engage in the diverse projects that BASA is involved
with, reports to the Marketing and Operations Manager, and works closely with
the entire BASA team.
The closing date for applications is November
30, 2012.
Interested applicants should send a CV and
cover letter to: Att: Lonwabo Mavuso; P.O Box 962; Parklands, 2121 or e-mail application
to info@basa.co.za For more information
call 011 447 2295.
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