The Road Accident Fund (RAF) invites unemployed South African graduates to apply for several internship opportunities designed to provide valuable workplace experience. These internships offer practical exposure in various professional fields while enabling successful candidates to develop skills that can enhance their future career prospects.
The available internship programmes include Medical Management, Litigation & Mediation, Adjudication Backlog, and People Management. Each programme provides structured workplace learning under the guidance of experienced professionals and offers a monthly stipend to successful applicants.
These opportunities are ideal for graduates who have completed qualifications in Law, Health Sciences, Human Resource Management, Business Administration, and related disciplines.
Available Internship Positions
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) invites applications for the following internship opportunities:
- Medical Management Internship
- Reference Number: 6933
- Location: Centurion, Gauteng
- Duration: 12 Months
- Closing Date: 04 August 2026
- Litigation & Mediation Internship (3 Posts)
- Reference Number: 6652
- Locations:
- Pretoria, Gauteng (1 Post)
- Polokwane, Limpopo (1 Post)
- Thohoyandou, Limpopo (1 Post)
- Duration: 18 Months
- Closing Date: 12 August 2026
- Adjudication Backlog Internship (2 Posts)
- Reference Number: 6748
- Location: East London, Eastern Cape
- Duration: 18 Months
- Closing Date: 19 May 2026
- People Management Internship (1 Post)
- Reference Number: 6745
- Location: East London, Eastern Cape
- Duration: 18 Months
- Closing Date: 08 May 2026
About the Road Accident Fund
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is a South African public entity responsible for providing compensation to individuals who suffer injuries or financial losses due to motor vehicle accidents. The organisation focuses on delivering fair and timely social benefits that assist qualifying victims during their recovery process.
Through its graduate internship programme, RAF aims to equip young South Africans with practical work experience that complements their academic qualifications.
Medical Management Internship
Location: Centurion, Gauteng
Division: 3300
Reference Number: 6933
Employment Type: Internship
Salary: R96,000 per annum (monthly stipend)
Internship Duration: 12 Months
Closing Date: 04 August 2026
Age Requirement
Applicants must be between 18 and 23 years old.
Purpose of the Internship
The Medical Management Internship provides graduates with practical exposure within RAF’s Medical Management Unit. Participants gain experience in administrative support, stakeholder engagement, medical operations, reporting, and healthcare-related processes.
Previous employment history within South Africa will be verified before appointment.
Areas of Workplace Exposure
Successful interns may gain experience in:
- Medical Management
- Case Management
- Customer Relations Management
- Complaint Resolution
- Stakeholder Management
- Information Management
- General Office Administration
- Logistics Support
Key Responsibilities
Successful candidates may be required to:
- Provide administrative and operational support.
- Assist with medical case management activities.
- Consolidate weekly and monthly performance reports.
- Analyse medical operational systems.
- Maintain databases for claimants, caregivers, case managers, service providers and stakeholders.
- Handle stakeholder correspondence.
- Prioritise and redirect escalated enquiries.
- Support complaint resolution processes.
- Track turnaround times.
- Coordinate stakeholder meetings.
- Prepare presentations and briefing documents.
- Communicate Head Office updates to regional offices.
- Assist during recruitment processes.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must submit certified copies of:
- Grade 12 (Matric) Certificate
- Diploma or Degree in Health Sciences, Business Administration, Management, Legal Studies or related qualification
- South African ID
- Academic Transcript
Applications must also include:
- Updated CV
- Motivational Letter
Competencies Required
Applicants should demonstrate:
- Good written communication
- Strong verbal communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Computer literacy
- Ability to prioritise work
- Willingness to learn
- Self-motivation
A medico-legal background or healthcare experience will be advantageous.
Litigation & Mediation Internship
Available Locations
- Pretoria, Gauteng (1 Position)
- Polokwane, Limpopo (1 Position)
- Thohoyandou, Limpopo (1 Position)
Division: 3400
Reference Number: 6652
Employment Type: Internship
Salary: R96,000 per annum (monthly stipend)
Internship Duration: 18 Months
Closing Date: 12 August 2026
Age Requirement
Applicants must be between 18 and 25 years old.
Purpose of the Internship
The Litigation & Mediation Internship offers graduates practical legal experience within the Road Accident Fund’s litigation environment. Successful interns work alongside legal professionals while gaining exposure to dispute resolution, court procedures and legal administration.
Practical Training Includes
Participants may gain experience in:
- Legal administration
- Drafting pleadings
- Preparing affidavits
- Drafting applications
- Drafting legal correspondence
- Court procedures
- Litigation support
- Dispute resolution
- Filing court documents
- Serving notices
- Monitoring court judgments
- Reporting case outcomes
- Legal research
- Professional legal development programmes
- Bills of Cost administration
- Taxation support
- Litigation Management Systems
- CaseLines administration (Pretoria)
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must provide certified copies of:
- Grade 12 Certificate
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
- BA Law
- BCom Law
- South African ID
- Academic Transcript
Additional documents required include:
- Updated CV
- Motivational Letter
Applications submitted without academic transcripts will not be considered.
Competencies
Suitable candidates should possess:
- Strong communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Computer literacy
- Ability to organise workload
- Self-motivation
- Willingness to learn
Adjudication Backlog Internship
Location: East London, Eastern Cape
Division: 3300
Reference Number: 6748
Employment Type: Internship
Salary: R96,000 per annum (monthly stipend)
Internship Duration: 18 Months
Purpose of the Internship
The Adjudication Backlog Internship provides graduates with practical experience in claims administration and adjudication. Interns assist with the processing of claims while supporting various administrative functions within RAF.
Workplace Exposure
Training may include:
- Claims adjudication
- Supplier claims
- Represented claims
- Unrepresented claims
- Death benefit claims
- Data capturing
- Filing
- Office administration
- Stakeholder communication
- Claim administration processes
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must submit certified copies of:
- Grade 12 or NQF Level 4 Certificate
- Advanced Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Law
- South African ID
- Academic Transcript
Applications should also include:
- Updated CV
- Motivational Letter
Required Skills
Applicants should demonstrate:
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Computer literacy
- Self-motivation
- Ability to prioritise work
- Willingness to learn
Only the first 100 applications received will be considered.
People Management Internship
Location: East London, Eastern Cape
Division: 3300
Reference Number: 6745
Employment Type: Internship
Employment Equity
Disability targeted position
Salary: R96,000 per annum (monthly stipend)
Internship Duration: 18 Months
Purpose of the Internship
The People Management Internship offers graduates practical Human Resource Management experience through involvement in recruitment, employee relations, payroll administration, leave management and performance management.
Workplace Learning
Interns may gain exposure to:
- Recruitment and selection
- Candidate screening
- Interview administration
- Employee relations
- Human Capital support
- HR policy implementation
- Grievance management
- Leave administration
- Payroll administration
- Promotions
- Transfers
- Terminations
- HR reporting
- Performance management
- HR filing systems
- Meeting coordination
- Minute taking
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must submit certified copies of:
- Grade 12 Certificate
- Degree or Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management or related qualification
- South African ID
- Academic Transcript
Additional documents required:
- Updated CV
- Motivational Letter
Required Competencies
Candidates should possess:
- Good communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Computer literacy
- Attention to detail
- Ability to organise work
- Self-motivation
- Willingness to learn
Only the first 100 applications will be considered.
General Application Requirements
Applicants should carefully follow all application instructions before submitting an application.
General requirements include:
- South African citizenship.
- Unemployed status.
- No previous internship completed in the relevant field.
- No previous employment in the profession related to the internship.
- Maximum of three internship applications may be submitted.
- Separate application required for every reference number.
- Academic transcript must be included.
- Motivational letter should not exceed three pages.
- Short CV required.
- Foreign qualifications must be evaluated by SAQA before application.
- Security vetting will be conducted on successful candidates.
Applications without academic transcripts or supporting documents may not be considered.
Important Information
Preference will be given in line with the Road Accident Fund’s Employment Equity policy, including persons with disabilities where applicable.
Applicants who do not receive feedback within six weeks after the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful.
Hand-delivered applications will not be accepted. Applications should be submitted through the official Road Accident Fund recruitment platform before the relevant closing dates.
Closing Dates Summary
| Internship | Location | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Management | Centurion, Gauteng | 04 August 2026 |
| Litigation & Mediation | Pretoria, Polokwane, Thohoyandou | 12 August 2026 |
| Adjudication Backlog | East London, Eastern Cape | Closed |
| People Management | East London, Eastern Cape | Closed |
Graduates who meet the minimum requirements are encouraged to submit complete applications before the applicable closing date to avoid missing these valuable work-integrated learning opportunities.