Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Nov. 13, 2024 – The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) is to hire 40 interns for multiple positions from the regional member countries.
The objectives of the AfDB internship programme are to deepen the bank’s efforts to advance development within its Regional Member Countries (RMC) through capacity building activities.
Additionally, the programme will provide opportunity to acquire and develop the ability to work in an international environment, provide the bank a pool of potential candidates in the future and enhance the visibility of the bank and its development activities.
Apart from the monthly stipend, the applicants will also benefit from medical coverage paid for by the AfDB.
The internship will take place either at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) or in one of the Bank’s regional and country offices, either remotely or on-site, depending on the needs of the hiring units.
Applications for admission should be submitted online, and all first-time users will have to create accounts on the online registration system before logging in.
All interested candidates should apply before the deadline on November 20, 2024.
Selected candidates will receive an official offer and are expected to start the Internship Program from Jan. 16, 2025.
To be eligible for the internship, one must be a citizen of AfDB member country and must be aged 30 and below by Dec. 31, 2025.
The applicant must also be a holder of a bachelor’s degree and is currently enrolled in a master’s program or its equivalent in a recognised public or private institution of higher learning or is applying for the internship within one year of obtaining a master’s degree.
According to the bank, “the fields of study from which Interns shall be selected must be within the Job Families of the Bank: Agriculture, Human Capital, Engineering, Investment, Operations management & programming, Sustainability, Procurement, Delivery & Performance Monitoring, Risk Management, Finance, Capacity Development, Governance, Natural Resource and Knowledge Management, Economics, Statistics and Data Management, Human Resources Management, Information Management Technology, Real Estate Management and Services, Translation and Interpretation, Communication, Legal, Corporate Governance & Advisory Functions or any other field of study that the Bank may deem relevant to its operations.”
The bank runs two (2) internship sessions per year.
The selection process for session 2 of the 2024 Internship Program has been completed and selected interns are onboard.
This announcement is for session 1 of the 2025 Internship Program which will commence in January 2025. (TUKO)
