Deadline: October 26th 2023 | The African Development Bank Internship Programme 2024
| Title: | The African Development Bank Internship Programme 2024 |
| Organisation: | African Development Bank |
| Fund/Grant: | Internship Opportunities for Youths |
| Deadline: | October 26th 2023 |
| Eligible countries: | Be citizens of one of the African Development Bank’s member nations |
The African Development Bank, which was founded in 1964, is the top organisation for pan-African development, supporting social and economic advancement all throughout the continent. There are 81 members, 54 of which are regional member countries in Africa. In order to significantly decrease poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth, transformative projects need both financial and technical support, which the Bank is providing as part of its development agenda. Five major areas, all of which will speed up our delivery for Africa, have been identified for scaling up in order to better focus the goals of the Ten-Year Strategy (2023–2022) and ensure greater developmental impact. These areas are energy, agrobusiness, industrialization, integration, and raising the standard of living for Africans. The Internship Programme is a component of a larger Talent Management Framework that enables the Bank to carry out its High 5s and Ten-Year Strategy.
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Using a competitive selection process, Programme participants are chosen based on the business requirements of the Bank.
Objectives
The program’s overarching goals are to:
- A chance for students to gain professional and hands-on experience at the African Development Bank.
- Assemble a pool of possible applicants for the Bank’s use in future hiring processes.
- However, candidates shouldn’t anticipate that the internship would result in a job offer from the Bank right away.
eligibility requirements
The following requirements must be met by applicants in order to qualify for an internship:
- Must be no older than thirty (30) years old and have reached the age of majority in their country of nationality or origin at the time the internship programme begins.
- To be enrolled right now in a master’s degree programme at an accredited public or private institution of higher learning.
- After receiving such a degree, the individual has one (1) year to apply for an internship.
- Be citizens of one of the African Development Bank’s member nations.
- Provide a copy of the aforementioned Degree or a letter from their school attesting to their enrolment. Candidates must be native speakers of at least one of the two languages used by the Banks (French or English).
- Use the Bank’s main software programmes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access); familiarity with SAP is preferred.
The Study Subjects Necessary for the Internship
- In particular, Economics, Agriculture, Private Sector Development, Human Capital Development (Education and Health), Environment, Finance, Infrastructure Development, Human Resources Management, Information Technology, Communications, Law, Internal Audit, Budget, Governance, or any other field of study that the Bank may deem relevant to its operations, must be within the job families from which interns are chosen.
- Students who are engaged in projects that directly relate to the Bank’s objectives will be given special attention.
Programme Specifics
- Each candidate will receive an internship that lasts no less than three (3) months or more than six (6) months. Each candidate is only permitted to complete the internship once.
- Depending on the requirements of their particular hiring units, selected interns may complete their internship on-site or remotely. Interns who work remotely are expected to have access to a computer, a dependable internet connection, and a setting that makes it easy to work remotely continuously.
- On-site interns are in charge of their care and, if necessary, air travel to and from the Bank’s location.
- To help the concerned interns get their entry and residency visas, the Bank will make a reasonable effort.
- The Bank will provide eligible interns with medical insurance coverage for the duration of their internship.
- A monthly stipend will be given to qualified interns.
Strategic Priorities
- The Ten-Year Strategy (TYS) of the Bank and the gender strategy are aligned with the individual disciplines and professional specialties.
Focus will be placed on the following areas in addition to the professions that make up the Bank’s employment families:
- Energy, power, climate change, and green growth
- Human and social development, and agriculture
- Infrastructure, the private sector, and industrialization
- Governance, Statistics, and Knowledge Management
- Finance
- Corporate services and legal human resources: IT, language services, general services and procurement, human resource management audit, and anti-corruption assessment
- External Relations & Communication
- Public Affairs
- Assessment of gender, environment, and society
Application Method
- Only applicants who submit a complete online application and a thorough Curriculum Vitae (CV) will be taken into consideration.
- During the year 2024, the Bank will have two (2) internship sessions. This notification applies to session 1, which will start in January 2024. The start of session 2 will be announced in April 2024, and it will go until July 2024.
- If you experience technical issues when submitting your application, send an email to HR Direct HRDirect@AFDB.ORG with a detailed explanation of the situation and/or a screenshot of the issue.
Location
- The chosen individuals will be placed in a variety of departments within the bank’s regional and country offices, as well as its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. However, depending on the requirements of their particular hiring units, chosen interns may do their internship on-site or remotely.
Timeline
- The 2024 Internship Program’s first session will start in January 2024.
For more information, visit the African Development Bank (AfDB) 2024 Internship Program’s official website.
