Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Africa Internship Program 2025 – YOA

Deadline: March 3, 2025

Applications are open for the J-PAL Africa Internship Program 2025. J-PAL Africa invites you to apply for an internship of their coverage, analysis and training & coaching groups. The internships are paid, and positions may be structured as both part- or full-time. The internship location is both in-individual (in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Accra, or Nairobi) or distant, relying on the nationality of the intern and the wants of the workforce.

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a worldwide analysis middle working to cut back poverty by guaranteeing that coverage is knowledgeable by scientific proof. J-PAL relies on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Africa workplace relies on the University of Cape Town (UCT) with a satellite tv for pc workplace in Johannesburg. A small variety of employees are additionally based mostly in Nairobi, Kenya and Accra, Ghana. J-PAL is a dynamic workforce of motivated people who work with a worldwide community of educational growth economists. 

Internships Available

The provide the next internships:

• Policy internship: Education Portfolio
• Policy internship: Digital Identification & Finance Initiative
• Research Internship
• Education & Training internship

Eligibility

Applicants ought to have:

• A level in Economics, Statistics, Development or associated discipline OR finding out in direction of a level in these fields and within the closing yr.
• For MicroMasters in Data, Economics and Design of Policy college students: At least one accomplished MicroMasters course. Preference might be given to candidates with aggressive MicroMasters course grades (75% and above) who’ve accomplished a number of DEDP programs (notably Data Analysis for Social Scientists and Designing and Running Randomized Evaluations). Applicants ought to point out which MicroMasters programs they’ve accomplished of their application and embody a replica of their program document (out there by the MicroMasters portal).
• Strong curiosity in social coverage and growth analysis. 
• Excellent organizational abilities and talent to satisfy strict deadlines.
• Excellent communicator.
• Strong consideration to element.
• Ability to talk French, along with English, is very advantageous. 
• National of a Sub-Saharan African nation.

Application

The application deadline for the internship is March 3, 2025.

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For extra data, go to J-PAL Africa Internship.