African Development Bank Graduate Internship Programme 2016 (http://www.afdb.org/en/careers/internship-programme/) – The primary objective of the Internship Program at the African
Development Bank Group (AfDB) is to deepen the Bank’s efforts to advance
development within its
regional member countries (RMC) through capacity
building activities.
The Program aims at providing candidates
with the 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.
Job:
Eligibility Requirements
In 2016, the Bank is planning to recruit 60 interns.
The following are the minimum requirements:
- Aged between eighteen (18) to thirty (30) years.
- Currently
enrolled in a Bachelor’s/Master’s level degree program or its
equivalent in a recognized public or private institution of higher
learning. - Apply for an internship within one year of having obtained such a degree.
- Provide a letter from the University / Professional institution school confirming the enrollment for the current Program.
- Citizen of a regional or non-regional member country of the African Development Bank.
- Applicants must be fluent in, at least, one of the Banks’s working languages (English or French).
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
In addition to the above selection criteria, preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate the following:
- Ability to leverage knowledge.
- Ability to share knowledge.
- Working knowledge of a third language that is relevant to the Bank’s operations.
- Special
consideration shall be given to students who are working on projects
that have a direct bearing on the mission of the Bank. - Adaptability to multicultural settings.
- Good communication skills.
The specific disciplines and specialist professional areas that are aligned to our Ten-Year Strategy and our gender strategy are the following:
- Economy: Development Research; Statistics;
- Finance; Budget; Treasury; Resource Mobilization; Risk Management
- General/Business Administration;
- Human Resources Management;
- IT Services; IT Engineers; Security; IT Security;
- Protocol Services ; Langage Services;
- Communication & External Relations;
- Operations I: Procurement & Fiduciary Services, Fragile States situations;
- Operations
II: Agriculture & Agro Industry; Human Development; Governance;
Water & Sanitation, Natural Resource Management; - Operations III: Energy, Environment & Climate Change; Transport & ICT; Private Sector; Regional Integration and Trade;
- Strategy & Operational Policies;
- Results & Quality Assurance;
- Gender;
- Corporate Lawyers;
- Translation / Interpretation.
Terms and conditions
- Internships shall be granted to each candidate for a period
not less than three (3) months and not more than six (6) months. The
internship will be authorized only once for any candidate. - Eligible interns will be provided with a monthly stipend, depending on the budget availability.
- Interns may be authorized to participate in an official Bank’s mission.
- Internships
shall be performed either at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan (Côte
d’Ivoire) or in any one of the Bank’s field offices or Regional Centers. - Interns shall be responsible for their air travel (where applicable) to and from the Bank’s location as well as their upkeep.
- Interns
shall be responsible for their medical insurance coverage, and for
obtaining entry and residence visas in the host country of the Bank.
How to Apply? Interested and Qualified candidate should Click Here to Apply
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