Masters students who are within the field of a financial institution, the internship program by the African Development Bank is available for you. Recipients of this program will be selected on a competitive basis. This would be based on business needs of the Bank.
The Internship program aims to provide students with an opportunity to acquire professional and practical experience at the African Development Bank. It also provides the Bank with a pool of potential candidates for future recruitment purposes. However, this is no guarantee to the applicants that the internship would lead to immediate employment with the Bank.
Check below for more details on the eligible fields of study and how to apply for the African Development Bank Internship program:
Fields of Study
- 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.
- Special consideration will be given to students who are working on projects which have a direct bearing on the mission of the African Development Bank.
The Internship program will commence in January 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the African Development Bank Internship program, you must meet the following criteria:
- Must have attained the age of maturity in their country or nationality and be not more than 30 years at the time of commencing the program.
- Be currently enrolled in a master’s level degree program in a recognized public or private educational institution of higher learning.
- The candidate can apply for an internship within one year of having obtained such a degree.
- Be nationals of the member countries of the African Development Bank.
- Provide a letter from their school confirming their enrollment or a copy of the above-mentioned Degree.
- Applicants must be fluent in at least one of the Bank’s two working languages (English or French).
- Be able to use the Bank’s standard software packages (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access); knowledge of SAP is desirable.
Terms and Conditions
- Internships shall be granted to each candidate for a period not less than three months and not more than 6 months. The internship is authorized only once for any candidate.
- Selected interns will perform their internship either remotely or on-site depending on the needs of their respective hiring units. Remote intenrs are expected to have access to a personal computer, reliable internet connection and a conducive living environment that facilitates smooth and uninterrupted remote working.
- On-site interns shall be responsible for their air travel (in case of) to and from the Bank’s location as well as their upkeep.
- The Bank will use reasonable efforts to assist the concerned interns in obtaining their entry and residence visas.
- Eligible Interns will benefit from a medical insurance coverage paid by the Bank during the period of their internship.
- Eligible interns will be provided with a monthly stipend.
Application Procedure:
Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online complete application and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- The Bank runs two (2) internship sessions per year. This announcement is for session 1 of the 2025 Internship Program, which will commence in January 2025.
- The announcement for session 2 of the 2025 Internship Program will be made in April 2025 and selected interns will commence in July 2025.
- Should you encounter technical difficulties in submitting your application, please send an email with a precise description of the issue and/or a screenshot showing the problem to: HR Direct HRDirect@AFDB.ORG
Application Deadline: 20 November, 2024
For further details and to apply, visit the official webpage of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Internship Program
