2023 African Union Internship Program For Young Africans
Deadline: June 30, 2023
The African Union, established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with spearheading Africa’s rapid integration and sustainable development by promoting unity, solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the people of Africa and African States as well as developing a new partnership worldwide.
In seeking to attain this objective, the African Union intends to build its capacity to deliver, among others, the implementation of its organizational structure.
In this pursuit, the African Union Commission invites applicants who are citizens of member states for its Internship program.
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Requirements:
To be considered for the Internship, you must have done the following;
Actively enrolled in at least the final year of a Bachelor’s degree program OR
Must have obtained a Bachelor’s degree or an advanced/ post graduate (Masters) qualification in a related academic field;
Be nationals of a Member State of the African Union
Be full time students currently enrolled in the final year of their Bachelors or graduate school program
Be fluent in at least one of the African Union working languages (Arabic, English, French or Portuguese)
Be no more than thirty-two (32) years of age at the time of selection
Possess the highest standard of moral conduct and integrity
Have not been convicted of any serious criminal offence excluding minor traffic offences
Prior work experience is not required for the internship positions
Duration and Reward:
The AU will have no financial obligation towards interns – travel arrangements and cost of accommodation and living expenses will be the responsibility of the interns.
AU will use reasonable efforts to assist the interns in obtaining their entry and residence visas
Interns will not be entitled to any compensation for travel
The internship will be authorized only once for three (3) month renewable one time for any candidate
Interns are not entitled to medical travel or medical evacuation to and from the internship location at the expenses of the commission. Interns shall therefore have an individual insurance coverage throughout the duration of the internship or medical evacuation to and from the internship location at the expenses of the commission
Required Documents:
Applicants must submit the following supporting documents with their online application:
A motivation letter indicating what they expect to gain out of the internship program
A copy of valid passport or national identity card
Certified copies of relevant academic certificates
Current curriculum vitae (CV)
Recommendation letter for internship from the institution of learning that they are attending
Upon successful submission of their application, applicants will receive an email confirmation that their application has been successfully received
Method of Application:
Application for admission to the AU Internship Program are submitted online through the link below:
If you are a first-time user of our online registration system, you will need to register before you can log in. You are advised to provide as much relevant information as possible.