Complete vacancy title: 2026 Internship Program – Session 2
Founded in 1964, the African Development Bank stands as the leading pan-African development organization, fostering economic advancement and social development throughout the continent. It comprises 81 member states, with 54 located in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The development agenda of the Bank focuses on providing financial and technical assistance for transformative initiatives aimed at substantially alleviating poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
Candidates for the Program are chosen through a competitive process, reflecting the business requirements of the Bank.
Position: 2026 Internship Program – Session 2
Strategic Focus areas:
The specific disciplines and specialist professional areas are aligned to the Bank’s Ten-Year Strategy (TYS) and the gender strategy. In addition to the fields that are in the job families of the Bank, focus will be on the following areas:
· 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
Fields of Study Required for the Internship:
- The fields of study from which Interns shall be selected must be within the Job Families of the Bank: 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 shall be given to students who are working on projects which have a direct bearing on the mission of the Bank.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for internship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Must have attained the age of majority in their country of nationality or origin and be not more than Thirty (30) years old at the time of commencement of the internship 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 (1) 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 Banks’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.
Location: Selected candidates will be deployed in various Departments at Headquarters (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), Bank’s Regional and Country Offices
Posting Date: 25-Mar-2026
Closing Date: 08-Apr-2026
How to Apply:
Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online complete application and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Apply for this position:
To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries.