50 Internship Positions At African Union

Students actively searching for internship programs, worry no more because African Union has great practical opportunities for you.

This program is structured to provide interns with an opportunity to complement their educational experience and to develop their professional skills and experience.

Focus Area

In general, interns assist in providing administrative and technical support for effective implementation of African Union programmes, projects and activities in its below Department/Directorates: 

• Cabinet of the Chairperson
• Cabinet of the Deputy Chairperson
• Office of the Director General
• Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
• Economic Development, Trade, Industry, Mining (ETIM)
• Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI)
• Infrastructure and Energy (IE)
• Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS)
• Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS)
• Human Resources Management (HRM)
• Operations Support Services
• Management Information Systems Division
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Conference Management and Publications (CMP)
• Office for Safety and Security Services
• Citizens and Diaspora (CIDO)
• Medical and Health Services
• Financial Control Unit
• Office of Strategic Planning and Delivery
• Office of Internal Oversight (OIO)
• Quality Assurance and Control
• Ethics, Integrity and Standards
• Office of the Secretary to the Commission
• Office of the Legal Counsel (OLC)
• Office of Protocol
• Partnership and Resource Mobilization
• Women, Gender and Youth (WGY)
• Information and Communication
• Peace Fund Secretariat
• New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)

Eligibility Requirements

• 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.
• Must be a full time students currently enrolled in the final year of their Bachelors or graduate school program.
• Fluent in at least one of the African Union working languages (Arabic, English, French or Portuguese).
• Not 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.