Vacancy title:
Internship Program: Trade, International Trade, International Trade Law, Law, IPR, Economics(AfCFTA)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
African Union

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 25 2025

Duty Station:
Rwanda | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The internship program is designed to bring highly qualified and motivated students with diverse backgrounds into the Secretariat to work on projects linked to the Strategic Orientations of the Secretariat and to support the corporate functions of the Secretariat. Its main goal is to give successful candidates the opportunity to improve their analytical and technical skills in an international environment.
The program is primarily educational and aims to expose participants (interns) to the workings of the AfCFTA at an early stage and strengthen their personal and early professional skills. It will provide an avenue for participants to gain an exposure and some hands-on experience in various applicable fields, while learning in a multi-cultural environment.

The Interns will be deployed to assist in providing administrative and technical support for effective implementation of AfCFTA programmes, projects and activities in its below Department/Directorates: 

- Office of the Secretary-General
- Protocol Division
- Communications Division
- Conferences and Languages Division
- Directorate of Trade in Goods and Competition
- Directorate of Customs
- Directorate of Trade in Services, Investment, IPR and Digital Trade
- Directorate of Dispute Settlement and Legal Affairs
- Directorate of Administration of Human Resources Management/IT Unit
- Directorate of Finance
- Directorate - Institutional Matters & Programme Coordination

Objectives

1.    To provide students the opportunity to gain an exposure to the work done at AfCFTA Secretariat
2.    To offer a learning platform to students who qualify to serve as interns
3.    To provide students, the opportunity of experiencing, first hand, the work of one of the ambitious projects of the African Union
4.    To promote the AfCFTA to the general public, especially the youth and encourage them to work hard towards achieving their aims of working with International Organizations

C. Who can Apply? (Eligibility)

1.    Be nationals of a Member State of the African Union and residing in Ghana.

2.    Graduates or Final year students who are enrolled on full-time basis on a fully accredited degree program in a recognized public or private institution of higher learning in any of the following areas: Trade, International Trade, International Trade Law & Policy, Economics, Law or International Law, Intellectual Property, Customs Administration or related fields.

3.    Full availability for a minimum of three months, being the duration of the program 
4.    Proficiency in one of the AU official working languages (French, English, Portuguese, Arabic, Kiswahili and Spanish) and fluency in another AU language(s) is an added advantage.
5.    Applicants should possess a high level of quantitative and IT skills
6.    Must possess very good ICT skills and be familiar with Microsoft Office suite
7.    Applicants should be capable and willing to work in a multicultural and international team environment
8.    Applicants should be committed to upholding and adhering to the rules and values of the Institution for the duration of the program
9.    Female candidates are encouraged to apply

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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