World Bank Group GrowAfrica Internship Program 2024 for Graduate Africans. Apply below.
When is Application Deadline:
30th May 2024 at 11:59pm UTC
Job #: req27469
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Tell Me About Award:
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is a leader in sustainable investment in emerging markets. IFC promotes private sector development and economic growth to reduce poverty and improve people’s lives. IFC works to help achieve the World Bank Group’s overarching goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and stimulating shared prosperity in every developing nation. To understand its impact, IFC has developed a results measurement system and a cohort of staff who specialize in helping operational colleagues understand and articulate the development impact of their projects.
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At the project level, IFC sets out to achieve concrete, measurable internal development targets that are specified at the design phase and, if needed, reviewed from time to time. These targets are linked to IFC’s corporate development goals. Progress towards achieving these targets is continuously tracked by its monitoring system, after which evaluative approaches using multiple methods to assess the longer-term impact of interventions are employed. This deliberate, systematic approach allows IFC to track the progress of its projects throughout their life cycle, and incorporate lessons learned into operations to improve future goal setting and project design. It also helps IFC to become more results-focused and to improve its transparency and accountability to stakeholders.
Through the business it does with its private sector clients, IFC’s priorities in Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services (MAS) are: (i) increasing productivity and access to goods and services, while protecting the environment, supporting low carbon growth and enhancing resilience to climate change related impacts; (ii) making IFC the preferred financing partner of choice for targeted clients, in part through its world-class industry expertise; (iii) supporting select local companies to grow while improving their transparency, efficiency and sustainable competitiveness; (iv) catalyzing foreign investment, including mobilizing B loans and parallel loans; and (v) developing client, sector and country-level solutions that can be scaled and replicated with a special focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Which Fields are Eligible?
Agribusiness
GrowAfrica is looking for six (6) interns to work on Upstream and Advisory projects that aim to reduce the operational risks of the IFC investment projects through strengthening supply chains, addressing food security, increasing collaboration with the World Bank, building the capacities of farmers, improving product traceability, improving food safety, etc. By participating in these projects, interns will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the agriculture industry and gain valuable experience in the field. The Interns will work under the overall supervision of the Project Leader and the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator.
GrowAfrica Project 1: Expanding the capacity of an Agri-commodity trader to increase its sourcing from farmers
GrowAfrica Project 2: Promoting sustainable agricultural practices and improving business management processes for coffee farmers in Uganda
GrowAfrica Project 3: Promoting agriculture production, specifically in the poultry and coffee sectors in Angola
GrowAfrica Project 4: Increasing productivity through training and establishing a reliable supply chain to revive the cotton sector in Mozambique.
GrowAfrica Project 5: Developing a food security heatmap to guide and inform the identification of investment opportunities for IFC in Africa that will reduce dependency on imports across the continent
GrowAfrica Project 6: Identifying, engaging, and collaborating with the World Bank operations that benefit from IFC’s experience working with the private sector
Type:
Internship
Who can Apply?
Prefer master’s or PhD, with at least two years of work experience.Â
• Studying agricultural with a specialization on crop-science, agriculture economy, agriculture science, agronomy, soil management, social science, economy, or any such relevant fields. Experience in specialized fields associated with the projects in Section B, Project Backgrounds, will be an added advantage.
• Ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Effective communication skills in multicultural, multi-lingual (at least English for all projects, Hausa for projects in Nigeria, Portuguese for Angola/Mozambique and French for projects in Senegal) environments and good ability to work effectively as part of a multicultural and diverse team.
• Adequate knowledge of the African agribusiness challenges, and opportunities.
• Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgement and problem-solving competencies.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and social media.Â
• Ability to work independently or as a member of a team.
• Results-oriented and team player.Â
• Good interpersonal skills.Â
Where will Award be Taken?
Nigeria; Uganda; Angola; Mozambique; or Dakar
How Many Awards?
Not specified
What is the Benefit of Award?
The internship package will be structured as follows:Â
• Working hours will be no more than 40 hours per week, limited to a maximum of 160 hours a month.Â
• The internship stipend will be negotiated depending on the experience and qualifications.Â
How Long will Award Last?
The expected date of start is 1 June – 31 July 2024 with a tenure of a Minimum of two months but not exceeding 6 months.
H. Â Reporting
The intern will report to the Project Leader (PL) and supervised directly by the Project Coordinator under each project.
How to Apply:
Apply here
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