Call For Applications: ECOWAS Immersion Internship Program For Young Graduate

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) launches the immersion program for young graduates in ECOWAS institutions, Batch 2025.

The program is open to young graduates from ECOWAS Member States, aged 32 or less.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Contribute to the professional integration of young graduates, by offering them the opportunity to better understand ECOWAS programs, at the same time as they give their contribution for efficiency in the implementation of these programs.
Specific objectives:
Offer a possibility of immersion in the services of the regional institution (Institutions, Agencies, Departments, Resident Representations);
Create a framework that allows young graduates to contribute to the implementation of major ECOWAS programs within Departments, Agencies, Resident Representations and Institutions.
EXPECTED RESULTS
Young graduates acquire professional experience through their immersion in ECOWAS programs, essential for their career;
Young graduates make their contribution to the implementation of ECOWAS programs.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

SELECTION CRITERIA

Be a national of an ECOWAS member country;
Hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate or equivalent degree;
Submit :
a request to the ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs (DHAS), which describes the candidate’s motivation with expression of their interests, the choice of the requested profile, the desired immersion location, as well as the candidate’s commitment to respect the terms and conditions of the program;
a Curriculum vitae (pdf);
a copy of the national identity card or passport (pdf or jpeg);
a copy of the academic diploma(s) or its equivalent (pdf).

SELECTION TERMS AND PROCESS

The program positions are defined with the ECOWAS Departments and host structures before each Program, which allows the candidate to apply according to the needs expressed by these structures;
120 positions are expressed for the year 2025 according to the attached list;
The selection of beneficiaries of the Immersion Program is done by a Technical Selection Committee;
Only selected candidates will be contacted for the rest of the process.

IMMERSION PROGRAM CONDITIONS

All program conditions are defined in the Terms of Reference attached to this call.

DURATION, LOCATION AND CONDITIONS OF THE IMMERSION PROGRAM

The Immersion Program for young graduates in ECOWAS institutions lasts one year, or 12 months maximum (non-renewable);
The Program is carried out in ECOWAS Departments, Agencies, Resident Representations and Institutions, or any other place duly designated by ECOWAS;

The young graduate beneficiary of the Program, at the end of his immersion, produces a report in three copies, one copy of which is sent to the Department responsible for Human Development and Social Affairs (DHAS), another copy to the user department and the last copy to the young graduate himself;
The practical arrangements for running the program will be defined in relation to the host structure;
Participation in the Immersion Program is only physically. The young graduate is required (compulsory) to participate in person or online (for those not residing in Abuja) in any information or program feedback meeting convened by the Program Coordination.

COORDINATION OF THE IMMERSION PROGRAM

The coordination of the immersion program is ensured by the Education, Science and Culture Directorate, in the Human Development and Social Affairs Department of ECOWAS.
NB: Please read the attached terms of reference and the list of immersion program positions in full. The terms of reference give more details on the conditions of the said program and the list of positions specifies the need for the position expressed, the location of the program and the level of the diploma required.

Deadline: August 31, 2024

Click HERE to Apply