Call for the Aera Africa Internship Program (2025) in now open!!
Established in 1988, the African Economic Research Consortium is a capacity building institution to inform economic policies in sub-Saharan Africa. The launch of AERC goes back to the late 1980s, when a small group of Africanists and African scholars began to recognize the disconnect between economic policy making and economic research in sub-Saharan Africa. Available research results, applied to other economies, did not always seem appropriate to the African context. And where such results were available, they were too often not put to use.
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Their concern swelled into a full-fledged idea; they had a discussion about a vehicle for pooling their expertise and applying it to the development of economic policy capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. And instead of sitting around mumbling about the problem, they decided to act. Thus, the AERC was born. The idea was fairly simple– to set up a framework for supporting sound economic research on themes of importance to the management of economies in Africa and make existing expertise available through experienced economists who could serve as resource persons to the researchers supported under the framework.
The AERC is committed to ensuring it gives internship opportunities to recent postgraduates. The objective of the AERC Internship Programme is to develop and prepare recent postgraduates to take up employment opportunities that come up in research, policy making and capacity building institutions. The Internship Programme also provides participants with an excellent opportunity to acquire work-place experience, expand knowledge, refine career goals and build professional networks, mentors and contacts. The interns will in return support the research, capacity building and policy outreach agenda of AERC. The pool of interns will provide the AERC with potential candidates for job opportunities that may arise in the future. The Internship Programme is for a duration of 3 to 6 months after which the candidates are released to pursue opportunities in the wider job market.
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- Eligible interns will receive a monthly stipend.
- Interns may be authorized to participate in an official AERC assignment.
Eligibilities
The AERC aims to select candidates with a Master’s degree in any one the following disciplines:
- Economics; Statistics; Agricultural Economics; Development Studies; Mathematics; or Gender Studies.
- Governance and Knowledge Management.
- General Support Services: Accounting and Finance Administration; Procurement; or HR Management.
- ICT
- Communication & External Relations
Participants in the programme are selected on a competitive basis, reflecting the position needs of the AERC.
The following are the minimum requirements for internship positions:
- Aged 30 and below at point of submitting application
- Holds a minimum of a master’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized university; and is applying for the internship within one year of having obtained a master’s degree
- Is a Kenyan citizen or has legal document allowing him/her to work in Kenya
- Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English, with a working knowledge of another language (e.g. proficiency in French is an added advantage).
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
In addition to the above selection criteria, preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate the following:
- Rapid turnaround of work
- Good communication skills
Application Process
Applications for admission to the Africa Economic Research Consortium Internship Programme are submitted online. Registration is need before logging in as a first time user. Provide as much relevant information as possible.
Due to the high volume of responses received, only electronic confirmations of receipt will be issued. If you do not hear within 3 weeks after application deadline, then your application would not have been considered successful.
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