Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time            
Number of hours per week: 40 hours
Preferred start date: As soon as possible
Duration of Contract:  6 months

Are you passionate about social impact, innovation, and gender equity? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and impactful organization? We are currently looking for enthusiastic and dedicated interns to join our team!

Who we are:

The Policy Innovation Centre (PIC) is the first national institutionalized behavioural initiative in Africa supporting government and stakeholders to make behaviourally informed decisions and generate evidence for impact-driven interventions in critical thematic areas (Governance, Health, Gender & Social Inclusion, Education, and Digital & Financial Inclusion). The PIC is positioned to support the delivery of better policies and innovative solutions for high-impact interventions across Africa. The PIC is an initiative of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), a leading think tank in Africa redefining evidence based policy advocacy.

Internship Overview

The Policy Innovation Centre (PIC) is offering exciting internship opportunities in a variety of thematic areas: Governance, Health, Gender & Social Inclusion, Education, Innovative Digital Solutions, Agriculture & Livelihoods, Human Resources and Finance. This internship provides hands-on experience to directly support PIC’s mission to promote innovative, sustainable solutions for socio-economic development.

Qualifications/Job Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., social sciences, development studies, sociology, health, administration, finance, humanities or related disciplines) is required.
• Maximum of one year post graduation/NYSC.
• A minimum of a 2.1 academic grade.
• Good oral and written English skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Mentorship from subject matter experts.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.

How to apply

Please send your CV on no more than 2 A4 pages (Minimum font size 10) AND an accompanying covering letter of no more than 2 pages (Minimum font size 10) answering the following questions to https://forms.gle/LBfxUteaqsWihT8z7

• What is your motivation for wanting to join the PIC?
• What are the top three key attributes you would bring to the PIC?

 Application Deadline: [10^th January 2025]

NB

·       Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

·      PIC may be unable to notify every applicant of the result of their application. If you have therefore not been contacted within 8 weeks of the closing date, then you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may retain your data and contact you for future openings that match your skills and competencies.

·       Equal employment opportunity statement: PIC is an equal employment employer. We do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, colour, religion, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable laws.