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

The Immersion Program for young graduates in ECOWAS programs lasts one year over a period of 12 months maximum {Non-renewable};

• The Program is carried out in the Departments, Agencies, Representations and Institutions of ECOWAS, or any other place duly designated by ECOWAS;
• The young graduate benefiting from the Program produces a report at the end of the internship in three copies, one copy being sent to the HDSA Department, second copy to the user department and the third copy for the individual record of the intern in person;

About Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), also known as (CEDEAO in French), is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of 5,114,162 km2 (1,974,589 sq mi), and in 2015 had an estimated population of over 349 million. Considered one of the pillar regional blocs of the continent-wide African Economic Community (AEC), the stated goal of ECOWAS is to achieve “collective self-sufficiency” for its me….

Requirements for ECOWAS Internship Immersion Program Qualification

• The program is open to young graduates from the ECOWAS Member States,
• Aged 35 years or less.

Be a citizen of an ECOWAS Member States;

• Hold a Certificate, at the Bachelor (BSc), Master, PhD or equivalent certificate;
• Submit: a request to the ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs (HDSA) which describes the motivation of the candidate with expression of his centers of interest, as well as the candidate’s commitment to respect the terms and conditions of the internship;

Interview date, Process and Venue for ECOWAS Internship Immersion Program

The selection of the Graduate Immersion Programme in ECOWAS Institutions is made by a Technical Selection Committee;

• Only the selected candidates will be contacted for the rest of the process.

Abuja, Nigeria (Selected interns will be required (mandatory) to participate in person or online (for those not living in Abuja) in any information or internship feedback meeting convened by the Program Coordination accordingly).

Documents Required for Application

• A Curriculum vitae;
• A copy of a national Identity card, or passport;
• A copy of the academic certificate or its equivalent;

Application Deadline

September 28, 2022

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on docs.google.com to apply

For more details, visit ECOWAS website.