Africa
The assignments listed below are 12-week, in-person academic placements offering students the opportunity to gain practical experience in international development. The descriptions provide a general overview of each opportunity. For the full position description, please contact us at
| Organization | Position | Country | Job Description | Language |
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| The Interprofessional Agricultural Organization (OIA) | Communication Officer | Côte d’Ivoire | Strengthen the visibility and credibility of Côte d’Ivoire’s Interprofessional Agricultural Organization (OIA) by assessing its current communication practices, developing a communication plan aligned with its strategic priorities, and creating content for social media, institutional reports, and partner communications, while showcasing the achievements, impact, and best practices of the cassava sector. | French |
| CECI | Entrepreneurship Officer | Rwanda | Support the economic empowerment of women and youth in Rwanda by developing tools to assess the needs and challenges of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly women- and youth-led businesses, gathering information on factors affecting business development, such as organizational structure, product quality and market access, and providing practical recommendations and tools to strengthen the partner organization’s entrepreneurship and business development initiatives. | English |
| The Federation of Women Processors and Producers of Nganda (FFPT) | Communication Officer | Senegal | Support the Federation of Women Processors and Producers of Nganda (FFPT) in strengthening its communication and digital presence by developing a communication plan, maintaining and updating its website, managing and enhancing its social media platforms, and building members’ capacity to use digital tools to promote their activities and economic empowerment initiatives in Senegal. | French |
| The Federation of Women Processors and Producers of Nganda (FFPT) | Gender Equality and Inclusion officer | Senegal | Support the Federation of Women Processors and Producers of Nganda (FFPT) in promoting gender equality and inclusion by conducting a participatory assessment of its needs, strengthening members’ knowledge of inclusion, intersectionality and gender equality, developing tools for inclusive governance, and contributing to project proposals aimed at advancing women’s economic empowerment in Senegal. | French |
| WILDAF | Development and Management Officer | Benin | Support WiLDAF/Benin in strengthening its project management and organizational capacity by contributing to project planning, implementation and monitoring, developing management tools and performance indicators, improving digital documentation and information management systems, building team capacity in project management practices, and reviewing internal policies and procedures related to human resources, ethics, and fraud and corruption prevention, while promoting the inclusion and economic empowerment of women and young women. | French |
| CECI | Circular Economy officer | Rwanda | Support the development of the circular economy in Rwanda by identifying and assessing local businesses, cooperatives and organizations involved in recycling, reuse, waste valorization and circular agriculture, contributing to data collection with local partners and communities, and organizing and facilitating workshops to encourage entrepreneurs, cooperatives and youth to adopt more sustainable practices. | French or English |
Latin America
The assignments listed below are 12-week, in-person academic placements offering students the opportunity to gain practical experience in international development. The descriptions provide a general overview of each opportunity. For the full position description, please contact us at
| Organization | Position | Country | Job Description | Language |
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| Apoyo para el Campesino-Indígena del Oriente Boliviano (APCOB) | Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer with a Gender-Responsive Approach | Bolivia | Strengthen IFFI’s institutional capacity to integrate a gender-responsive approach into its monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) practices by improving the collection, analysis and use of sex-disaggregated data, developing practical tools to monitor results and assess the impact of its initiatives, and supporting team learning and capacity-building through appropriate methodologies and recommendations. | Spanish |
| CREAMOS | Development and Inclusion Officer | Guatemala | Support CREAMOS in evaluating the impact of its programs aimed at preventing gender-based violence and strengthening women’s economic security by helping design and implement a qualitative research model, conducting in-depth interviews with program participants, processing and analyzing research findings, and documenting lessons learned and best practices to inform future initiatives and promote knowledge sharing within the organization. | Spanish |