12-Month Paid Mastercard Foundation Internship

The Mastercard Foundation Associates Program, run in West Africa by the job platform Jobberman, places recent graduates in real organisations for a 12-month paid work placement. Cohort 2 is recruiting across Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and The Gambia, and Associates are trained before they are matched with an employer in a role that fits their skills and career interests.

What you get:

• A 12-month paid work placement inside a real organisation
• A monthly stipend for the whole placement. Jobberman's application guide puts it at $230 gross, paid in local currency
• Prep2Soar, a professional readiness training programme, before your placement begins
• Mentorship and ongoing support from the programme team throughout the placement
• Access to a network of young professionals and employer partners across five African countries

What you'll do:

• Complete the Program Application to confirm you are eligible
• Apply for one or more open roles on the programme's Career Site with a CV tailored to each role
• If shortlisted, complete Prep2Soar training, then employer matching and final interviews

• Aged 18 to 34 (the application form says 34; Jobberman's page says 18 to 35)
• Hold at least a diploma or first degree
• 0 to 2 years of work experience
• Currently unemployed or underemployed
• Resident in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone or The Gambia, and legally eligible to work in the country where the job is based
• Completed, or exempted from, your country's mandatory national service where it applies (for example NYSC)
• Documents: a government-issued ID showing your date of birth, your national service certificate or exemption letter, and a CV