Deadline: January 17, 2022.

Yiaga Africa’s Centre for Legislative Engagement with the support of the European union under its European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) is seeking to recruit interns for selected Constituency Offices in the 36 States and the FCT. Successful applicants will be deployed to the selected Constituency Offices for three (3) months to provide support to respective constituency offices. The Internship period if designed to build the capacity of young Nigerians through direct understudy of the running of Constituency offices, legislature-constituent relations and legislative engagement. 

RESPONSIBILITY

Selected interns will:

1. Serve as research assistants in respective constituency offices
2. Provide support in the coordinating and managing the selected constituency office
3. Monitor and evaluate engagements in the constituency offices
4. Participate in respective legislator constituency office activities 
5. Work closely with the legislative aide(s)

ELIGIBILITY

1. Must be between 18- 35 years
2. A minimum of tertiary education (graduated or still studying)
3. Adequate knowledge of Microsoft suites 
4. Good writing and oral skills 
5. Must reside in the listed constituency 

RENUMERATION

Selected interns will be provided with remuneration commensurate with the work. 

APPLICATION

Interested applicants who meet the stated requirements should send their curriculum vitae and a Statement of interest ( 200 words maximum) on why you consider yourself a suitable candidate to internship@yiaga.org

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