Call for Applications Afrika Kommt 2019-2021 – for Young African Professionals

AFRIKA KOMMT! is an initiative of leading German enterprises for future leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa. The fellowship programme aims at highly qualified young professionals and junior executives from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with several years of work experience, strong leadership qualities and a high level of commitment and dedication.

At the heart of the programme is an eight-month internship in a German enterprise, allowing the participants:

• to gain first-hand practical experience in a leading German enterprise
• to be exposed to leadership concepts and management techniques in practice
• to become acquainted with working processes and business culture in German enterprises
• to extend their international management competencies
• to initiate networks of cooperation between Sub-Saharan Africa and German companies

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• University degree in one of the following areas:
  • Business Administration,
  • Chemistry,
  • ComputerScience / Information Technology,
  • Business Information,
  • Communication,
  • Economics,
  • Humanities,
  • Human Resources,
  • Industrial-, Mechanical- , Process- , Electrical Engineering,
  • Finance,
  • Healthcare,
  • Law,
  • Life Science,
  • Marketing,
  • Medicine,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Physics,
  • Psychology,
  • Product Management,
  • Sales,
  • Social Sciences,
  • Supply Chain Management
• Postgraduate degree (e.g. MBA) is an advantage
• Two to five years of relevant work experience
• Excellent English languages skills
• French, Portuguese and German skills are an advantage
• Intercultural competencies, open to new experiences abroad and willing to learn German

HOW TO APPLY

Applications can be submitted until 11 January 2019 through the online application system on www.afrika-kommt.de.

For further information and specific candidate profiles see: www.afrika-kommt.de