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Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa

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Date of last update: 2025-11-19 (Expiry date: 2025-12-31)

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📢 The Swiss Embassy in Addis Ababa is looking for a new academic intern for one year, starting on 1 April 2026.

This exciting internship offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in the political, economic and social landscape of East Africa and to give a decisive boost to the promotion of Switzerland's bilateral and multilateral interests through analysis, research and reporting. At the heart of diplomacy and multilateral cooperation, this position covers a wide variety of tasks, including supporting high-level delegations and events, strengthening strategic communication and the embassy's social media engagement, and representing the embassy at conferences and events.

Academic Internships are open to Swiss citizens residing in Switzerland. Foreigners with a Swiss residence permit are also eligible to apply.

Please submit your CV and cover letter by 31 December 2025 to addisababa.socialmedia@eda.admin.ch

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Type of contract: Internship

Duration: 12 months

Macro-area: Sub-Saharan Africa

Level of experience: Entry level, less than 1 year

Area of work Definition: Democracy, Governance, Human Rights, Law, Public Administration

Type of organisation: Governmental Actors

Join date: 01.04.2026

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