Contributes to sustainable economic development by incentivising investment through financial instruments that transfer risk and create the risk/return profile for private investors. The pillar also aims to reduce vulnerability through financial solutions such as disaster risk financing and facilitating resilient urban infrastructure projects. The pillar cover 3 themes including Innovation for resilience, sustainable insurance and nature (a cross-cutting theme) and has made significant strides to creating awareness and highlighting critical actions the financial sector can implement to enhance resilience.

Academic requirement:

• Ongoing or recently completed undergraduate degree in
• Finance, Insurance, Development, Business Administration, or Environment/Climaterelated course.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, you must:

• Be currently enrolled in a four-year college or university Undergraduate Degree course OR a master’s degree course at the time of application and during the internship.
• Have completed at least three years of full-time studies if you are currently pursuing a four-year college or university Undergraduate Degree course.
• Have graduated within the last 12 months at the beginning of the internship.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong interest in the Development or the Financial sector.
• Relevant training aligned with FSD Africa programs.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to interact effectively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and uphold FSD Africa’s core values.