Intern with us

MAKE YOUR MARK WITH A PIONEERING, AFRICAN-LED CONSULTANCY

Development Reimagined is proud to offer a managed internship program each year to students and young professionals from all over the world who align with our foundational values.

Our internship programme is highly competitive – with over 400 applicants every year from around the world, so you’ll have to stand out. Many of our applicants have or are studying for a masters, but we do accept some undergrads. The internship is remote (unless you are in Beijing, Nairobi or London, where we have physical offices) with a minimum of six months at 16 hours a week, with a modest monthly stipend. Working with DR colleagues worldwide will be demanding, but it will provide you with a unique opportunity to explore unconventional insights into key global development issues – including the evolving Africa-China relationship.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Diversified work. The wide scope of our services enables interns to enjoy a variety of projects depending on your skill level and interest, including client strategy and recommendations, research reports, event hosting, marketing, and the potential to collaborate with our experts on articles for top publications, including African Business and The Diplomat.
• Opportunities to develop comprehensive working skills. Our extensive range of outputs and services offered to clients gives you opportunities to hone highly transferable, in-demand skills. Our interns have participated in literature review, policy analysis, interviewing high-level executives, government officials, and thought leaders, events organisation, and co-authoring client reports and client presentations.
• Leadership and mentorship. We take your personal development as a high priority. Our firm is led by CEO Hannah Muthoni Ryder, and each intern will be supervised by one or more permanent staff members to enhance their professional learning experience. Interns may, if desired, request a monthly meeting with senior staff.
• “Name-checking”. During your time at Development Reimagined, any of your work that is published or otherwise distributed will be credited to your name, which is one way we help you build a profile as a future global development professional.
• Internship stipend and further career opportunities. We pay our interns a monthly stipend, and we’ll also provide reference letters on request to interns after a minimum of 6 months working with us. From time to time, further positions in DR might be offered to interns based on their performance and our needs.