Internships with Development Companies / Social Enterprises

Article 13 - experts in business responsibility, particularly corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and governance. Offer 6 month internships.

Asia Development Bank - The purpose of ADB's Internship and Fellowship Programs are to offer the opportunity to work in a major international development organization based in Asia within a multicultural environment. ADB provides internship and research fellowship opportunities to qualified graduate students. To qualify as an intern you must be enrolled in a Master's or PhD-level program at a registered academic institution both prior to and after the internship, focusing your studies and research in a field directly related to ADB's diverse work (e.g., social infrastructure, agriculture and natural resources, energy, finance, industry, transport, communication, and economics) a national of one of ADB's member countries, possess an excellent command of English and be nominated and in some cases fully-funded by your academic institution. To qualify for a fellowship you must be a member of active staff or researcher at a registered academic institution, conducting research in a field directly related to ADB's diverse work (e.g., social infrastructure, agriculture and natural resources, energy, finance, industry, transport, communication, and economics), a national of one of ADB's member countries, possess an excellent command of English and be nominated and fully-funded by your academic institution or grant agency.

Cafe Direct - the first official fair trade coffee brand. They do not have a regular internship programme, but advertise for interns on the careers section of their website as and when they are needed.

Eastside Consulting – offer five-week internship programmes that enable talented professionals to work on live client projects. Require interns to have some previous experience.

Genesis - Genesis offers internships to exceptional individuals who are entering or finishing their postgraduate study. Duration of the internships is variable but may last up to 12 months. Currently all internship and permanent opportunities are at our office in Johannesburg, South Africa. We offer South African based salaries which are in line with the local corporate environment, and afford a reasonable standard of living in Johannesburg

The Grameen Bank - a microcredit organisation based in Bangladesh. Accepts  interns year round.

Innocent Drinks - run placements for people doing sandwich courses with a year in industry.

Inter-American Development Bank - Summer and Winter Internships are available to both graduates and undergraduates in a variety of fields. Requirements and duration vary according to the area that you are interested in, the only specific requirement is that you must speak fluent Spanish and English. There is some compensation given for the internships but again this varies between posts.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD periodically offers unpaid traineeships in areas related to the organisation’s work. Those
who are interested in applying for one of these should consult the vacancy notice of the website and apply from there.

OxFizz – provide an annual, structured internship for students at university in Oxford, providing experience, training, seminars and mentoring for the interns. Ask for a time commitment of roughly 6-8 hours per week.

People Tree - "the fair trade clothing pioneer". Regularly take interns and students for work experience. Most placements are for 6 months. A small daily allowance is provided. Click here for more info.

Zed - publishes books covering politics and international relations, economics, development studies, gender studies, environment, etc. Offer internships, particularly in the sales & marketing and editorial departments. Expenses paid.