Afrinvest Securities AfriPop Internship Programme 2018 for young Nigerians

Application Deadline: December 7th, 2018

The AfriPop Internship Programme is designed to take you through 4 weeks of hands on learning in the research and trading departments of Afrinvest Securities Limited. Over the course of your programme, you will be paired with a mentor who provide the necessary tutelage and advice to empower you to pursue a career in the finance industry.

The perfect AfriPop Intern:

• is in his/her penultimate or final year in an institution of higher learning;
• has a palpable passion for finance;
• is a progressive and articulate thinker;
• communicates exceptionally well;
• is willing to learn; and
• possesses strong social and interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

• First-hand, practical knowledge of trading in the financial market
• Improved research and analytical skills
• Prizes!
  • 1st Place: Internship and N50,000
  • 2nd Place: N35,000
  • 3rd Place: N25,000
  • 4th Place: N20,000

Application Procedure:

To become our first AfriPop Intern, you must go through 3 stages:

a. The Essay Contest: November 22 – December 7

• Write an essay NOT MORE THAN 1,000 words on the topic: The Role of Fintech in Improving Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
• Use Times New Roman, font size 11, double line spacing
• Submit PDF format to [email protected] on/before Friday, December 7, 2018.
• The subject of your e-mail should be AfriPop Essay Submission
• The body of the e-mail must include your name, university, course of study and social media handles.

b. The Elevator Pitch: December 15 -22

c. The Interview: January 14 – 18

Terms and Conditions

• This internship programme will run in our LAGOS office only.
• The AfriPop Intern MUST be in their penultimate or final year.
• You can only make one entry per submission.
• If you’re shortlisted, you must be available for an interview. Only entrants with justifiable reasons for their unavailability will undergo video interviews.
• Afrinvest reserves the rights to judge all submissions based on its chosen criteria.
• The winner is responsible for all transportation, feeding and accommodation logistics throughout the internship.
• The N50,000 prize is to be paid at the end of the internship with the option of a cash transfer to either a bank or brokerage account.
• Afrinvest reserves the right to use photos and videos of entrants as promotional materials going forward.

To become our first AfriPop Intern, you must go through 4 stages:

1. The Preliminary Stage

• Go to www.afrinvestor.com and open an Afrinvestor Pop Stockbroking account
• Find us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at @AfrinvestPop and follow or like the page
• On our social media pages, there is a video announcing this internship, comment ‘Done’ on the post and tag 1 friend to follow once you have completed steps 1 and 2 above.

1. The Essay Contest: November 22 – December 7

• Write an essay NOT MORE THAN 1,000 words on the topic: The Role of Fintech in Improving Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
• Use Times New Roman, font size 11, double line spacing
• Submit PDF format to [email protected] on/before Friday, December 7, 2018.
• The subject of your e-mail should be AfriPop Essay Submission
• The body of the e-mail must include your name, university, course of study and social media handles.

1. The Elevator Pitch: December 15 -22
2. The Interview: January 14 – 18

To find out more, please see below our contact information:

Titilayo: +234 806 4163 665

Ayorinde: +234 802 8180 822

Email – [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Afrinvest Securities Limited AfriPop Internship Programme 2018