Andela Internship Programme

Type: Internship Programme

Experience: None or Junior

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

About Andela:

Andela is developing a corps of high-quality technology talent across the African continent that will drive the current and future phases of tech-enabled growth around the world. With the fastest growing population and highest youth population in the world, we believe Africa is one of the greatest untapped markets for talent development.

At Andela, we find the brightest young people in Africa, train them to be world-class developers, and connect them with employers around the world looking for top technical talent. Passion, excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and rejecting the status quo are just a few of the things that Andela team members have in common.

We have a vision to train 100,000 world-class developers in the next 10 years – and we want you to help make it happen.

Key Responsibilities

As an intern in Andela, you will be required to:

Work alongside team members on assigned projects.
Become the CEO of your work, project and/or tasks.
Document, collect and consolidate qualitative and quantitative data.
Suggest process improvements within the teams you’re assigned to.
Specific duties may vary depending on which department you are assigned to support.

You are a great fit for this programme if you:

Are a creative thinker with good problem solving skills
Have great attention to detail
Are an aggressive self-learner
Can demonstrate a keen interest in the activities and mandate of the department you are applying to.
Are a strong team player who works well with others
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
Comfortable with adjusting to changing demands and requirements
Ability to use (or learn to use) Google Apps and Microsoft Office products.
Maintain the highest standards for yourself and those around you
Are an unconventional thinker with unstoppable initiative, capable of balancing creativity and enthusiasm for change with mission-focus, patience, and prioritization
You would be able to choose your preferred department in the application form, as well as your preferred duration for the internship (3 or 6 months).

Benefits and Compensation

Light breakfast and lunch provided daily
Unconventional, dynamic, and passion-rich working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds on the planet
Oh, and a chance to change the world!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.


Apply here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/andela/jobs/68227#.V2ZAL1dZGlL

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Andela Raises $24 Million From Mark Zuckerberg And Priscilla Chan's Fund To Train African Engineers

by Alex Konrad

For its first lead investment, Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan’s social issues-minded fund is looking to help startup Andela train more engineers in Africa to get tech jobs.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is leading a new $24 million Series B round of funding into Andela, the first lead investment for the fund set up by Facebook's FB -1.26% billionaire founder and his wife, a trained pediatrician, last year. Venture firm GV joined the round, alongside existing investors Spark Capital, Omidyar Network, Learn Capital and CRE Ventures.

Andela has trained just under 200 engineers in its two years in operation, accepting them from a pool of 40,000 applicants and giving them six months of intensive training before sending them to spend two weeks at technology partners. After that, the Andela developers sign on to those companies full-time, working out of Andela campuses it operates in Lagos and Nairobi.

“The goal is to cultivate a next generation of founders and CTOs of great companies across Africa,” says CEO Jeremy Johnson, who made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2012 for a previous startup, 2U and cofounded Andela with Iyin Aboyeji, who remains based in Nigeria, in 2014.

Andela wasn’t looking to raise the money just yet, says Johnson, but after meeting the CZI team at an event hosted by the startup’s previous investors at Learn Capital, Johnson met directly with Zuckerberg. “My first thought was, how seriously is he really taking this, and how much do he and Priscilla really care?” says Johnson.

Zuckerberg and Chan really cared. In May, their initiative hired a new education chief, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education James Shelton. ”We live in a world where talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. Andela’s mission is to close that gap,” Zuckerberg said in a statement. “Companies get access to great developers, and developers in Africa get the opportunity to use their skills and support their communities. Priscilla and I believe in supporting innovative models of learning wherever they are around the world—and what Andela is doing is pretty amazing.”

Access to Zuckerberg gives Andela an ally who just happens to be arguably the most visible software developer in the world, says Johnson. Fellow new investor GV, meanwhile, clicked the most of a trio of more traditional venture firms that met with the startup.

Andela plans to open up a presence in a third African nation after Kenya and Nigeria later this year and opened a San Francisco office last month. The company plans to double its just under 200 developers trained to date over the next year.

Johnson says Andela isn’t profitable and isn’t trying to be, while focusing on scaling its presence; the partnerships with tech companies including Google , Microsoft and startups such as 6Sense and the Muse, however, brings in “real” revenue, he says.

At 6Sense, two Andela fellows are now considered part of the full-time staff after overcoming some initial skepticism from cofounder and CTO Viral Bajaria. It wasn’t until the fellows were able to spend time onsite with 6Sense that they were really able to ramp up. ”I knew the fellows would fit right in and do great the moment they took a vague idea of ‘make this javascript robust’ and figured out what libraries to use, why, pros and cons of each, etc.,” says Bajaria. “They are self-starters.”

The company’s biggest challenge is to prove that the quality of its graduates can be maintained at larger numbers. “When companies interact with Andela developers right now, they think, this person is sort of amazing,” says Johnson. Perhaps new investor Zuckerberg knows a thing or two about maintaining engineering quality at scale.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2016/06/16/andela-raises-24-million-from-zuckerberg-chan-initiative-and-gv/#63688f0e4b35

tbaba1234:
Andela Raises $24 Million From Mark Zuckerberg And Priscilla Chan's Fund To Train African Engineers

by Alex Konrad

For its first lead investment, Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan’s social issues-minded fund is looking to help startup Andela train more engineers in Africa to get tech jobs.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is leading a new $24 million Series B round of funding into Andela, the first lead investment for the fund set up by Facebook's FB -1.26% billionaire founder and his wife, a trained pediatrician, last year. Venture firm GV joined the round, alongside existing investors Spark Capital, Omidyar Network, Learn Capital and CRE Ventures.

Andela has trained just under 200 engineers in its two years in operation, accepting them from a pool of 40,000 applicants and giving them six months of intensive training before sending them to spend two weeks at technology partners. After that, the Andela developers sign on to those companies full-time, working out of Andela campuses it operates in Lagos and Nairobi.

“The goal is to cultivate a next generation of founders and CTOs of great companies across Africa,” says CEO Jeremy Johnson, who made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2012 for a previous startup, 2U and cofounded Andela with Iyin Aboyeji, who remains based in Nigeria, in 2014.

Andela wasn’t looking to raise the money just yet, says Johnson, but after meeting the CZI team at an event hosted by the startup’s previous investors at Learn Capital, Johnson met directly with Zuckerberg. “My first thought was, how seriously is he really taking this, and how much do he and Priscilla really care?” says Johnson.

Zuckerberg and Chan really cared. In May, their initiative hired a new education chief, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education James Shelton. ”We live in a world where talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. Andela’s mission is to close that gap,” Zuckerberg said in a statement. “Companies get access to great developers, and developers in Africa get the opportunity to use their skills and support their communities. Priscilla and I believe in supporting innovative models of learning wherever they are around the world—and what Andela is doing is pretty amazing.”

Access to Zuckerberg gives Andela an ally who just happens to be arguably the most visible software developer in the world, says Johnson. Fellow new investor GV, meanwhile, clicked the most of a trio of more traditional venture firms that met with the startup.

Andela plans to open up a presence in a third African nation after Kenya and Nigeria later this year and opened a San Francisco office last month. The company plans to double its just under 200 developers trained to date over the next year.

Johnson says Andela isn’t profitable and isn’t trying to be, while focusing on scaling its presence; the partnerships with tech companies including Google , Microsoft and startups such as 6Sense and the Muse, however, brings in “real” revenue, he says.

At 6Sense, two Andela fellows are now considered part of the full-time staff after overcoming some initial skepticism from cofounder and CTO Viral Bajaria. It wasn’t until the fellows were able to spend time onsite with 6Sense that they were really able to ramp up. ”I knew the fellows would fit right in and do great the moment they took a vague idea of ‘make this javascript robust’ and figured out what libraries to use, why, pros and cons of each, etc.,” says Bajaria. “They are self-starters.”

The company’s biggest challenge is to prove that the quality of its graduates can be maintained at larger numbers. “When companies interact with Andela developers right now, they think, this person is sort of amazing,” says Johnson. Perhaps new investor Zuckerberg knows a thing or two about maintaining engineering quality at scale.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2016/06/16/andela-raises-24-million-from-zuckerberg-chan-initiative-and-gv/#63688f0e4b35

Is the job meant for engineers alone?

bikerboy1:


Is the job meant for engineers alone?

I don't think, you need to be an engineer to apply but you will be trained to be developers.

tbaba1234:


I don't think, you need to be an engineer to apply but you will be trained to be developers.

I applied for class 1,successfully passed their tests...I'm still awaiting further instructions from them in order to proceed further

Can I apply? Am currently serving

I'm trying to submit the form, but its saying invalid location when I choose Lagos

CNJJ:
I'm trying to submit the form, but its saying invalid location when I choose Lagos

Choose Lagos, Nigeria

.

I applied also sha.. Who no want better thing? Na operations I applied for o

vera031:
Choose Lagos, Nigeria

it didn't work still.

Hi, do they pay pls

CNJJ:
it didn't work still.

Mine didn't work when it was just Lagos but when I included Nigeria it worked.

ubongchrisetim:
how much do they pay

free

...

Icecream4U:
free

free? Are u serious?

slimbryan:

free? Are u serious?

but you will be given food twice daily so that you don't run out of strength to work.

ok

will accommodation be provided?

weldersmind:
will accommodation be provided?

no accommodation

CNJJ:
I'm trying to submit the form, but its saying invalid location when I choose Lagos

how did you add attached your CV and cover letter?

Nafizzey:
how did you add attached your CV and cover letter?

You tried sending a message.

Icecream4U:
free

...

It's completely free, funded by Zuckerberg's initiative.. Congratulations to the Global Shapers..................

Nice one there...

When are they coming to abuja?

All I can tell you is... I've been there, Andela is just a scam.

I am applying right way, thank you mister OP!

1Dray:
All I can tell you is... I've been there, Andela is just a scam.

Say what? I withdraw my application sharperly

Icecream4U:
but you will be given food twice daily so that you don't run out of strength to work.

Just for this alone, I am re-applying

baba11:

I applied for class 1,successfully passed their tests...I'm still awaiting further instructions from them in order to proceed further

Someone said its nothing but a scam. Pls did you noticed any sign of such?