Intern – Data Science
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GIZ Ghana is hiring a Data Science Intern to support the Private Sector and Innovation Promotion (PSInno) programme in Accra. The role involves data research, cleaning, analysis, visualisation, and supporting a digital twin pilot. Applicants should have foundational data analysis skills and experience with tools like Python or R.
- Internship with GIZ's PSInno programme in Accra
- Hands-on data research, analysis, and visualisation work
- Support development and validation of a digital twin pilot
- Requires foundational data analysis skills and Python or R experience
- Application deadline: 21 September 2026
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Original source description
- The Private Sector and Innovation Promotion (PSInno) programme supports growth-oriented enterprises in Ghana, with a focus on agro-processing, innovation, and the digital economy.
- Building on earlier private-sector and entrepreneurship initiatives, the programme helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) strengthen their competitiveness and operate more sustainably.
- PSInno improves access to markets and finance, enhances entrepreneurial and digital skills, and promotes innovative business models. By enabling SMEs to capture new opportunities locally and internationally, the programme contributes to higher business growth, stronger sector performance, and expanded employment.
- Research and identify relevant public programme, and third-party datasets.
- Review datasets for completeness, consistency, and suitability for analysis.
- Clean, structure, and combine datasets for use in the pilot.
- Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify trends, relationships, and data gaps.
- Support the development, testing, and refinement of the digital twin model.
- Assist with testing assumptions and scenarios and validating model outputs.
- Prepare charts, tables, visualisations, presentations, and analytical summaries.
- Document data sources, methodologies, assumptions, findings, and lessons learnt.
- Manage the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform for the PSInno project.
- Participate in team meetings and support other relevant data analysis and research tasks
Experience
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics,
Mathematics, Engineering, or another closely related quantitative field.
• Good foundational knowledge of data analysis and quantitative methods.
• Practical
using at least one data analysis or programming tool such as Python or R, gained through academic work, internships, personal projects or similar experience.
• Ability to source, clean, organise and analyse datasets.
• Good research skills and ability to identify and assess information and data from different sources.
• Basic knowledge of data visualisation and presentation of analytical results and ability to write and speak good English.
• Demonstrable knowledge and practical
in CRM platform customisation and management.
• Familiarity with Ghana's private sector, SME landscape, innovation ecosystem or digital economy would be an advantage.
Location: Accra
How To Apply For The Job
Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter to:
recruitment-ghana@giz.de
under the
Job Code 2026/Intern-PSInno/14/09
. If you do not hear from us four (4) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Closing Date:
21 September, 2026
GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply.