Duration: 18 months, Full-time

Type of Employment: Internship, Full-Time

Every year, we welcome interns from every corner of the world to join Microsoft. You bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead. 

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of university graduates from every corner of the world.

Microsoft Africa’s Corporate External and Legal Affairs (“CELA”) department has an immediate opening for a Government Affairs Intern. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the intersection of public policy, law, and technology across some of Africa’s most dynamic markets. The intern will play an active role in shaping external engagement and regulatory strategies across key policy areas such as data protection, cybersecurity, AI, and digital transformation. The position will focus on supporting the government affairs function within CELA Africa. The role will report into the Government Affairs Director for Africa and will be located in one of Microsoft’s offices in Nairobi, Cairo or Abuja

At Microsoft, Interns Workers work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passion, and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. The internship is designed not only for you to do great work with the opportunity to learn and grow, but to experience our culture full of diverse community connection, executive engagement, and memorable events.

Imagine yourself as a Microsoft Intern. Join Microsoft today and help us innovate and shape the business of tomorrow.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

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