National Service Interns (ACC) – British High Commission

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Accra
May 27, 2026
National Service
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Job Description

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Job Category  

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory  

Internship

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

Main purpose of job: 

To provide newly qualified graduates with practical exposure on the job, as part of their civic responsibility to the State through administrative and operational support to departments within the British High Commission.

Roles and responsibilities:

See department-specific job specification here. 

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

  • A final year student from a recognised tertiary institution.  
  • Computer literate with Microsoft Suite: Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. 

Required Behaviour  

Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service

Application deadline: 31 May 2026

Grade: Internship

Type of Position: Fixed Term

Working hours per week: 35

Duration of Post: 12 months

Region: Africa

Country/Territory: Ghana

Location (City): Accra

Type of Post: British High Commission

Salary: GHS – Per National Service Allowance Terms

Type of Salary: M onthly

Start Date: 1 November 2026

Other benefits and conditions of employment  

Additional information  

Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

  • The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
  • Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Accra are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Ghana.
  • All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy.
  • Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
  • Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
  • Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates
  • Please log into your profile on the application system on a regular basis to review the status of your application
  • Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate