AI Agent Developer/Engineer Intern, Accion Advisory

Accion International

1d•$25

About The Position

Accion is a global nonprofit on a mission to create a fair and inclusive economy for the nearly two billion people who are failed by the global financial system. We develop and scale responsible digital financial solutions for small business owners, smallholder farmers, and women, so they can make informed decisions and improve their lives. Through targeted investment strategies, advisory, and expert thought leadership, we work with local partners to develop and scale cheaper, more accessible, and customer-friendly financial solutions. Since 1961, Accion has helped build more than 235 financial service providers serving low-income clients in 75 countries, reaching more than 350 million people. More at http://www.accion.org About Accion Advisory Our Accion Advisory Team is a diverse and close-knit global team with one common social purpose: building a financially inclusive world for small businesses and low-income households. We are passionate about what we do – working with a wide range of financial service providers and other partners across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to build sustainable businesses to achieve financial inclusion. We enjoy solving problems, being exposed to new ideas, sharing information, and asking, “what if?” Our core expertise is advanced and supported by our Practice Areas which include customer capability building, data management & analytics, operations & technology, people & culture, product development, and risk management. Position Summary The Accion Advisory team is seeking an intern to support our internal AI project focused on strengthening our delivery excellence, execution quality and knowledge sharing through the development of internal AI tools and agents. This intern will work on AI solutions that help our team more effectively synthesize insights, standardize delivery, access knowledge, and improve internal workflows- supporting consistency, quality and speed across projects.

Requirements

Current undergraduate student in Data Engineering or a related field
Foundational data or machine learning concepts
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Interest in how teams work and deliver
Ability to clearly articulate problems and solutions to a wide audience
Exposure to AI agents, LLMs, prompt engineering or automation workflows
Experience with APIs, notebooks, or cloud-based tools
Interest in knowledge systems, internal tooling or delivery operations
Willingness to embody Accion’s values of Excellence, Respect and Passion for Social Change.

Responsibilities

Supporting the development and execution of internal AI use cases tied to: Knowledge capture and retrieval
Research synthesis and insight generation
Delivery playbooks, templates, and execution models
Internal workflow efficiency and quality control
Designing and prototyping internal AI tools and agents that support Advisory delivery excellence (e.g., research assistants, internal knowledge agents, delivery support tools)
Assisting with data preparation, structuring, and basic pipelines for internal experimentation
Translating Advisory team needs into clear technical and functional requirements
Testing and refining AI tools to ensure they are usable, reliable, and valuable for non‑technical users
Creating clear documentation, demos, and internal guidance to support adoption and knowledge sharing
Researching emerging AI tools and best practices relevant to knowledge management, execution quality, and responsible AI use