Open Positions
- Programs
- Communications
- Legal
- Administration
Overall Purpose:
- An intern offers support and reports to any and all offices.
The position of an intern seeks to contribute and work together with other
team members to provide administrative, financial, programmatic,
communication, legal and field support where required. Interns will
not engage or make any decision on behalf of the Commission and will work
closely with all team members assigned to them to drive the strategic
direction of KHRC.
Duties and responsibilities
- Offer support to all thematic areas in the implementation of
the organization’s operational plan as directed by the Program Managers
including undertaking of administrative work.
- Assist all thematic areas when undertaking fieldwork including
quality report writing, facilitation, training, or education of
beneficiaries.
- Assist the legal affairs department by receiving and
documenting all clients received and, where possible, giving the required
legal advice.
- Assist in reviewing and editing various consultant reports
including policy briefs and conducting desktop research and developing
quality reports on key issues related to KHRC work.
- Assist in the analysis of relevant bills and coming up with
recommendations, monitor media reports and generate bi-monthly reports.
- Assist in organizing training, conference, or meetings for all
KHRC constituents and generate quality reports of all
meetings/conferences.
- Assist in the preparation processes for any field work
activities, including the collection of materials to be distributed and
packing all activity materials as directed by the Program Manager or
Advisor in charge of the activity.
- Undertake any other duties as assigned by the internship
committee or managers.
We are looking for candidates who are:
- Good at planning and organization skills and have efficient
work methods.
- Able to work well in a team as well as independently.
- Empathetic and passionate to support persons from all walks of
life and have a passion for human rights.
- Able to take initiative, prioritize, organize workload, meet
deadlines, and work under pressure
- Attentive to detail and accuracy
- Willing to learn, teachable, and have a good work ethic and
attitude.
Qualifications we are looking for:
- A first degree in a discipline that relates to the areas
indicated or a recent graduate who has completed all course work and is
awaiting graduation. For more information on our thematic areas visit
our website khrc.or.ke.
- Applicants to the Legal Area should be students who
have finished their 4th year of study in Law and are awaiting
graduation, or students who have gone through Kenya School of Law (KSL)
and are awaiting admission to the bar. This is mandatory.
How To Apply
We will require an application letter stating why you
are interested in joining the KHRC internship program and a detailed CV sent
to vacancies@khrc.or.ke on or before Friday, 19th July 2024.
Indicate in the subject line the thematic area you are applying to. If
applying for a program slot, please indicate INTERNSHIP – Programs. For
communications roles, specify INTERNSHIP – Communications. For legal positions,
use INTERNSHIP – Legal, and for administrative roles, indicate INTERNSHIP –
Administration.
Applications that do not meet set requirements will not be considered. Only
shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
