Massive Internship Opportunities in the Government of Kenya - KNCHR

The Kenya National Commission on

Human Rights (KNCHR) is an independent National Human Rights Institution

created by Article 59 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and established by the

Government of Kenya through an Act of Parliament (the Kenya National Commission

on Human Rights Act, 2011) and under the United Nations Paris Principles. 

KNCHR’s mandate includes furthering

the protection and promotion of human rights in Kenya, acting as a watchdog

over the Government in the area of human rights, and the provision of

leadership in moving the country towards a human rights state. 

KNCHR fulfills its human rights

mandate through a number of programs, including Research and Compliance, Public

Education and Training, Complaints and Investigations, Redress, Reforms and

Accountability and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and departments: Human

Resource and Administration, Finance, ICT, Public Affairs and Communication,

Monitoring and Evaluation and Procurement. 

The Commission’s main office is in

Nairobi and with four regional offices in Wajir, Kitale, Mombasa and Kisumu.
 

The KNCHR invites applications from

young, versatile, industrious, honest, self-driven, analytical, open-minded,

readily available candidates to urgently fill the intern

positions in various departments:-

• Human Resource and Administration (1), 


• Finance (1), 


• Research and Compliance (1),


• Reforms and Accountability (1) 


• Monitoring and Evaluation (1),



• Public Affairs and Communication (1),


• Public Education and Training (1), 


• Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  
  (1), 


• Complaints and Investigations (1),


• ICT (1), 


• Internal Audit (1) and 


• Procurement (1)

Position: Interns for various

programmes
Duration: 12 months
Duty Station: Nairobi.
 

• To work closely with programme
  
  heads/Departmental heads and staff in order to learn from the work of the
  
  Commission in various departments


• Assist in programme/Workplan implementation
  
  and assist in running and maintaining various programmes in KNCHR,


• Any other task that may be assigned by the
  
  Programme Officers.

Key Qualifications and Competencies

• Holder of an undergraduate degree in a
  
  relevant field (as per departments above) from a recognized institution


• Excellent IT skills, with working knowledge of
  
  the various packages.


• Must be able to work effectively and
  
  independently with minimum supervision.


• Excellent inter-personal and communication
  
  skills.


• Proven research, writing and communication
  
  capability


• Demonstrable commitment to social justice.


• Fluency in spoken and written English and
  
  Swahili.

If you possess the above qualities,

please send your application clearly indicating the specific department on the

subject matter of your cover letter, together with a detailed C.V, names and

telephone contacts of three referees, to reach us by 16th of March, 2016 to:

The Commission Secretary,
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
Lenana Road, CVS Plaza, 1st Floor
P. O. Box 74359-00200
Nairobi

Email: recruitments@knchr.org

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted