Responsible AI and Data Governance Intern

We are a Pan-African social impact organisation advancing gender justice in health systems through inclusive financing, community-led care, and feminist leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of informed consent processes for data collection and participation.
• Assist in creating protocols for data privacy, security, anonymisation, and responsible data use.
• Review project activities through a gender, ethics, and safeguarding lens.
• Support documentation of data governance policies and standard operating procedures.
• Assist in identifying and mitigating risks related to bias, exclusion, discrimination, and misuse of AI systems.
• Contribute to discussions on responsible AI, explainability, transparency, and accountability.
• Support compliance with applicable data protection and privacy frameworks.
• Assist in community engagement processes related to ethical use of data.

Ideal Candidate

• Background in law, public policy, ethics, data governance, information management, public health, gender studies, or related fields.
• Strong interest in responsible AI, digital rights, privacy, and data protection.
• Understanding research ethics and safeguarding principles is an advantage.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and documentation skills.
• Commitment to community-centered and rights-based approaches.

Cross-Cutting Requirements for All Interns

All applicants should demonstrate:

• Strong interest in women’s economic opportunity, gender justice, financial inclusion, and health equity.
• Respect for community knowledge, lived experience, and ethical data practices.
• Ability to work with low-income women and grassroots partners with dignity and sensitivity.
• Good writing, documentation, and communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Swahili.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to learn and work across research, programme implementation, technology, and community engagement.

What Interns Will Gain

Interns will gain practical experience in:

• Community-rooted AI and NLP for African languages.
• Women’s financial inclusion and lending readiness.
• Participatory research and data collection.
• Responsible AI, data governance, and ethical use of community data.
• Programme implementation with grassroots women’s organisations.
• Translating research and data into practical tools for low-income women.
• Working at the intersection of gender justice, economic opportunity, health, and technology.

• Support the development of informed consent processes for data collection and participation.
• Assist in creating protocols for data privacy, security, anonymisation, and responsible data use.
• Review project activities through a gender, ethics, and safeguarding lens.
• Support documentation of data governance policies and standard operating procedures.
• Assist in identifying and mitigating risks related to bias, exclusion, discrimination, and misuse of AI systems.
• Contribute to discussions on responsible AI, explainability, transparency, and accountability.
• Support compliance with applicable data protection and privacy frameworks.
• Assist in community engagement processes related to ethical use of data.

• Excellent analytical, writing, and documentation skills.
• Fluency in English and Swahili.

• Background in law, public policy, ethics, data governance, information management, public health, gender studies, or related fields.
• Strong interest in responsible AI, digital rights, privacy, and data protection.
• Understanding research ethics and safeguarding principles is an advantage.
• Commitment to community-centered and rights-based approaches.