Vacancy title:
Catalyze Impact Initiative (Interns)

[Type: INTERN, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Social Services & Nonprofit, Education, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, April 13 2026

Duty Station:
Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru | Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, March 27 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a premier research-to-policy institution, generating evidence, strengthening research and related capacity in the African research and development ecosystem, and engaging policy to inform action on health and development. APHRC seeks to drive change by developing strong African research leadership and promoting evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) across sub-Saharan Africa.

The Center, through its Research and Related Capacity Strengthening (RRCS) Division, seeks to strengthen individual and institutional research capacity to enable African researchers to fully participate in defining and implementing priority population and health programs on the continent. As part of individual capacity strengthening efforts, APHRC has, over the years, been running a demand-driven research internship program whose objective seeks to nurture talented young Africans to become future scholars and research leaders.

For the 2026 period, the Research and Related Capacity Strengthening (RRCS) Division has opened internship opportunities in the following projects for 3-6 months, starting May 2026.

Responsibilities

Generally, successful candidates will be expected to:

• Work with the assigned supervisor to develop a set of objectives for the internship, a work plan, and to deliver on the objectives.
• Work closely with the assigned supervisor to provide frequent project updates and reports etc.
• Contribute to policy engagement and strategic planning as may be needed.
• Make at least one brown bag presentation (BBP) about their work at APHRC.
• Submit a written report at least 1 week before the end of their internship.
• Submit an internship/visiting scholar feedback form.
• Participate in the internship follow- up evaluation survey.

Minimum qualifications and experience required

• Either completed a bachelor’s degree in the last six months; and/or pursuing/completing a master’s degree in any of the following areas: population studies/demography, statistics, epidemiology, economics, social sciences, or related discipline. More information in the field of education required can be found in the individual project write- up.
• Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills are desired.
• This call is open to nationals of sub-Saharan African countries.
• The internship will be hybrid, with the expectation that the intern will be physically available when required for internship activities.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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The application process has two steps. The first step is to complete a short online survey by clicking HERE;  . The second step involves sending as one PDF containing:

• Your curriculum vitae (2 pages max)
• Your certificate of completed undergraduate degree or master’s degree.
• Other certificate(s) that may be relevant for your internship application.
• 1-2 letters of recommendation (each 1-page max, and one of them must be from a previous or current academic supervisor) supporting your suitability for the internship.

The document is to be sent via mail with “2026 INTERNSHIP” as the subject line. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Deadline

The deadline for the applications is APRIL 13, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applications should be added to :

The Internship and Visiting Scholar Review Committee

African Population and Health Research Center, Inc

APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru

P.O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi

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