Program Intern (2)

2025-11-06T06:49:19+00:00

FULL_TIME

Nonprofit, and NGO

Social Services & Nonprofit

2025-11-20T17:00:00+00:00

 

Kenya

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Background:

Mercy Corps Kenya is looking for Program Interns to support the M&M CBRM Program in Marsabit County.

Responsibilities:

• Support the M&M CBRM Program

Qualifications:

• Passionate about peacebuilding, resilience, and community development

Experience:

• No specific experience required

Support implementation of program activities on livelihoods, NRM, resilience, peacebuilding, and social reconciliation. Assist in executing work plans, ensuring timely, quality, and cost-effective delivery of activities. Contribute to community engagement, entrepreneurship, and life skills training initiatives. Integrate gender, conflict sensitivity, and climate-smart approaches into activities. Support community mobilization and collaboration with county government departments and partners. Facilitate linkages among women, youth, traders, and financial institutions. Promote and uphold Mercy Corps’ safeguarding principles and ethical standards. Assist in data collection, monitoring, and reporting program progress. Collaborate with internal teams (logistics, finance, admin) to support field operations. Maintain professional conduct and contribute to a positive, learning-oriented work environment.

Competent in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Access. Perform other duties as assigned.

Diploma in Community Development, Economic Development, Gender and Development Studies, Business, Agriculture, Livestock, or a related field. Basic knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data collection and reporting techniques, with the ability to apply basic statistical concepts such as measures of central tendency and dispersion. Strong commitment to working with women, youth, and vulnerable groups, regardless of race, tribe, religion, or gender. Understanding of and commitment to collaborative work with local partners and the Mercy Corps M&M-CBRM team. Demonstrated problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills. Proficiency in English and Swahili; knowledge of local languages is an added advantage. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and effectively within a diverse team environment.

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