Danish Embassy in Nairobi Governance and Health Internship Jobs in Kenya

Danish Embassy in Nairobi Governance and Health Internship Jobs in Kenya

Kenya is East Africa’s economic and political powerhouse. The opportunities are diverse as Kenya’s progressive constitution has the potential of delivering sustained democratic development. The Governance and Health team engages this context closely and provides a distinct introduction to the art of governance, development and foreign policy in a stimulating international environment.

As an intern, you will act as an integrated part of the team. This means you will be working on a wide range of issues including elections, human rights and devolution, health, stabilisation and anti-radicalisation, civic education, gender equality and rule of law.

Learning

As an intern in the Governance and Health Team, you will have an opportunity to work closely with the team leader and the programme managers in managing and implementing the programmes on democratic governance, human rights and equitable access to services (2021-2025) and the programme on resilience, peace and stability (2021-2025).

You will also assist the team in researching to develop thematic reports on politics, the economy and other topics related to the Governance and Health portfolio. Hence, a critical part of the job is to stay informed about current socio-political and economic developments in Kenya.

You will also participate in and coordinate meetings with partners, such as local civil society organisations, international development partners, and government entities working on various governance and health issues.

In addition, you will learn about public diplomacy efforts to promote the work done by the Embassy by providing support towards the implementation of the Embassy’s Strategic Communications activities in collaboration with the communications manager.

As an intern, you will be acquainted with the practical workings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.These include learning about the management of development programmes, the coordination between the Embassy and Copenhagen and getting familiar with the financial and archiving systems used by the Ministry.

Other tasks will come up on an ad-hoc basis.

Qualifications

A Bachelor degree and admission at master level at a Danish University in a relevant field for this position.

Familiarity with development policies, international relations and/or East African or Kenyan politics is considered an asset.

Adaptability and curiosity are desired characteristics since you will be living and working in a new environment.

Experience in communications, public relations, and possessing strong drafting/writing skills.

Danish citizenship or fulfilling the following requirements: The applicant has lived in Denmark for a longer period of time (at least 3-4 years), is admitted at a Danish University or Business School and at the time of applying has residence in Denmark.

Practicalities

The Embassy provides a monthly supplement of DKK 4000 of which approximately half is spent on rent for the apartment shared by the Embassy’s four interns. Due to regulation regarding SU and compensation, you will have two options regarding the supplement:

Choose not to receive SU and get the monthly supplement of DKK 4000 per month.

Receive SU and hand in documentation of concrete expenses (including flight tickets, vaccines, insurance, etc.) up to DKK 4000 per month.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Danish Embassy in Nairobi Governance and Health Internship Jobs in Kenya

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