ACTIL – Kenyatta University Internship Opportunities – 2020

1. Internship Positions: Three Interns.
Duty Station: ACTIL, KENYATTA UNIVERSITY.
Posting Period: 4/3/2020-27/03/2020

ACTIL Internship description.

•  The three Internship position under recruitment will be attached at ACTIL
•  The duration of internship is 3 months.
• The internship is unpaid and full time.
• Interns work five days per week (35-40 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the Directorate.

ACTIL wishes to invite applicants from eminent individuals who are suitably qualified with outstanding academic and professional credentials for the following internship positions;

2. Intern: Marketing Program

Responsibilities
The intern will be based at ACTIL offices. Under the overall supervision of the ACTIL Director. The intern will have the following specific responsibilities;

• Development of ACTIL marketing materials e.g. brochures, t-shirts, calendars
• Designing training materials-e.g. cover design for reports, journals, booklets etc.
• Assist in updating ACTIL website.
•  Assist in online marketing of ACTIL.
• Assist with knowledge management hub
• Actively participate in regular ACTIL meetings
• Support in identifying potential partners for institutional partnerships.
• Perform any other relevant duties as may be required.

Competencies:
Functional

• Marketing skills and experience.
• Research experience and skills;
• Excellent analytical, communication, and writing skills;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Work under minimum supervision and tight deadlines

Qualification

• • Currently enrolled or completed a degree in B.Com (Marketing option) and a degree in Communication or related field. Having a Master’s Degree in Marketing or Communications is an added advantage.
• • Must be able to organize, set priorities, multi-task, take initiative and exercise sound independent judgment within areas of responsibility
• • Experience in coordinating fast moving tasks with diversified teams
• • Good computer skills.
• • Fluency in oral and written English.

3.  Intern: Mentorship Program

Responsibilities.
The intern will be based at ACTIL offices. Under the overall supervision of the ACTIL Director. The intern will have the following specific responsibilities;
Support the ACTIL Course Leader in Management of the Training and Mentorship Programme:

•  Maintain and regularly update data base for mentors
•  Maintain and regularly update database for Alumni
•  Assist the ACTIL Course Leader to administer and analyse mid-term review questionnaire for Alumni
•  Maintain regular communication with Alumni and provide status reports as needed to ACTIL Director and UN Women Regional Director
•  Work with ACTIL Mentoring Officer to carry out necessary mentor/mentee matching process and expected results.
• Support in putting together training materials in preparation for training workshops conducted by ACTIL
• Actively participate in regular ACTIL meetings
• Support in identifying potential partners for institutional partnerships
• Perform any other relevant duties as may be required.

Competencies:
Functional

• Strong organizational and research skills;
• Excellent analytical, communication, and writing skills;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Work under minimum supervision and tight deadlines

Corporate

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Qualification

• Currently enrolled or completed a Master’s Degree and has obtained a first degree in Gender and Development, Community Development, Public Administration, Business Administration, Social Sciences or related field.
• Must be able to organize, set priorities, multi-task, take initiative and exercise sound independent judgment within areas of responsibility
• Experience in coordinating fast moving tasks with diversified teams
• Good computer skills, specifically Excel and Word;
• Fluency in oral and written English.

4.  INTERN – KNOWLEDGE HUB/ RESOURCE CENTRE

Responsibilities

• Carry out a baseline desk study on election resource centers in Africa
• Source for materials online for the Elections Resource Unit.
• The intern will be expected to upload elections related material such as videos, case studies, and training material. Such materials will focus on addressing ACTIL’s mandate of Transformational leadership
• Organize and make the information readily available and easily accessible.
• Support the development of a system for tracking access, use and impact of the unit’s resources
• Identify publications on elections that can be purchased for the resource centre as well as partners and organisations from whom such materials can be procured
• Explore and follow-up possibilities for strategic partnerships, including through membership/accreditation to appropriate regional and international resource centres
• Perform other related duties and assignments as required.
• Activate the social media platform.

Qualifications and Experience:
Education

• Currently in an advanced stage in a first degree course in Communications, Public relations, Gender and Development, Community Development, Business Administration, Public Administration, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related fields

Competencies:
Functional

• Good computer skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Exposure to Research
• Good analytical, communication and writing skills
• Fluent in oral and written English.