INTERNSHIP ADVERTISEMENT

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) is a premier and flagship Non-Governmental

Organization (NGO) in Africa, established and incorporated in 1992 by Kenyans exiled in the United

States of America (USA), and later registered in Kenya in 1994. KHRC founders are among the

foremost leaders and activists in struggles for human rights and democratic reforms in Kenya and

beyond. KHRC seeks to hire four interns to support the following areas: Program, Legal, and

Administration.

An intern offers support and reports to all offices. The intern position seeks to contribute and work

with other team members to provide administrative, financial, programmatic, communication,

legal, and field support where required. Interns will not engage or make any decisions on behalf of

the Commission and will work closely with all team members assigned to them to drive KHRC's

strategic direction.

a) Offer support to all thematic areas in the implementation of the organization’s operational plan

as directed by the Program Managers, including undertaking administrative work.

b) Assist in all thematic areas when undertaking fieldwork, including quality report writing,

facilitation, training, or community mobilization.

c) Assist in the legal affairs department by undertaking legal research, preparing legal

documents, and legal policy analysis.

d) Assist in reviewing and editing various consultant reports, including policy briefs, and

conducting desktop research and developing quality reports on key issues related to KHRC

work.

e) Assist in the analysis of relevant bills and coming up with recommendations, monitoring media

reports, and generating bi-monthly reports.

f) Assist in organizing training, conferences, or meetings for all KHRC constituents and generate

quality reports of all meetings/conferences.

g) Assist in the preparation processes for any field work activities, including the collection of

materials to be distributed, and pack all activity materials as directed by the Program Manager

or Advisor in charge of the activity.

h) Undertake any other duties assigned by the internship committee or managers.

a) A first degree in a discipline that relates to the areas indicated, or a recent graduate who has

completed all coursework and is awaiting graduation. For more information on our thematic

areas, visit our website www.khrc.or.ke.

b) Applicants to the Legal Area should be students who have finished their 4th year of study in

Law and are awaiting graduation, or students who have gone through Kenya School of Law

(KSL) and are awaiting admission to the bar. This is mandatory.