Project Overview and Role:
In Kenya, Palladium is implementing the USAID-funded PROPEL Health project to improve the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems through policy development and implementation; adequate, predictable, and sustainable health financing; enhanced government stewardship, transparency, and accountability; and use of evidence-based advocacy approaches at global, national, and subnational levels to promote best practices. It focuses on family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), and the integration of FP/RH with HIV and maternal and child health (MCH) with a lens to enable economic empowerment, positive youth development. Our transformational technical strategy prioritizes localizing policy, advocacy, financing, and governance (PAFG) leadership, technical assistance, and capacity development to enhance resilience and sustainability. The project actively supports USAID’s localization strategy by drawing on local actors to co-create our country designs and lead implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
PROPEL Health Kenya is seeking 2 interns who will work with the technical team in filing in implementing activities that focus on capacity strengthening, domestic resource mobilization for health at national and county levels and evidence generation for improved advocacy.
Purpose of Role
With guidance from the technical team, the interns will:
- Support in collecting and collating data and information.
- Support in preparing technical documents including PowerPoint presentations, and report.
- Support in organizing meetings, workshops and forums etc.
- Support the technical team in other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Duration Expected
Three months with no expectation of extension.
Required Qualifications:
Applicant must:
- Either be currently enrolled in a bachelor’s program or have graduated with a bachelor’s degree in the last five years;
- Major in public health, economics, statistics or a related field in social sciences;
- Have a deep curiosity and interest in health/health financing.
Applicants should provide their CV and cover letter explaining their interest in the position. Applications are due by September 11, 2023 by 5:00pm EAT and submitted to [email protected]
Successful applicants will be required to complete Palladium’s due diligence forms. Only successful applicants will be contacted.
Company Overview:
About Palladium – Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss.
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