Vacancy
Announcement
Internship Opportunities
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) is a premier, and flagship non-governmental human rights and governance institution in Africa that was founded in 1992 with a mandate of enhancing human rights centred governance at all levels.
Internship Opportunities
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) is a premier, and flagship non-governmental human rights and governance institution in Africa that was founded in 1992 with a mandate of enhancing human rights centred governance at all levels.
The
KHRC is seeking 5 highly motivated graduates who are looking to gain practical
experience in the field of Human Rights.
The
successful interns will be spread across our programs and institutional support
areas which include:
- Transformative
Justice program ( which includes Electoral/political governance,
Transitional Justice, Security Reforms);
- Economic
and Social Justice program ( which includes Anti-corruption and
accountability, Trade Justice, and Labor Rights);
- Political
Pluralism and Diversity program; Human Rights Monitoring which
includes legal aid; and
- Institutional
support (which includes Administration, Human Resources, Finance
and Information Technology)
Minimum
Qualifications & Experience
- For
Programs, have a university degree in Law, Political Science, and
International Relations, with a Minimum qualification of a 2nd Class
Honors.
- For
Institutional support, have a university degree in Information Technology,
a business administration degree with a major in Information Technology
will be an added advantage.
- A
minimum of a C+ in O’ Level / KCPE
- Have
between 3 months and 1 year work exposure in any of the programs mentioned
above and institutional support areas (focus on IT) mentioned above.
- Excellent
in written and spoken English
- Willingness
to learn
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills
NB: Only those candidates
that meet the above qualifications will be considered for the internship
opportunities.
Interested candidates should submit their application that includes cover letter and CV detailing their suitability for the post and include a daytime telephone contact and two referees to vacancies@khrc.or.ke.
Interested candidates should submit their application that includes cover letter and CV detailing their suitability for the post and include a daytime telephone contact and two referees to vacancies@khrc.or.ke.
The
subject of your email MUST include the program area you are applying for to be
considered.
Failure
to do so will result in your application being disqualified.
The
closing date for all applications is on Wednesday 10th August, 2016.
Disclaimer:
- KHRC
is an equal opportunity employer, committed to ensuring diversity and
gender equality within our organization and will recruit the most
qualified person irrespective of race, marital status, ethnicity,
religion, gender, sexual orientation or nationality.
- Only
successful candidates will be contacted