Internships trainee jobs at Sanergy, IBM, Kenya Community Development Foundation, Hanmak Technologies Ltd, UN-Habitat and Deloitte Consulting

JOB DETAILS:
About the role
• Sanergy is seeking to recruit an energetic procurement Intern to provide support to the procurement team and address all procurement needs in the respective teams as well as collaborate with all relevant stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Maintain and update the technical procurement documentation such as the vendor database, vendor feedback forms
• Assist in the drafting of contracts for the EPC team using templates created by the Technical Sourcing Engineer
• Assist in conducting market research to identify pricing trends for various raw materials and equipment
• Provide assistance to the procurement team throughout the procurement process to ensure quality delivery of business services.
• Update procurement plans and ensure that they align with the POAPs
• Conduct inspections of items at vendor locations before they are delivered to the site and coordinate with warehouse to ensure that components delivered match what was purchased
• Prepare packing lists and review delivery notes to check for specification conformance
• Prepare bid analyses and offer recommendations to the Technical Sourcing Engineer
• Conduct vendor visits to map out new suppliers and identify new opportunities for cost savings and quality improvement
• Other tasks assigned by Technical Sourcing Engineer

Qualifications
• Strong data entry and analysis skills
• Ability to multitask on numerous projects
• An engineering background to understand basic engineering materials and terminology.


JOB DETAILS:
Your Role and Responsibilities
• We are seeking candidates with proven interest and experience in implementing innovative software solutions and applications. You will work in close collaboration with other researchers and engineers to create, maintain and support world-class applications and/or infrastructure. You will also deliver production level-code to support the commercialization of the resulting assets. Demonstrated communication skills are essential.

• Candidates should have basic knowledge in one or more of the following skills:
• Programming skills (C/C++, Java, Python, Javascript, Node.js, etc.)
• Software engineering practices including agile techniques
• Building cloud applications using APIs and services
• System building/debugging/testing skills
• Machine learning techniques and machine learning toolkits such as R, scikit-learn, Theano, Caffe, Torch
• Programming on GPUs
• Scale-out programming (e.g. MPI)

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
• At least 3 years of experience coding and debugging in one or more general purpose programming languages including, but not limited to: Python, Java, Javascript, C/C++
• Experience in building full-stack web applications
• Basic understanding of design patterns
• Basic understanding of software engineering
• Ability to transfer project requirements into robust software components and architectures

Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise
• Experience with standard machine learning techniques and machine learning tools and frameworks including but not limited to: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn etc.
• Experience in backend storage technologies such as SQL and Non-SQL databases (Postgres, MongoDB, Cloudant, ElasticSearch etc.)
• Experience in web application development and frameworks including HTML, CSS and JavaScript, JQuery, React, Flask, Node.js etc.
• Experience in Kubernetes CI/CD tools and operators, IBM Cloud and machine learning training pipelines
• Experience analyzing large scale data from a variety of sources
• Design, validation, and characterization of algorithms and/or systems


JOB DETAILS:
Overall Purpose
KCDF is giving a three-month internship opportunity to a highly motivated individual for an opportunity to gain hands on experience in KCDF’s technology programme dubbed TechSoup Kenya. The individual will be under the guidance of the Communications Manager and is part of a team that enables the technology programme to actively promote its work and seek opportunities to share the programme approach. The individual will be a key contributor to the unit’s communication and marketing efforts and will support initiatives to improve KCDF’s digital reach and engage its audiences.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Social Media: Drawing upon research and internally produced content to draft and post engaging content on social media pages i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.
• Website Management: Working with the website developer’s team, maintain the organization’s websites and regularly publish, edit and update content on the sites.
• Digital Analytics: Using analytics tools, maintain dashboards to improve content and engagement against key metrics across the digital communication channels.
• Email Marketing: Produce and manage weekly e-newsletters and recommend new opportunities to engage subscribers and increase reach and grow the database list.
• Administrative support: Assist in all communications assignments to keep the department running smoothly, liaising with the creative designer in creating digital content and supporting the overall communications team.

Qualifications
We are seeking an individual with at least two years of demonstrated successful work experience and a passion for digital marketing and communications. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
• Undergraduate or diploma education background in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing or Development Studies.
• At least two years of on-the-job experience in delivering effective and innovative digital marketing and communication campaigns.
• Experience managing social media platforms in a professional capacity.
• Strong communication and writing skills; comfortable writing compelling, consistently error-free original copy for digital audiences.
• Solid understanding of web metrics, digital analytics, with ability to generate, analyze and interpret data. Experience in working with Google analytics or a similar analytics platform will be an added advantage.
• Basic understanding of email marketing principles.
• Experience managing websites using a content management system.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills as well as presentation and facilitation skills.
• Intermediate IT skills especially in web platforms.
• Self-driven and able to deliver results with minimum supervision.
• Fit within a team working environment.
• Personal commitment to continuous development and learning.


JOB DETAILS:
Our Internship Programme is designed and tailored to provide unemployed graduates with professional and practical exposure in their chosen career field through a planned work experience schedule.
The practical experience the intern gains at the work site is expected to compliment the theoretical knowledge gained in a college classroom. The intern is expected to both learn from and contribute to this learning opportunity. Upon completion of the Internship Programme, successful interns will be given the opportunity to join any of the available roles in our customer service department.

Office Location
Jem Park Complex, Suite No. 21, Near Signature Mall, Next to Valley View Estate, Mombasa Road, Mlolongo.

Requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to think logically
• Professionalism and dependability
• Willingness and ability to learn and adapt fast to work requirements
• Ability to maintain stable performance under pressure or opposition
• Willingness to travel
• Customer focus and ability to understand and appreciate different business processes
• Good understanding of Linux and Windows operating systems
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to demonstrate the workings of an ERP software
• Knowledge in computer networks
• Knowledge and good understanding of databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Ms- Server, Oracle etc
• Skills and interest in internet research

Key Responsibilities
• Presenting and demonstrating the use of software solutions to prospective clients
• Assisting in user requirement specification analysis
• Assisting the development team in testing software
• Installing software and training users
• Providing software support in person, via telephone and internet
• Creating different types of SQL reports using Fast Reports & Crystal Reports tools
• Assisting in the diagnosis of computer hardware, network and software problems and providing solutions
• Preparing software technical documentation and user guides
• The IT support intern will be expected to fulfil additional duties as assigned


JOB DETAILS:
Intern - Risk and Internal Controls

Competencies
Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
Client orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be "clients" and seeks to see things from clients' point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education
Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent
• Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office, Adobe).
• Have demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter;
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Preferred areas of studies: Business Administration, Finance, Audit, Risk Management, Project Management or related field.

Work Experience
• No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
• Work experience in Risk Management, Internal Controls, or Audit in a large to medium size organization is required.
• Proficiency in using Excel to create trend analysis and word to generate reports is required.
• Proficiency in using power-point to make graphical presentations to colleagues is desirable.

Languages
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.


JOB DETAILS:
Information Technology (I.T) Intern

Main purpose of the job
Deloitte East Africa currently has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic person to join the Tujenge Jamii Project as an Information Technology (I.T) Intern to be based at the Nakuru Office.

Job Description
• I.T user support for USAID Tujenge Jamii project in the Nakuru office and other satellite offices as may be required;
• Configuring new computers and routine maintenance of computers and other equipment for optimal performance;
• Train users on new technologies;
• Assist to carry out networking,setup of switches and configuring of routers;
• Ensure that company data is safely backed up to OneDrive and SharePoint;
• Providing specifications for computers, printers, scanners, tablets and internet services and confirming the same during the procurement process;
• New staff orientation on use of I.T resources including the email system, policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs);
• Daily monitoring of the servers to ensure that all equipment run optimally;
• Keeping an up to date inventory of I.T items;
• Liaise with service providers to ensure that service level agreement is always achieved; and
• Serve as a productive project team member by completing assigned tasks.

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, Information Technology or Business and Information Technology.
• Minimum KCSE overall grade of B+, with a B+ in Mathematics and English or equivalent.
• I.T related professional qualification: Microsoft Certified Professional, A+, N+, CCNA or other recognized and current I.T certification will be an added advantage.
• Proficient in Windows and Linux Operation Systems.
• Strong work ethics and attention to detail

Key Performance Areas
• Strategic Impact - Independently assists team to deliver services within defined strategic objectives.
• Budgets / Profitability - Effectively uses time, equipment and resources.
• Development/ growth of team – Actively work to address identified technical skills.

Behavioural competencies
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills;
• Strong client delivery focus;
• Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease; and
• Sound problem-solving ability.

Technical Competencies
• Excellent accounting skills;
• Sound business acumen;
• Focus on quality and risk; and
• Well-developed computer user skills.