Amref Health for fresh graduates
Amref Health Africa (formerly African Medical Research Foundation) is the premier African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa in the intervening years has broadened its mission to include training of some 500 thousand community health workers and managing the design and implementation of health development projects in more than 30 countries across Africa. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation and surgical and clinical outreach. Amref Health Africa has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, South Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda as well as in Europe and North America. The organization employs over 1,000 people.
Position 1: Intern – iHSS
Role Description
The HSS interns are expected to be part of the HSS project internship program. They will play a vital role in supporting various teams within HSS to deliver various project activities. They will get guidance and capacity-building support across the different core functions within the project. The project aims to build interns’ technical and leadership capabilities and make them future leaders and technical experts. We want to hire professional interns willing to learn new things and grow their career in the non-profit health sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support regional office staff working in project technical implementation (25% of time), operations and leadership (50% of time) and monitoring and evaluation (25% of time)
- Participate in the review of proposals, research tools, guidelines, and other documents prepared by/for the project
Qualifications and Competencies:
- University degree in social sciences, development, project planning and management or other relevant fields
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Basic computer skills
- Organization skills
- Good team player and values diversity
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Passion for bringing lasting change in health in Africa and a desire to create positive social impact.
Place of Work: semera
APPLICATION LINK
Position 2: Intern – iHSS
Qualifications and Competencies:
- MD or University degree in health sciences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Basic computer skills
- Organization skills
- Good team player and values diversity
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Passion for bringing lasting change in health in Africa and a desire to create positive social impact.
Place of Work: Hawassa
APPLICATION LINK
Position 3: Intern – iHSS
Qualifications and Competencies:
- MD or University degree in health sciences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Basic computer skills
- Organization skills
- Good team player and values diversity
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Passion for bringing lasting change in health in Africa and a desire to create positive social impact.
Place of Work: bahirdar
APPLICATION LINK
Position 4: Intern – iHSS
Qualifications and Competencies:
- MD or University degree in health sciences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Basic computer skills
- Organization skills
- Good team player and values diversity
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Passion for bringing lasting change in health in Africa and a desire to create positive social impact.
Place of Work: jigjiga
APPLICATION LINK
Deadline: August 219 2024
How To Apply
Interested applicants use the above applicationlinks to submit your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include quoting IHSS Intern – with the location in the subject line of a cover letter, detailing why you are the best fit for this position, and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be August19, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If you face any challenge applying on our website contact us at ETrecruitment@Amref.org.
Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.
