Vacancy Description
Kenya Urban Support Program (KUSP)
Credit No.: 61340
Project ID No.: P156777
Ref: KE-MOTI-157745-cs-QCBS
The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of Kenya Urban Support Program(KUSP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments for Internship opportunities for various professional positions in 45 counties and their 59 municipalities under the National Hygiene Program (NHP), dubbed “Kazi Mtaani”. The program is an extended public works project (EPWP) aimed at utilizing labour intensive approaches to create sustainable public good in the urban development sector.
The initiative aims to target employment of youth across the country and more specifically, to engage these youths in activities that will mainly improve the environment within informal settlements of urban areas while cushioning those youths from economic strain. Especially, economic strain brought about by the adoption of containment policies to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus across the country.
There is an opportunity to utilize EPWPs to achieve multiple aims of providing employment through daily wages for low income workers living in informal settlements while improving urban infrastructure and service delivery within informal settlements. The Kazi Mtaani programme will therefore focus on putting people back to work in the short-term as a measure to alleviate the economic impact of the pandemic within informal settlements. The NHP will be implemented across 47 counties and their 59 KUSP funded municipalities in the country. The program thus anticipates collaboration between the National and County Governments in order to achieve the goals of the program.
In line with Government Internship Policy, the State department of Housing and Urban Development intends to offer internship opportunities to qualified youth in various areas of specialization to enable them gain practical work experience which will improve their competencies and competitiveness in their career life.
Internship Positions
Three hundred and twenty (320) Internship opportunities i various areas or specialization distributed as follows;
No of Positions: 62
Academic Qualifications
Bachelors in Planning, Urban and Regional Planning or Spatial Planning
Ability to use GIS software and technologies
Basic Requirements
Be Kenyan youth aged between 21 and 35 years
Must have completed their training and graduated in the last three (3) years from a recognized institution.
Preference to resident of the County/Municipality
Personal Attributes
Must be a person of integrity
Must be goal oriented, dynamic, self-driven and diligent individual
Should possess good interpersonal, communications skills and be a team player.
Internship Duration: The internship positions will be for a period of twelve (12) months
Stipend: This is a non-remunerative position, however, the selected interns will be paid a stiend of twenty-five thousand (25,000) per month.
Work Station
Successful applicants may be deployed wither to the Department of Urban Development Headquarters, County Offices or any of their 59 municipalities
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Applications should be delivered in written form to the address below and dropped at the Tender Box situated on 6th Floor, Lift Lobby, Ardhi House, 1st Ngong Avenue, Nairobi, clearly marked “Internship Opportunities” or online through the State Department for Housing and Urban Development. Candidates who meet the above requirements should submit their applications by Tuesday 21st July, 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.Note:
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