# Project Management & Community Engagement Intern at MAL Consultancy

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Company: MAL Consultancy

Category: Banking & Financial Services

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-08-30

Expires: 2026-09-02

## Job Description

Project Management & Community Engagement Intern at MAL Consultancy

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Posted: Aug 28, 2026

Deadline: Sep 2, 2026

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MAL Consultancy is a human resource solutions and services consulting company based in Kenya, providing strategic and operational support to align your people strategy to drive the achievement of your strategic business needs. We pride in having expertise in a broad range of specialties in human resource management as strategic business partners.

Project Management & Community Engagement Intern

Job Type Full Time , Hybrid

Qualification BA/BSc/HND

Experience 0

- 1 years
Location Nairobi

Job Field Internships , Project and Program Management

JOB SUMMARY

Our Client – an Association of Conservancies with offices in Nairobi has a department whose main objective is to operate as a catalytic financier. This department was established to provide appropriate and sustainable financing to conservancies, while strengthening their financial resilience and supporting conservation and community outcomes. The department is seeking to onboard a Project Management & Community Engagement Intern.

The Project Management & Community Engagement Intern will provide technical and coordination support in the planning, implementation, monitoring and documentation of fund-supported initiatives. S/he will support in project coordination, MEL, community and conservancy engagements and work collaboratively with all team members and other partners and stakeholders.

The Project Management & Community Engagement Intern will have project management experience gained through academic projects, internships, volunteer work or community-based initiatives. Experience gained working with conservancies, communities, NGOs, development organizations or conservation programmes will be an added advantage. Knowledge of tools such as Power BI, Kobo, Toolbox, Google Workspace, GIS or other monitoring/data-management platforms will also be an added advantage. Community engagement will be a core component of the position.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Senior Programme Officer while working closely with other internal teams, the duties and responsibilities of the Project Management & Community Engagement Intern will be;

Project Management & Coordination

Maintain project work plans, implementation schedules and activity trackers

Follow up with conservancies and implementing partners on agreed activities, deliverables and timelines

Track project milestones and flag delays, implementation challenges and emerging risks to the department team

Support preparation of project updates, meeting briefs and implementation reports

Support coordination of meetings, field visits, workshops and other departmental activities

Document project decisions, action points and follow-up actions.

Monitoring Evaluation & Learning

Monitor the progress and performance of fund-supported initiatives

Update project monitoring tools and templates

Collect and consolidate project performance data

Track agreed outputs, outcomes, milestones and indicators

Support field-based monitoring visits to conservancies and project sites

Identify project implementation challenges and escalate issues requiring management attention

Support verification of information provided by funded conservancies.

Community & Conservancy Engagement

Support engagements with conservancies, community representatives, local stakeholders and implementing partners

Participate in field visits and community consultations

Collect feedback from communities and conservancies on Fund-supported interventions.

EDUCATION SKILLS & COMPETENCIES DESIRED

Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Project Management, Environmental/Conservation Management, Natural Resource Management, Community Development or any other related fields

Project management experience gained through academic projects, internships, volunteer work or community-based initiatives

Experience gained working with conservancies, communities, NGOs, development organizations or conservation programmes will be an added advantage

Good project management and coordination skills

Basic monitoring and evaluation skills

Strong data collection and documentation skills

Good report-writing ability

Competence in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge of tools such as Power BI, Kobo, Toolbox, Google Workspace, GIS or other monitoring/data-management platforms will be an advantage

Ability to organize activities, manage timelines, follow up on deliverables and keep projects on track

Ability to collect accurate information, identify gaps and track progress against agreed targets

Ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with communities, conservancies and other stakeholders

Ability to work collaboratively with the KCF team and external stakeholders

Ability to identify tasks that need attention and take appropriate action with limited supervision

Ability to demonstrate professionalism, confidentiality, accountability and respect when handling project and community information.

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## Requirements

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