# Women’s Economic Empowerment Intern NGO Job UN Women Nairobi, Kenya

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Company: UN Women Nairobi, Kenya

Category: NGO, Non-Profit & Development

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-08-06

Expires: 2026-09-20

## Job Description

### Key Responsibilities

- Support the Policy Specialist to review/conduct economic empowerment related research from a gender economics perspective

- Support the Policy Specialist in programme management and implementation 

- Support the Policy Specialist in various communications tasks such as writing position papers, talking points, website articles, developing social media posts, etc.

- Support the Policy Specialist on administrative tasks as required 

### Learning goals include

- Enhanced knowledge on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment 

- Enhanced knowledge on gender and economics in development in Africa

- Enhance knowledge on the programmatic and operational aspects of working at UN Women 

### Competencies 

### Core Values

- Integrity;

- Professionalism;

- Respect for Diversity.

### Core Competencies

- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;

- Accountability;

- Creative Problem Solving;

- Effective Communication;

- Inclusive Collaboration;

- Stakeholder Engagement;

- Leading by Example.

### Functional Competencies

- Demonstrable knowledge of feminist/gender economics;

- Demonstrable Knowledge of development issues in Africa, preferably in East and Southern Africa;

Qualifications

### Education

Applicants to the Internship Programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

- Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher) in feminist/gender economics or any related field  ;

- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent)  in feminist/gender economics or any related field;

- Be enrolled in a mandatory national service programme of which the internship may form a part;

- Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within two-years of graduation.

### Language

- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required; 

- Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

### Renumeration

- Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.

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