(RFP 301421) INTERN – GENDER, SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MONITORING (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ADVERT, NAIROBI KENYA

INTERN – GENDER, SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MONITORING (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ADVERT)

THE ORGANIZATION

The Alliance of Bioversity International (www.bioversityinternational.org) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (www.ciat.cgiar.org) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crisis of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.

With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people in a climate crisis.

The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.

About the position

The Intern – Gender, Social Communications and Monitoring will provide technical and operational support to project activities focused on gender equality, youth engagement, monitoring and learning, and social communications. The incumbent will support field data collection and analysis, maintain project databases and monitoring tools, contribute to reporting and learning activities, and develop communication materials including social media content, blogs and infographics. The role will also support training and backstopping of groups and agribusinesses in mainstreaming gender and youth considerations and contribute to documenting project results and impacts. The position requires strong communication and writing skills, attention to detail, flexibility, and a focus on timely delivery of outputs.

• Learn and understand and support scaling impacts approaches
  
• Train and backstop groups and agribusinesses in mainstreaming gender equality and youth engagement
  
• Participate and supervise data collection activities
  
• Contribute to analyses and writing of reports
  
• Clean and maintain project survey and partner databases
  
• Develop and maintain monitoring and learning activities and project dashboard
  
• Generate social media content and other communication outputs for the project
  
•  Any other duty that may be assigned to him by the supervisor
  

Deliverables

• Prepare and submit bi-weekly field reports
  
• Contributions to field survey plans, reports of analysed data and reports
  
• Gender reporting in activities and reports
  
• Social media content creation, blogs and infographics
  
• Monthly progress reports
  
  

Education and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Socioeconomics, Rural Development, Economics, Agribusiness, or any other related field.
  

Competencies

• Attention to detail.
  
• Results-oriented.
  
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
  
• Proactivity and autonomy.
  
• Planning and time management
  

Terms of employment

This is a nationally recruited position based in Nairobi, Kenya. The initial contract will be for up to Six (6) Month, subject to a probation period according to local legislation, and is renewable depending on the performance and availability of resources. 

The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that

diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission.

Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications

Applicants are invited to visit  https://www.bioversityinternational.org/jobs/ to get full details of the position and to submit their applications. Applications MUST include reference number Ref: (RFP301421) – INTERN – GENDER, SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MONITORING (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ADVERT) as the position applied for. Application and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name and first name for ease of sorting.

Note: The Alliance does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). The Alliance also does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.

Applications closing date: 3rd September 2026

Please note that email applications will not be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We invite you to learn more about us at:

                 http://alliancebioversityciat.org