Intern - Nutrition, Nairobi at World Food Programme (WFP)

Intern - Nutrition, Nairobi

The internship aims to strengthen WFP Kenya’s nutrition portfolio by supporting the design, implementation, monitoring, and documentation of interventions across the three programmatic areas: Management of Acute Malnutrition, Positive Deviance (PD) Hearth, and Food Fortification.

• This internship is directly aligned with the 2026 workplan priorities under the CSP 2023–2027, which emphasize:
• Scaling up prevention-focused approaches to malnutrition.
• Supporting resilience hubs through PD Hearth.
• Strengthening national systems and regulatory frameworks for food fortification.
• Enhancing reporting, knowledge management, and donor engagement to close funding gaps.

Key Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Head of Nutrition, the intern will:

Programme Design and Implementation

• Support roll-out of WHO transition plan, PD Hearth, and fortification initiatives.
• Assist in drafting proposals, concept notes, programme documents, and government guidelines.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Field Support

• Conduct field visits to monitor implementation, and support data collection and analysis.
• Prepare monitoring reports and document lessons learned.

Reporting and Knowledge Management

• Contribute to donor reports, annual country reports, programme reviews and presentations
• Draft case studies on nutrition interventions.

Partnership and Coordination

• Accompany WFP officials to meetings and workshops with government, UN, NGOs, and other partners
• Document partnership activities and outcomes.

Expected Outcome

• Gain practical experience in nutrition programme design, implementation, and monitoring.
• Strengthen skills in data analysis, reporting, and donor engagement.
• Develop knowledge of multisectoral nutrition programming, SBCC, and emergency preparedness.
• Build capacity in partnership management and inter-agency coordination.

Qualifications Required:

• Education: A recent graduate (within the last 6 months) with a Bachelors in Human Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, Sociology, Social Work, Programme Management in Humanitarian Settings.
• Language: Fluency in Oral and written English.
• Computer literacy: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).

Additional Skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Ability to manage large workloads under time constraints.
• Courtesy, tact, and ability to work effectively with colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Duration of Internship : 8 months