Human Resources - Recruiting Intern at PATH

PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

Human Resources - Recruiting Intern

• Job TypeFull Time  
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND  
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Graduate Jobs / Internships   Human Resources / HR  

Benefit to Intern:  

There will be regular hands-on exposure to a human resources department of a global organization with a focus on recruitment and selection, organization on-boarding, and change management.

Internship goals and learning objectives:

• To build your human resources skill set specifically with regard to a recruiting focus.
• To build your understanding of the general high level and tactical pieces involved in recruitment
• To develop your communications skill set for internal and external audiences.
• To develop your skill set and professional work style with various colleagues and mentors both internal and external.

Skills to be developed and/or expanded during internship:   

• To support international recruitment administratively.
• To learn how to analyze and share data/research and present it in a fashion that elicits “buy in” from the audience.
• To gain experience coordinating multiple competing priorities in a fast paced recruitment and human resources environment.
• To develop your communications skills by preparing related recruitment communications for internal and external audiences

Proposed activities:   

• Provide guidance to PATH colleagues on how to leverage recruitement to support program needs.
• Administrative support for recruitment while ensuring compliance and providing support for completion of onboarding and related recruitement process.
• Learn and work hands on with a global recruitement tracking tool.
• Work collaboratively with human resources team and other HR interns to provide support.

Learning outcomes (how the Intern’s performance will be evaluated):  

• The intern will meet regularly with the regional recruiter to assess progress and ensure internship goals and learning objectives are met.
• The intern will show accurate processing of paperwork and other administrative aspects related to recruitement
• The intern’s comfort level navigating an applicant tracking system will be evaluated by showing accurate posting and resume review processes.

*All PATH internships are eligible for school credit. Please refer to your university's process for credit eligibility.*

Must have legal authorization to work in Kenya.

PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Required Skills

Less than one year working in recruitment process

Required Experience

• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Knowledge of MS office (i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proven analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills, including strong written and verbal communication.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to PATH career website on path.silkroad.com to apply