Internship Opportunity at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role

HP+ Kenya and East Africa is looking for an intern to support its work on domestic mobilization at national and county level and capacity building of county team on Program based budgeting. This is a temporary position based in Nairobi, Kenya and reporting to the Economist.

Responsibilities

Purpose of Role

• Specifically the intern is expected to support the HP+ Kenya team:
• Collecting and analyzing expenditure data for completion of Public Expenditure Reviews and related briefs
• Preparing capacity building materials including power point presentation and county meeting reports
• Collecting and analyzing information in support of government agenda on Universal Health Care
• Play an active role in county capacity activities and support in documentation of success stories
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Requirements

Minimum Education and Experience Required

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

• Bachelor's degree(upper second honors) in economics or statistics from a recognized university
• Preference in health financing policy and governance.
• Ability to work successfully with diverse groups, partners and colleagues and a team player
• Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and conducting web-based research.
• Ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities while meeting deadline
• Strong quantitative skills, including data analysis and statistical interpretation. Experience with statistical software such as Stata is desirable.
• Ability to develop technical data into presentations and/or other multimedia formats.
• Interest in further developing technical skills in areas such as cost analysis, statistics, data analysis, survey methods, qualitative research, modeling and systematic literature review.
• Experience with policy analyses costing and health economics in previous coursework or work experience desired