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Posted: 2026-06-24 19:18:08  Deadline: July 31, 2026   3 - 6 Months Internship   Salary: Confidential

The Africa Centre for Health Systems and Gender Justice (ACHGJ) is inviting applications for a Product, Communications and Learning Intern under the FemDigiNomics Project. The internship provides an opportunity to support documentation, storytelling, product feedback processes, and communication of learning generated through FemDigiNomics. The role is ideal for individuals passionate about translating complex ideas into accessible content that supports women’s economic empowerment, digital inclusion, and social impact.

Location: Nairobi, with possible community engagement in informal settlements and partner sites
Duration: 3 to 6 Months
Type: Internship
Reports To: FemDigiNomics Project Lead

Key Responsibilities

Support the development of user-friendly financial literacy, livelihood, and empowerment content for women and community audiences.
Assist in documenting stories, case studies, learning notes, success stories, and programme insights.
Help translate technical concepts into accessible and engaging language for women participants, partners, donors, and community stakeholders.
Support user feedback collection and analysis for the Women’s Financial Inclusion and Lending Readiness Scorecard and the FemDigiNomics platform.
Assist in preparing presentations, briefs, social media content, partner updates, newsletters, and donor-facing materials.
Support documentation and organisation of reusable learning resources, tools, and knowledge products emerging from the project.

Qualifications

Background in Communications, Journalism, Design, Development Studies, Gender Studies, Public Policy, or a related field.
Strong writing, editing, content development, and storytelling skills.
Interest in women’s economic opportunity, digital inclusion, African language technology, and social impact initiatives.
Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, simply, and respectfully to diverse audiences.
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail in content creation and knowledge management.

Cross-Cutting Requirements

Strong interest in women’s economic opportunity, gender justice, financial inclusion, and health equity.
Respect for community knowledge, lived experience, and ethical data practices.
Ability to work with low-income women and grassroots partners with dignity, sensitivity, and professionalism.
Strong writing, documentation, and communication skills.
Fluency in English and Swahili.
Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Willingness to learn and work across research, programme implementation, technology, and community engagement.

What the Intern Will Gain

Practical experience in community-rooted AI and NLP for African languages.
Exposure to women’s financial inclusion and lending readiness initiatives.
Experience in participatory research and community-based data collection.
Hands-on exposure to responsible AI, data governance, and ethical use of community data.
Experience supporting programme implementation with grassroots women’s organisations.
Opportunities to translate research findings and data into practical tools and learning resources for low-income women.
Exposure to interdisciplinary work at the intersection of gender justice, economic opportunity, health, and technology.

About FemDigiNomics

FemDigiNomics is a women-centred data and intelligence platform being developed by the Africa Centre for Health Systems and Gender Justice. Building on HerEconomics, the platform uses community-generated data, Swahili natural language processing (NLP), responsible AI, and participatory research to strengthen women’s financial inclusion, livelihood resilience, and health-informed economic empowerment. The initiative translates women’s lived experiences related to savings, debt, enterprise growth, care responsibilities, health-related financial pressures, and digital access into practical tools such as financial inclusion scorecards, community insights, and decision-support systems that improve economic opportunities and wellbeing for low-income women.

Application Process

Interested applicants should submit the following:

A short cover letter indicating the internship role being applied for.
A current CV.
A short writing sample, data sample, coding sample, or portfolio (where relevant).
Availability and preferred internship duration.

Applications should be sent to: vacancies@healthsystemsgenderjustice.org and copied to: info@healthsystemsgenderjustice.org.

Subject Line: FemDigiNomics Internship Application – Product, Communications and Learning Intern
Application Deadline: 31st July 2026

For more opportunities at The Africa Centre for Health Systems and Gender Justice (ACHGJ), visit: ACHGJ Careers and Opportunities Page

Download the official Product, Communications and Learning Internship description here:
Call for Interns – FemDigiNomics Project (PDF)