Posted: 2026-06-24 18:52:02  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 Financial Inclusion and Partnerships Intern under the FemDigiNomics Project. The internship supports efforts to strengthen women’s access to financial services, enterprise support, savings opportunities, and livelihood-enhancing ecosystems through structured partnerships and inclusion pathways.

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

Map financial inclusion actors including SACCOs, microfinance institutions, fintechs, women’s funds, banks, and savings groups.
Conduct landscape assessments of women’s financial inclusion ecosystems and service pathways.
Support the development of referral pathways linked to the Women’s Financial Inclusion and Lending Readiness Scorecard.
Assist in documenting barriers women face in accessing both formal and informal financial services.
Support partnership development with financial institutions, investors, women’s enterprise programmes, and livelihood initiatives.
Assist in preparing partnership briefs, concept notes, and stakeholder engagement materials.
Support monitoring and tracking of women’s access to financial inclusion opportunities generated through the project.

Qualifications

Background in Economics, Finance, Business, Development Studies, Public Policy, or a related field.
Strong interest in women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion.
Understanding of microfinance, community savings models, digital finance, or entrepreneurship ecosystems will be an advantage.
Strong research, stakeholder engagement, and analytical skills.
Excellent communication, documentation, and report writing abilities.

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 data collection processes.
Hands-on exposure to responsible AI, data governance, and ethical use of community data.
Experience supporting programmes implemented with grassroots women’s organisations.
Opportunities to translate research and data into practical tools 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 aims to translate women’s lived experiences 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 – Financial Inclusion and Partnerships 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 Financial Inclusion and Partnerships Internship description here:
Call for Interns – FemDigiNomics Project (PDF)