The development and humanitarian sector continues to offer rich career opportunities for passionate professionals seeking to make meaningful contributions in policy, technology, logistics, finance, public health, disaster response, and more. Between July 1 and July 7, 2025, several reputable organizations—including DRC, MEDS, MSF, APHRC, Sightsavers, GAIN, IRC, World Renew, ACTED, and others—announced open vacancies spanning Kenya, Ghana, Jordan, and beyond. Whether you are an experienced technical expert or a fresh graduate seeking internship exposure, there is a wide array of openings to suit different skills and interests.
Below is a detailed breakdown of the currently available positions and consultancy opportunities:
1. Quantitative Research Project Specialist (Kenya)
Organization: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Closing Date: 11 July 2025
The Quantitative Research Project Specialist will lead data collection, analysis, and interpretation for ongoing humanitarian and displacement-related studies. Responsibilities include designing quantitative tools, coordinating with field teams, overseeing quality assurance processes, and contributing to reports and publications. The role demands a strong background in statistics, experience with software like STATA or R, and familiarity with East African displacement dynamics.
2. Global Technical Lead – Digital Futures (Ghana + 3 countries)
Organization: Sightsavers
Closing Date: 20 July 2025
This global role supports digital innovation across programmatic areas. The Lead will drive the organization’s digital strategy, manage cross-country digital health projects, build partnerships, and ensure sustainability of digital solutions. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership in digital transformation, especially in development contexts, with experience in tech-for-good initiatives.
3. Warehouse Assistant – Projects (Kenya)
Organization: MEDS
Closing Date: 11 July 2025
The Warehouse Assistant will support inventory management, goods receipt, storage, and dispatch functions. The role involves physical handling of stock, updating inventory systems, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Prior experience in warehouse operations within a pharmaceutical or health-related supply chain is preferred.
4. Senior Accountant – Projects (Kenya)
Organization: MEDS
Closing Date: 15 July 2025
The Senior Accountant will oversee project financial management, including budgeting, expenditure tracking, and donor reporting. The role entails preparing financial statements, coordinating audits, and maintaining compliance with donor guidelines. Strong accounting skills and donor fund management experience are essential.
5. Supply Chain Officer – Distribution – Projects (Kenya)
Organization: MEDS
Closing Date: 15 July 2025
This officer will coordinate distribution planning and execution, oversee delivery to health facilities, and monitor partner performance. The role requires a solid grasp of logistics systems, vehicle routing, and inventory tracking tools. Experience in health commodity distribution is desirable.
6. Consultancy: Open Source Capacity Strengthening – Mental Health Data Prize Africa (Kenya)
Organization: APHRC
Closing Date: 13 July 2025
The consultant will facilitate training and mentorship sessions to build local capacity in open-source tools and practices for mental health data science. This includes workshop design, stakeholder engagement, and documentation. The ideal consultant will have both technical and pedagogical expertise in open data platforms.
7. Program Coordinator, Disaster Response – East, Southern & West Africa (Kenya + 7)
Organization: World Renew
Closing Date: 20 July 2025
The Program Coordinator will manage regional disaster preparedness and response programming. Duties include partner support, emergency response coordination, resource mobilization, and donor reporting. Significant field experience in complex humanitarian settings is required.
8. Consultancy: Project Review – “CSOs and Policy Dialogue” (Kenya + 2)
Organization: Horizont3000
Closing Date: 25 July 2025
Horizont3000 is seeking a consultant to evaluate its East Africa policy dialogue project. Tasks include analyzing project achievements, interviewing stakeholders, and drafting an assessment report with recommendations. Familiarity with CSO advocacy and East African policy contexts is crucial.
9. Sponsor Relations Intern (Kenya)
Organization: ChildFund International
Closing Date: 14 July 2025
The intern will support donor communications, child sponsorship records, and partner coordination. This entry-level opportunity is ideal for graduates seeking experience in NGO communications and field reporting.
10. Human Resources Assistant (Kenya)
Organization: MSF Switzerland
Closing Date: 14 July 2025
The HR Assistant will assist with recruitment logistics, staff documentation, filing, and compliance checks. Prior administrative or HR experience in an NGO environment is preferred.
11. Full Stack Developer (Kenya)
Organization: APHRC
Closing Date: 10 July 2025
The developer will create and maintain web applications for research data platforms. Proficiency in Python, Django, React, and PostgreSQL is expected. The role requires translating user needs into secure and efficient digital tools.
12. Machine Learning / Data Engineer (Kenya)
Organization: APHRC
Closing Date: 10 July 2025
This role supports advanced analytics, data warehousing, and model deployment. The engineer will handle large datasets, automate pipelines, and collaborate with researchers to implement machine learning models. Experience with cloud platforms is advantageous.
13. Data Standards and FAIR Implementation Officer (Kenya)
Organization: APHRC
Closing Date: 10 July 2025
Responsible for ensuring data projects adhere to FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. The officer will work on metadata standardization, data governance, and open science compliance. Strong understanding of data stewardship is essential.
14. Policy Advisor – GAIN Kenya
Organization: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Closing Date: 10 July 2025
The advisor will lead policy advocacy for nutrition and food systems reforms. Responsibilities include stakeholder mapping, policy dialogue facilitation, and evidence-based communication. The role demands deep policy expertise and familiarity with Kenya’s nutrition landscape.
15. Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies (SRHiE) Specialist (Jordan + 2)
Organization: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Closing Date: 3 August 2025
The SRHiE Specialist provides technical guidance across country programs. Key tasks involve capacity building, program design, and quality assurance for emergency reproductive health services. Regional experience in fragile settings is a must.
16. Public Sector Digitalization Business Development Lead (Kenya)
Organization: Farsight Africa Group
Closing Date: 18 July 2025
This lead will identify digitalization opportunities in government agencies, develop proposals, and foster partnerships. The role targets professionals with ICT project sales and public sector engagement backgrounds.
17. Deployment Manager (Kenya)
Organization: IRC
Closing Date: 3 August 2025
The Deployment Manager coordinates global emergency staff deployments. The post oversees mobilization planning, onboarding, and staff tracking. A strong operations background in humanitarian contexts is needed.
18. MEAL Global Practice Lead (Kenya + 2)
Organization: IRC
Closing Date: 3 August 2025
This senior-level role provides strategic leadership for monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) systems globally. Responsibilities include tool development, staff capacity strengthening, and learning agenda design.
19. Interim Head of Fundraising – Maternity Cover (Kenya)
Organization: MSF
Closing Date: 10 July 2025
The interim head oversees donor engagement, campaign strategy, and grant acquisition. The role requires a seasoned fundraising professional able to manage a diverse donor portfolio.
20. Senior MEAL Advisor (Kenya)
Organization: CARE
Closing Date: 3 August 2025
The advisor supports country teams in building robust MEAL systems aligned with CARE’s global frameworks. Duties include strategy input, tool customization, and quality assurance of evaluations.
21. Legal Specialist (Kenya)
Organization: CTG (Committed To Good)
Closing Date: 23 July 2025
The Legal Specialist will provide legal support on compliance and policy matters. This includes reviewing contracts, advising on donor rules, and risk mitigation.
22. Strategic Systems Officer (Kenya + 2)
Organization: IRC
Closing Date: 15 July 2025
This officer will strengthen internal systems related to compliance, knowledge management, and data systems. The role is suitable for professionals with strategic thinking and ICT system integration experience.
23. Deputy Supply Chain Coordinator (Kenya)
Organization: MSF Switzerland
Closing Date: 16 July 2025
The coordinator oversees supply planning, procurement, and logistics across projects. The role requires strong leadership in supply chain management under humanitarian conditions.
24. Human Resources and Administration Officer (Kenya)
Organization: MSF
Closing Date: 8 July 2025
This officer will manage recruitment, performance appraisals, staff welfare, and administrative tasks. A background in NGO HR operations is preferred.
25. Senior Finance Officer (Kenya)
Organization: arche noVa
Closing Date: 14 July 2025
The officer will manage donor fund tracking, budget planning, and financial reporting. Experience with German-funded projects is an added advantage.
26. Evaluation Expert (Kenya)
Organization: IDLO
Closing Date: 18 July 2025
The expert will lead evaluations of IDLO’s justice and rule-of-law programs. Key responsibilities include methodology development, data analysis, and report drafting.
27. Project Manager – Program Management Department (Kenya)
Organization: IVI
Closing Date: 2 September 2025
The manager will oversee implementation of public health initiatives. Tasks include project planning, stakeholder coordination, and progress reporting.
28. Biomed Technician (Kenya)
Organization: MSF-Holland
Closing Date: 9 July 2025
The technician will install, maintain, and troubleshoot medical equipment. Knowledge of biomedical standards and safety protocols is essential.
29. SARU Child Protection Specialist – International (Kenya)
Organization: CWS
Closing Date: 31 July 2025
The specialist will provide technical support on child protection casework and programming in the context of refugee resettlement.
30. Senior Manager – Pipeline & Case Quality – International (Kenya)
Organization: CWS
Closing Date: 31 July 2025
The manager ensures quality assurance in refugee case management. The role includes pipeline monitoring, reporting, and partner coordination.
31. Cultural Orientation Manager – International (Kenya)
Organization: CWS
Closing Date: 31 July 2025
The manager oversees pre-departure orientation programs for refugees bound for resettlement. This involves training design, team supervision, and reporting.
32. Finance Officer (Kenya)
Organization: Islamic Relief Kenya
Closing Date: 13 July 2025
The officer will support budgeting, transactions, financial controls, and donor compliance for project activities.
33. Admin/HR Assistant – Nairobi (Kenya)
Organization: ACTED
Closing Date: 11 July 2025
The assistant will manage HR records, recruitment logistics, and administrative tasks. Prior experience in a fast-paced humanitarian setting is preferred.
34. Finance Intern – Nairobi (Kenya)
Organization: ACTED
Closing Date: 11 July 2025
The intern will assist with vouchers, data entry, and audit preparation. Ideal for recent graduates seeking finance exposure in NGOs.
35. REACH GIS Officer – Nairobi (Kenya)
Organization: ACTED
Closing Date: 11 July 2025
This officer will develop maps and conduct spatial analysis to support humanitarian assessments and planning.
36. Consultancy: Policy Gap Analysis – Manure Management (Kenya)
Organization: VSF Germany
Closing Date: 10 July 2025
The consultant will assess Kenya’s policy environment for sustainable manure management and offer recommendations.
37. Terms of Reference: Tax Justice for Climate Action in Africa (Kenya)
Organization: ActionAid
Closing Date: 18 July 2025
ActionAid seeks experts to develop a resource package linking climate action with tax justice advocacy in resource-rich countries.
38. Finance Officer II (Kenya)
Organization: Population Council
Closing Date: 11 July 2025
The officer supports financial reporting, donor compliance, and accounting for health research projects.
39. Scholarship Officer (Kenya)
Organization: SHOFCO
Closing Date: 9 July 2025
The officer will manage scholarship application processes, coordinate school visits, and track student progress.
40. RFP: Capacity Building for SASRA Regulated SACCOs – RK-FinFA Project (Kenya)
Organization: Cordaid
Closing Date: 8 July 2025
Cordaid is seeking proposals to enhance SACCOs’ readiness to participate in the RK-FinFA financial inclusion initiative.
For positions where no email was provided for application, please proceed to the respective organization’s career portal to submit your application.
