Save the Children is a leading international humanitarian and development organization dedicated to improving the lives of children around the world. Through evidence-based interventions, emergency response programs, advocacy initiatives, and long-term development projects, the organization works to ensure that children survive, learn, and are protected.
In Kenya, Save the Children continues to implement programs across various sectors including health, nutrition, education, child protection, child rights governance, food security, livelihoods, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and humanitarian response. To support its growing operations and strategic objectives, the organization has announced several employment and internship opportunities for qualified and passionate professionals.
The available opportunities include positions in program development, advocacy and communications, monitoring and evaluation, and WASH engineering. These roles offer an opportunity to contribute to meaningful programs that improve the well-being of vulnerable children and communities across Kenya.
The vacancies currently open are:
- Program Development Manager
- WASH & Construction Engineer (Officer) – Mandera
- Advocacy & Communications Intern
- MEARL Intern
Location: Kenya
Role Purpose
The Program Development Manager will support the Impact, Innovation and Influencing Director and other country programme staff in expanding Save the Children’s funding base and partnerships at country level. The position is intended to support the implementation of the Country Strategic Plan by ensuring that programs are adequately resourced and aligned with organizational priorities.
The role plays a critical part in supporting the achievement of Save the Children’s global breakthroughs by coordinating proposal development processes and ensuring that submissions are competitive, timely, and responsive to donor requirements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The Program Development Manager will be responsible for:
• Supporting the growth of Save the Children funding and partnerships at country level.
• Contributing to the achievement of the Country Strategic Plan through effective resource mobilization.
• Leading proposal development processes for funding opportunities.
• Ensuring that proposal submissions are responsive to donor requirements.
• Coordinating the development of competitive and high-quality funding proposals.
• Working closely with Program Quality and Development (PDQII) teams during proposal design processes.
• Collaborating with Operations teams to support proposal development activities.
• Coordinating with Finance teams to ensure proposal budgets are properly integrated into final submissions.
• Supporting the development and implementation of donor engagement plans.
• Facilitating continuous learning processes where applicable.
• Ensuring proposals are submitted within required timelines.
• Supporting collaboration among different departments involved in business development and fundraising initiatives.
• Contributing to the growth and sustainability of Save the Children programmes in Kenya.
The position offers an opportunity to contribute to the strategic expansion of programs that improve outcomes for children across multiple sectors and geographic locations.
- WASH & Construction Engineer (Officer) – Mandera
Location: Mandera, Kenya
Role Purpose
The WASH & Construction Engineer (Officer) will be responsible for the design, implementation, monitoring, follow-up, and evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions as well as infrastructure construction and rehabilitation projects in communities targeted by Save the Children.
The position is specifically focused on emergency response interventions linked to the Horn of Africa drought crisis. The role will also ensure effective integration of WASH interventions with other core sectors such as nutrition, health, food security, education, and child protection.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The WASH & Construction Engineer will:
• Design WASH infrastructure projects for targeted communities.
• Support the implementation of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions.
• Coordinate infrastructure construction and rehabilitation activities.
• Monitor project implementation to ensure quality and compliance with technical standards.
• Conduct follow-up activities related to WASH and construction interventions.
• Evaluate completed projects and document lessons learned.
• Support emergency response interventions related to the Horn of Africa drought response.
• Ensure WASH programming effectively addresses the needs of vulnerable communities.
• Facilitate integration of WASH interventions with nutrition programs.
• Support coordination between WASH and health sector activities.
• Promote linkages between WASH and food security interventions.
• Support collaboration between WASH and education programming.
• Strengthen integration between WASH initiatives and child protection activities.
• Provide technical guidance on infrastructure rehabilitation projects.
• Support construction quality assurance processes.
• Contribute to effective planning and implementation of community-based infrastructure projects.
• Participate in assessments and technical evaluations related to WASH needs.
• Support monitoring and reporting on project progress and results.
• Ensure interventions contribute to improved public health and community resilience.
This role is essential in supporting life-saving and resilience-building interventions for communities affected by drought and humanitarian emergencies.
- Advocacy & Communications Intern
Location: Kenya
Role Purpose
The Advocacy & Communications Intern will work under the supervision of the Head of Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications and Media. The position is designed to support the implementation of advocacy, communications, and campaign initiatives aimed at strengthening visibility, influencing stakeholders, and amplifying key organizational messages.
The intern will contribute to research, content development, media engagement, storytelling, and administrative support activities that advance advocacy priorities and public engagement objectives.
The role will also support communication efforts related to humanitarian response operations under the guidance of the Humanitarian Communications Officer.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The Advocacy & Communications Intern will:
• Support the design of advocacy initiatives and communication activities.
• Assist in implementing campaigns and communication projects.
• Contribute to strengthening organizational visibility.
• Support efforts aimed at influencing key stakeholders.
• Assist in amplifying organizational messages through different communication channels.
• Participate in content creation activities.
• Support media engagement initiatives.
• Contribute to digital communication strategies.
• Conduct research to support advocacy and communication objectives.
• Assist with storytelling and content development activities.
• Support coordination of advocacy-related initiatives.
• Help develop communication materials and resources.
• Assist in organizing meetings and events.
• Support planning and coordination of advocacy activities.
• Provide general administrative support to the advocacy team.
• Support the preparation of advocacy resources and documentation.
• Assist in public engagement initiatives.
• Support communication activities related to humanitarian responses.
• Work closely with the Humanitarian Communications Officer to provide timely communication support.
• Contribute to the achievement of departmental advocacy and communication objectives.
The internship provides valuable exposure to advocacy, public affairs, media relations, communications, digital engagement, and humanitarian communications within an international development organization.
- MEARL Intern
Location: Kenya
Role Purpose
The MEARL Intern will support Save the Children’s Programme Development and Quality (PDQ) team. The PDQ team leads the development of innovative and high-quality programmes that create lasting and positive change for children.
The team provides technical support and oversight to ensure programme quality and effective implementation across thematic sectors including Nutrition, Health, Education, Child Protection, Child Poverty, Child Rights Governance, and the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Research and Learning (MEARL) Unit.
The internship offers an opportunity to gain practical experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, research, and learning systems within a large international humanitarian and development organization.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The MEARL Intern will:
• Support activities within the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Research and Learning Unit.
• Assist in monitoring programme implementation and quality.
• Support data collection activities where required.
• Assist in organizing and maintaining programme information.
• Support accountability-related initiatives.
• Contribute to research activities undertaken by the MEARL Unit.
• Support learning and knowledge management processes.
• Assist in documentation of programme achievements and lessons learned.
• Support the preparation of reports and programme information products.
• Contribute to monitoring systems that track programme performance.
• Assist with coordination of monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Support evidence generation processes.
• Contribute to programme quality improvement efforts.
• Assist in organizing information related to programme outcomes and results.
• Support collaboration with thematic programme teams.
• Contribute to the implementation of learning initiatives.
• Assist with research and analytical activities.
• Support activities aimed at improving programme effectiveness and accountability.
• Contribute to the development of evidence-based programming.
• Assist the MEARL Unit in delivering its strategic objectives.
The internship offers practical exposure to programme quality assurance systems, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, accountability mechanisms, research methodologies, and organizational learning processes.
Why Consider These Opportunities
The advertised positions provide opportunities for professionals and graduates to contribute to programs that directly improve the lives of children and vulnerable communities. The roles span multiple disciplines including humanitarian response, engineering, communications, advocacy, programme development, monitoring and evaluation, and research.
Successful candidates will have an opportunity to work within multidisciplinary teams that support impactful interventions across Kenya while contributing to broader regional and global objectives focused on child rights, protection, education, health, nutrition, and community resilience.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their applications through the official Save the Children recruitment portal before the respective closing dates indicated in the vacancy announcements.
