Young Professionals (YP) Training Programme 2025/2026

Ref No. KIPPRA/YP/25/26

In line with The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)’s mandate of developing human and institutional capacities required for the formulation of medium and long-term strategic perspectives for national development, KIPPRA runs an annual Young Professionals (YP) Training Programme in the areas of Public Policy Process, Research Methods (Concepts, Data and techniques), Governance structures in a Devolved system of Government, Research Ethics and Macroeconomic Modeling. By the end of the training the participants are expected to produce publishable research outputs.

The objective of the YP Programme is to develop young professionals in public policy research and offer them an opportunity to gain on-the-job experience, expand their knowledge and build professional networks. Young Professionals are placed for one year in the following Research Departments with a requirement to focus their research in one of the areas covered by the respective departments including the following:

1. Macroeconomics Department
2. Productive Sector Department
3. Social Sector Department
4. Infrastructure and Economic Services Department
5. Private Sector Development Department
6. Governance Department
7. Trade and Foreign Policy Department
8. Partnerships Department

Qualifications for admission to the Programme

For admission into the programme, the following are the minimum qualifications:

1. Master’s Degree;
2. Be below 35 years of age;

Competencies

1. Have strong analytical problem-solving capabilities and be results-oriented;
2. Be computer literate including knowledge in at least a statistical package (R, STATA, SPSS, EVIEWS, etc.);
3. Should have good interpersonal and communication skills;
4. Be fluent in English;
5. Be persons legally living in the country at the time of participating in the programme

In addition, Successful candidates will be required to obtain clearance from the following institutions:

• Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
• Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
• Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
• Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
• Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)