Program Operations Internship

The Center’s Africa Program is looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful, and highly organized intern with a commitment to reproductive rights issues to engage in a variety of administrative tasks and projects. This internship will provide experience in many aspects of the Center as well as insight into the inner working of progrm operations.

About us

The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, and Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 270+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center’s human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has powered the Center’s exceptional growth to an operating budget of over $60 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world.

Our global pro bono network includes over 2,000 lawyers across 6 continents, 64 countries, and 130 law firms. Last year, law firms contributed over $30 million USD in pro bono legal services. The Center’s Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal.

Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductiverights.org

Internship Summary:

Reporting to the Manager, Program Operations, Africa, the incumbent will support the day-to-day operations work for the Africa Program. The incumbent will primarily work within the Africa program team and will be expected to collaborate with other units as needed.

Scope of Internship:

As an intern with the Africa program, your primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with procurement and processing of professional service agreements as needed.
• Assist in preparation, organization, and maintenance of operational and financial documents.
• Support travel arrangements and event logistics, including documentation and coordination.
• Maintain project documents on SharePoint and support project management tools (e.g., Monday.com).
• Support onboarding of new staff and internal team communications.
• Assist with administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings, preparing materials, taking notes, and maintaining records.
• Contribute to monitoring project risks and supporting compliance-related activities.
• Provide ad hoc support for Africa Program projects and other operational tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• To be eligible for this internship, the candidate must be enrolled in a college or university or recently completed a degree in (in the past 1 yr.)  in a business, project management or other related degree.
• Must have exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively as part of a growing group.
• Outgoing, personable, approachable, enthusiastic, resourceful and highly organized.
• Ability to handle & maintain confidential matters appropriately.
• Have the capability to multitask and adjust priorities as needed.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Duration and Compensation:  This full-time internship will begin in January 2026  and will run for a period of 6 months and will be  physically based at the Center’s office in Nairobi, Kenya. This internship will be  eligible for a stipend of Ksh.55,000 per month.