Intern - General Admin (ICT unit)

Join APHRC’s ICT team as an intern and dive into hands-on experience! You’ll be installing software, tackling network challenges, and securing vital systems. If you have a computer science or IT degree and a passion for tech, we want you! Graduates from the last year are encouraged to apply.

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a premier research-to-policy institution, generating evidence, strengthening research and related capacity in the African research and development ecosystem, and engaging policy to inform action on health and development.

The Center, through its Research and Related Capacity Strengthening (RRCS) Division, seeks to strengthen individual and institutional research capacity to enable African researchers to fully participate in defining and implementing priority population and health programs on   the continent. As part of individual capacity strengthening efforts, APHRC has, over the years, been running a demand-driven research internship program whose objective seeks to nurture talented young Africans to become future scholars and research leaders.

For the 2026 period, the Research and Related Capacity Strengthening (RRCS) Division has opened internship opportunities in the following projects for 3-6 months, starting May 2026.

Project 2 – General Admin (ICT unit) – (2 interns)

Project Description

This unit provides information technology support function to the whole organization.

Internship Activities

• Installing, maintaining, and upgrading computer hardware and software.
• Troubleshooting network issues and user problems.
• Performing data backups and ensuring system security.
• Documenting, maintaining, and managing IT assets.
• Supporting digital learning tools or business applications.

Preferred Background & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or IT.
• Basic proficiency in operating systems (Windows/Linux), hardware troubleshooting, and common office software (Microsoft 365) is standard.
• Preferably graduates who have finished their studies within the last 1 year.