ILRI is hiring an Environmental, Occupational, Health and Safety Intern in Nairobi, Kenya to support daily monitoring of environmental and health standards, assist in workplace inspections, and maintain crucial EOHS data. Ready to contribute to a safer, healthier ILRI? Submit your application!
ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centres (https://www.cgiar.org/) dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices in East, South and Southern Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa. www.ilri.org
As a CGIAR research centre, ILRI contributes to and takes inspiration from the CGIAR vision: A world with sustainable and resilient food, land, and water systems that deliver diverse, healthy, safe, sufficient, and affordable diets, and ensure improved livelihoods and greater social equality, within planetary and regional environmental boundaries.
ILRIs’ mission is that: People’s lives in low- and middle-income countries are improved through livestock science that contributes to equitable and resilient livestock systems in order to deliver food systems transformation with climate and environmental benefits.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit an intern in the Environmental, Occupational, Health and Safety (EOHS) Unit in Nairobi – Kenya.
The EOHS unit wishes to recruit an intern to support the EOHS-operations team. The intern will do daily monitoring of water quality, food safety, and waste management, ensuring adherence to environmental and health standards. By assisting in workplace inspections, incident investigations, and hazard analyses, they will help proactively mitigate occupational risks. Their role in collecting various EOHS raw data and maintaining databases and documentation will improve data accuracy for audits and regulatory reporting. Additionally, supporting emergency preparedness through fire equipment checks and first aid audits will enhance ILRI’s readiness in emergencies. Overall, this position ensures systematic execution of EOHS programs, contributing to a safer, healthier, and more compliant work environment.
Key responsibilities:
1. Water Quality
- Daily freshwater sampling, analyses and recording
- Assist in coordination for monthly water sampling by the service provider
- Maintain a database for water quality and use
2. Waste management
- Maintain ILRI waste database
- Assist with implementation of ILRI waste management guidelines
3. Workplace inspection
- Assist with workplace inspection within ILRI
- Report writing
4. Food safety:
- Daily collection of food samples for analysis
- Assist with kitchen hygiene checks
5. Emergency preparedness
- First aid kit audits and replenishment
- Assist with fire risk assessment within ILRI facilities
- Fire equipment inspection
6. Occupational safety
- Aid in the investigation into all incidents, near misses and accidents
- Assist in job hazard analysis
7. General office work: Printing, Filing, record-keeping
8. Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Position requirements:
The ideal candidate should be: –
- A continuing undergraduate student in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) or closely related fields.
- A candidate with a clear focus on promoting workplace safety, health, and overall employee well-being.
- Proficient in MS Office suite.
- Have strong communication skills and attention to detail.
Location: ILRI Nairobi – Kenya.
Duration: 3 months. (starting 1st May 2026)
Terms of appointment
The internship at ILRI will offer:
- A monthly stipend to meet day-to-day living expenses.
- Medical insurance for the internship duration.
