Are you planning to graduate in September or December 2026 ? Do you have a degree background in Health and safety, environmental science, community development, social science, environmental management, and sustainable development. If the answer is yes, Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is looking for you for a well paid 12 weeks (3 months) internship in Nairobi.
Job title: Health Safety Environment and Social Intern
Location: 9 Riverside 4th Floor Riverside Drive, Nairobi
Travel required: No
Reporting to: Health Safety Environment and Social Manager
Position type: Fixed Term Internship (12 weeks)
Context
This programme includes a dedicated internship established in memory of Oscar Kangoro, who was a member of the PIDG Board and an alumni of Nairobi University (Lower Kabete Campus) – Bachelor of Commerce (B.COM). Oscar was deeply committed to nurturing the next generation of credit professionals, generously sharing his expertise and passion for mentorship. This internship reflects his legacy by providing aspiring professionals with hands-on experience and guidance in the field.
About the Private Infrastructure Development Group
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is an innovative infrastructure project developer and investor which mobilises private investment in sustainable and inclusive infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and south and southeast Asia. PIDG investments promote socio-economic development within a just transition to net zero emissions, combat poverty and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). PIDG delivers its ambition in line with its values of pioneering, partnership, safety, inclusivity, and urgency.
PIDG offers technical assistance for upstream, early-stage activities and concessional capital; invests in early-stage project development and project and corporate equity through its project development solution, InfraCo; its debt solution EAAIF (the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund) is one of the first and more successful blended debt funds in low-income markets; and its guarantees solution, GuarantCo, provides credit enhancement and local currency solutions to de-risk projects. PIDG also supports a growing portfolio of local credit enhancement facilities, which unlock domestic institutional capital for infrastructure financing.
Since 2002, PIDG has supported 258 infrastructure projects to financial close, which provided an estimated 232 million people with access to new or improved infrastructure. PIDG is funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia and Sweden, and Global Affairs Canada. www.pidg.org
This internship presents an excellent opportunity for emerging professionals to gain meaningful exposure to HSES risk management in a high-impact investment environment.
We are looking for one candidate for a 12-weeks placement who will primarily conduct research and data analysis for prospective deals and sectors as part of PIDG’s HSES risk management for new and existing investments. The role will also involve data analysis and presentations on thematic sectors including global asbestos management and trends. This will help the PIDG HSES team assess the present and future HSES risks for supported projects, ensuring resources and targeted interventions are deployed as needed. You will gain firsthand experience of how an investor integrates HSES in investment decision making. The role will involve engagement with the HSES team across the different products (EAAIF, InfraCo Africa, InfraCo Asia, GuarantCo and Technical Assistance & Credit Enhancement Facilities) with colleagues based in London, Casablanca, Nairobi and Singapore.
Qualifications and education requirements
Essential:
- Final year student in any degree Health and safety, environmental science, community development, social science, environmental management, and sustainable development.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines while working with ambiguity.
- Ability to synthesise research information into a desirable output.
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
What we can offer you:
- A wonderful opportunity to work for an organisation that truly makes a difference
- Valuable experience in development finance and exposure to how PIDG mobilises private investment into infrastructure projects driven by impact
- Paid placement – 7 hours per day, 5 days a week
- Great working space in the office – or tested solutions for remote working
- Supportive team
