{"id":815456,"date":"2025-06-30T15:38:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=815456"},"modified":"2025-10-30T05:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T02:14:14","slug":"815456-aga-khan-foundation-security-and-political-risk-research-internship-nairobi","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=815456","title":{"rendered":"Security and Political Risk Research Internship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<strong>Security Analysis Unit (SAU)<\/strong>\u00a0supports the AKDN\u2019s safety, security, and resilience of operations across various geographies through structured security and political risk analysis reporting. The SAU provides periodic and bespoke assessments on political and security trends across Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The SAU is seeking a motivated intern to support its analytical and research functions, offering an opportunity to gain practical experience in risk analysis within both humanitarian and corporate contexts.<\/p>\n<p>The internship\u00a0aims to provide support in research, information management, and report production, while also enabling the intern to gain substantive knowledge in political and security risk assessment. The intern will be mentored by experienced analysts and contribute directly to ongoing projects and publications.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Responsibilities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide research assistance for the development of routine and bespoke SAU reports.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in collecting and integrating security risk-related information and datasets.<\/li>\n<li>Support SAU analysts in producing tailored risk assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Help maintain, update, and ensure consistency of the SAU\u2019s internal report databases.<\/li>\n<li>Edit and proofread reports prior to client dissemination.<\/li>\n<li>Uphold high standards of operational security, ensuring that sensitive information is protected.<\/li>\n<li>Attend and contribute to internal and external security meetings, workshops, and presentations as appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the production of the SAU Business Threat Intelligence (BTI) Report.<\/li>\n<li>Perform any other tasks assigned by the SAU Lead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supervision and Learning Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The intern will be directly supervised by the SAU Lead and work closely with AKDN analysts. Over the course of the internship, the intern is expected to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a stronger understanding of political and security risk trends across Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance their analytical writing skills tailored to humanitarian and corporate audiences.<\/li>\n<li>Gain practical experience in political and security research methodologies.<\/li>\n<li>Build skills in managing sensitive information securely and ethically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Candidate Position Requirements<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Education and Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Bachelor\u2019s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Conflict Studies, Law, or a related field is required.<\/li>\n<li>A Master\u2019s degree (completed or in progress) with a focus on Peace and Conflict Studies, Public Policy, or related fields is an advantage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Skills and Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent written English and editing skills.<\/li>\n<li>Strong analytical and lateral thinking abilities.<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Languages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Arabic and\/or French is an asset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":701602,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"<p>Interested candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV including contacts of three references, by <strong>10th July 2025<\/strong>. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cAKF is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and expects all Staff and Partners to share this commitment.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks which include criminal record checks. AKF Kenya also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can find out more on this scheme on this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org\/\">https:\/\/misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>The Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.akdn.org\/\">www.akdn.org<\/a>).<\/p>"},"job_listing_region":[209],"job-categories":[79,375,91,113],"job-types":[6],"class_list":{"0":"post-815456","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job_listing_category-international-relations-development","8":"job_listing_category-law","9":"job_listing_category-peace-conflict-resolution","10":"job_listing_category-political-science","11":"job_listing_type-internship","13":"job-type-internship"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/815456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/701602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=815456"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=815456"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=815456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}