{"id":892470,"date":"2026-04-19T15:54:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=892470"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:54:36","slug":"892470-kpmg-public-affairs-intern-nairobi","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/vacancy\/892470-kpmg-public-affairs-intern-nairobi\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Affairs Intern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KPMG is hiring a Public Affairs Intern in Nairobi. You'll monitor policy, draft summaries, prep stakeholder meetings, and support events, all while maintaining crucial trackers. We need someone with a recent degree in a related field, a basic understanding of current affairs, and strong communication skills. Eager to learn about ESG, tax, or the digital economy?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and empower change. We have a notable Africa Footprint serving clients across the continent. Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients' expectations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a Public Affairs Intern working in the Corporate Affairs Department, you will support day-to-day stakeholder engagement and public policy research activities. You will begin by assisting with monitoring legislative and regulatory developments and drafting internal updates, then progressively take on more ownership of trackers, briefing packs, and event\/meeting coordination under supervision.<\/p>\n<p>The internship is structured to build practical skills in research, writing, stakeholder mapping, and professional communication within a professional services environment through coaching and hands-on learning.<\/p>\n<h4>Key roles and responsibilities<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist with monitoring and summarizing policy, legislative, and regulatory updates relevant to the firm's operations.<\/li>\n<li>Support the drafting of simple policy summaries, briefing notes, and presentations using templates and guidance from the team.<\/li>\n<li>Help the team prepare for stakeholder meetings by compiling background information and keeping contact details up to date.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in coordinating internal communications (e.g., distributing updates, organising briefing materials, and taking notes where required).<\/li>\n<li>Support the planning and logistics for public affairs events and stakeholder engagements (e.g., invitations, attendance lists, venue\/virtual meeting coordination).<\/li>\n<li>Maintain and, over time, take ownership of stakeholder lists and engagement trackers ensuring records are accurate, well organised, and up to date.<\/li>\n<li>Work with cross-functional teams (marketing, risk, legal) to gather information and support delivery of tasks assigned by the Public Affairs Manager.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Qualifications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Recently completed (0-1 year) a Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Public Policy, International Relations, or a related field with an overall GPA of 3.0 and above\/ Second class upper<\/li>\n<li>Basic understanding of current affairs in Kenya, East Africa and beyond, with an interest in how policy and regulation affect business.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum of B in KCSE\/ high school, B in English and B in Mathematics<\/li>\n<li>Strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail.<\/li>\n<li>Good research, analytical, and organisational skills; able to work with guidance and follow instructions.<\/li>\n<li>Professionalism, reliability, and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Preferred Attributes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrated interest in public policy, government, or corporate affairs for example through coursework, volunteering, student leadership, or research projects.<\/li>\n<li>Curiosity about topics such as ESG, tax, the digital economy, or financial services (prior knowledge is a plus but not required).<\/li>\n<li>Comfort with Microsoft Office tools (especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and willingness to learn stakeholder mapping\/engagement tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":624202,"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>If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please use the link below to apply:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=uyT_3okgAESMjvceaAN4sh1k4J22pCZCgPnzy0RiYFNUNzlDUjZSSzVQT1hVT1ZHQzVLVzczMFZOTi4u\">Public affairs intern - Candidate's Summary. <\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Filling the link is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to <a href=\"mailto:talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke\">talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke<\/a> quoting '<strong>Public Affairs intern<\/strong>'<\/p>\r\n<p>Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.<\/p>"},"job_listing_region":[209],"job-categories":[79,393,411,93],"job-types":[6],"class_list":{"0":"post-892470","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job_listing_category-international-relations-development","8":"job_listing_category-journalism-communication","9":"job_listing_category-public-or-external-relations","10":"job_listing_category-public-policy-administration","11":"job_listing_type-internship","13":"job-type-internship"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/892470","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\/624202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=892470"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=892470"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=892470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}