Internship Opportunities at Kenya Medical Research

Finance, Laboratory Technologists, Entry Level Jobs,

Finance Interns (2 Position)

Vacancy No.FN-01-03-2023

Duties and Responsibilities

This is a training opportunity and the Interns will be trained on the following:

• Imprest reconciliation
• Bank reconciliations
• Tracking expenditure
• Prepare variance reports
• Monitor & ensure payments for vendors are actualized
• Management of Asset register
• Inventory management
• Procurement and tracking of supplies
• Review of imprest surrenders from the field
• Cheque writing and banking

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Commerce Degree, (Finance/Accounting option), Business Administration or equivalent, CPA (II) or ACCA level (I)
• Below 30years of age

Laboratory Technologist Interns (2 Positions)

Vacancy No. No.FN-02-03- 2023

Duties and Responsibilities

This is a training opportunity and the Interns will be trained on the following:

• Custody of participant specimens and storage/archival.
• Reporting of any abnormal lab result.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting on all lab equipment and report to the Laboratory manager
• Running and logging of specimen controls as per the set SOP.
• Ensuring Laboratory Waste segregation and management.
• Developing and updating laboratory inventory.
• Developing and continuous review of standard operating procedures in keeping with the
• protocol for the laboratory, and all laboratory related documents and manuals.
• Projection on consumables and reagents, and re-ordering whenever due and ensuring custody.
• Quality assurance of the lab specimen data base.
• Receive, download, and post/report all external lab results/reports
• Transcription of all lab results and communication of the same as per the lab results
• communication SOP.

Required Qualifications:

• BSC Medical Laboratory Science and Technology
• Below 30 years of age

Method of Application

Terms of Engagement

Appointment in the Internship program will be for a perio of between 6 months to one Year. The successful candidate(s) will be paid a monthly stipend of Kes. 25,000.00 without any other additional benefits. Interns will be expected to take up a personal accident cover and medical Insurance cover for the period of internhip .

• All applicants must meet each selection criteria detailed in the minimum requirements.
• Must include a current CV with names of at least three referees.
• Must include copies of academic and professional certificates.

A duly signed application letter indicating the vacancy reference with copies of documents listed above should be sent to: hrrctp@kemri-rctp.org not later than 4th April 2023