Water and Wastewater Management Intern

About the role

The Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) is hiring a Water and Wastewater Management Intern in Nairobi to support the development of its WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) project. The internship closes on 27 October 2026 and is open to candidates with a higher diploma in civil engineering, environmental health sciences, public/community health, sanitation and hygiene, water engineering or water, energy or natural resources management.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct WASH assessments in CHAK member health facilities, covering water supply, wastewater, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure
• Collect, analyse and maintain facility-level WASH and technical data, and identify infrastructure gaps and improvement opportunities
• Support site visits, technical assessments, measurements and documentation under the guidance of the LifeFirst Engineer
• Develop and maintain the Water and Wastewater Opportunity/Project Pipeline
• Support technical concepts, preliminary BOQs, specifications, costing information and proposals
• Coordinate site visits, meetings and communication between CHAK, member facilities and LifeFirst, and follow up on agreed actions
• Prepare assessment reports, progress reports, meeting minutes and other project documentation
• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, mid-term review and final reporting, and document lessons learned and scaling opportunities

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher diploma in a relevant field
• Additional training in Sanitation/WASH, environmental health, project management, GIS or data management is an advantage
• Basic knowledge of water supply, wastewater, sanitation and environmental sustainability
• Strong written and spoken English
• Willingness and ability to travel to member health facilities for assessments
• Analytical, organised, proactive, ethical, collaborative and adaptable

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Ability to set up structured databases and trackers, analyse basic facility-level data and produce tables, charts and summaries
• Digital data collection tools are desirable